La Junta tribune., 1917-07-05
Petisio. for Orga.isas,e. Of Drainage
District.

STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY OF oTERo
In the matter of the organization Of the
Fairmont Drainage District.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed committee that q petition for
Drainage District will be presented to
the Board OF County Commissioners
for hearing at 10 O'Clock a. m. on the
18th day Of July, 1911. at the said com:
house at La Junta, Otero county. Colo
rado: the said petition being In words
and figures as follows, to-wit:
STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY OF oTERo
BEFORE THE HONORABLE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
SAID COUNTY AND STATE.
the Fairmont Drainage District
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners OF Otero County. Col
GENTLEMEN: We the undersigned
owners OF agricultural land suscept-
ible OF drainage by the same general
system OF works said lands all being
lying within the boundaries herein
after specifically mentioned and de-
scribed. and which said lands are not
at present culiivatable or useful or
fully SC. and which lands can be made
more productive and useful by drain
age. desiring to form "A drainage dis
trict under and pursuant to the pro-
visions OF at act of the General AS
sembly of the State OF Colorado. en-
titled An Act to Provide for the Or
ganization and Government OF Drain
age Districts approved June End.
1911. and all acts amendatory there
to, hereby petition your Honorable
Board to cause the question of the
a,
TO be submitted TO the vote OF the
owners OF the lands lying within the
said boundaries thereof
We propose that the said district be
named The Fairmont Drainage Dis
trict" Tn following is "a general des-
cription of the boundaries of said pro-
posed district to-wit:
OF Section two (sD, Township twenty
four t2D South OF Range Fifty-six
$50 West Of the 9Th 4. NJ in otero
Southwest corner Of said Section two
t2). thence West on Section line be-
tween Sections three tsp and ten uo)
TO the Northwest corner of the North
ten I0); thence south along the center
line of said Section ten r0) to the
Catlin Canal; thnce Southeasterly
along the North bank of said Catlin
Canal to the West line of Section
eleven 40: thence south to the South
west corner OF said Section eleven
tllp. thence tnt sOutn lue
of Section eleven GD to the Southeast
corner of said Section eleven ND:
thence North on the East line OF Sec
tion eleven pD to the North bank OF
the Catlin Canal. thence Sortheasterly
along the North bank of said Catlin
Canal to the head-gate of what IL
known as the BoSweil Farm Lateral;
thence in general Sorthwcst.rly di-
reotion along the said lateral from
said Catlin Canal known as the Box
well Farm Lateral to the North line OF
said Section twelve d2l; thence east
along the North line OF said Section
twelve I2b; to the Southeast corner
of the west-half OF the West-half Of
Section one ID, thence North along
west-half of said section one ~ to
the North line OF said Section one %:
thence West to the Northwest corner
OF said section one il, all IN Town
fifty-six 1ss) West of the sth u. NJ
thence North on the East line OF Sec
tion thirty-five t55p. Township TWEEN
ty-thrce '33) south Of Range fifty-siS
,ssb West of the 9Th T.. NJ. TO the
Northeast corner Of the southeast
quarter tSEh) Of the Southeast quar-
ter (SELp OF said Section thirty-five
,35) thence West on the North line
of said Southeast quarter (sEh OF the
Southeast auaFter ,sEh OF sara Sec.
lion thirty-fye ,ssl to the Nor'n~rs. s
Fast line OF the SortlSx.st quarter
tNwh.1 OF the Southeast quarter
1sEA) OF said Section thiriy-nve ,a5p
20 the Northeast corner thereof thence
West on the center line OF said Sec
tion thirty 25l TO the Northwest
corner Of The Northeast quarter
tswL) OF said section thlrty-rye
,36): thence South on the West line
OF the East-half OF IN. southwest
quarter tSWhl OF said Section thirty
nv. t3bD to the South line thereof.
thence West one-fourth mil. on the
North line Section two go Township
twenty-fou ien South OF lthnEe utty-
riN tsG1 West OF the sth T. NJ. to the
That a map drawn TO n scale OF
two inches to the mile ana showing
generally the drainage ditch. works
aud system by which " is proposed to
drain said lands. aud giving IN. names
of the owner or owners OF each
tract OF land appearing OF record.
through which said drainng. works
are proposed to be construot"d, ana
which viii be drained thereby. is here
TO attached and forms part OF this
petition.
That this petition Il signed by a ma
jority of the owners OF said lands,
whether residents or non residents OF
ot.ro county. as well as by tn. own
ers In the aggregate OF a majority
OF the total number OF acres OF lands
sought to be included In said district.
J. T. Gahger. W W shell and r Y.
Marshall three OF said petitioners are
hereby named and selected 70 present
Commissioners and TO give notice there
OF ms provided by law.
W. therefore respectfully pray that
your Honorabl. board define and er-
tnbilsh tn. boundaries OF said drain
ng- district and cause the question OF
the organization OF said district TO be
submitted TO n vot. OF the owners OF
the lands lying within the boundaries
thereof as provided by law.
Respectfully.
J. y. GauE.r 7. " Marshall. ", W.
MN Lsnnos. /. B Lili,. ~ " Nor:
ton, Mrs Agnes T.. Pi.nd~ri.ith, Az
mes l.. Pi-nd.rl.ith. Guardian OF
william v, Pi.nd.rlsith. minor. A. G.
Norton,
All persons Interested ar. hereby
notified to be present at said meeting.
Dated al la Junta. Colorado. this
2c,h day OF June. 1917
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