La Junta tribune., 1917-06-28
Petitiea fer Orga.i.atisa Of Draiaase
District.
STATE OF COLORADO.

District.
STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY OF oTERo
In the mattes of the organization Of the
Fairmont Drainage District.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed committee that a petition for
the organization of The Fairmont
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. 1917. at the said COM
nisssionrs' room in the county court
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
In the Matter of the organization of
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
located in Otero county, Colorado. and
lying within the boundaries herein
after specifically mentioned and de-
scribed. and which said lands are not
at present cuiiiyatable or useful or
fully sc. and which lands can be made
more productive and useful by drain
age. desiring to form drainage dis
trict under and pursuant TO the pro-
visions OF ah act of the General As
sembly OF the State OF Colorado. en-
titled AN Act TO Provide for the Or
ganizatlon and Government OF Drain
age Districts approved June End.
1911. and all acts amendRtory there
to. hereby petition your Honorable
Board TO cause the question of the
organization Of said drainage district
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:
Beginning at the Northwest corner
four ,2D South OF Range Fifty-six
$3.50 West OF the sth u. NJ In Otero
county. Colorado; thence South TO the
ts): thence West on Section line be-
tween Sections three t3) and ten l0)
TO the Northwest corner of the North
ten u0); thence south along the center
line of said Section ten tlol to the
Catlin Canal. thnce Southeasterly'
along the North bank OF said catlin
Canal to the West line of Section
eleven uD. thence south to the South
west corner of said Section eleven
t1lD. thence East on tne Soutn Inc
OF Section eleven ul to the Southeast
corner of said Section eleven uD:
thence North on the East line OF Sec
ton eleven ,iD to the North bank OF
the Catiin Canal. thence Northeasterly
along the North bank of said Catlin
Canal to the head-gate of what u
known as the Boxwen Farm lateral
thence In n general Northwesterly d.
rection along the said lateral from
said Catlin Canal known as the box
well Farm Lateral to the North line OF
Lac. naf
along the North line of said Section
twelve usb. to the southeast corner
of the west-half OF the West-halt OF
Section one ~; thence North along
west-half OF said Section one ~ 10
the North lin. OF said Section one ~.
thence West to the Northwest corner
of said Section one ~, all In Town
ship twenty-four tsp south OF Range
fifty-six t66) West OF the sth I. NJ
thence North on the East lin. OF Sec
ty-three I23) South OF Range hfty-sN
15sb wes, OF the 9Th = NJ to the
Northeast corner OF the southeast
quarter (SEiD of the southeast quar-
ter (SEID OF said section thirty-fiye
,3b): thence West on the North ilne
OF said Southeast quarter tsEtl OF me
ton thirty-nye ,s5) to the Northwest
corner th.rof theme. North on the
East line of the Northwest quarter quarter
,SELC of said Section thirty-fiv. t9sD
10 IN. Northeast corner thereof theme"
West on the center line OF said sec.
corner Of the Northeast quarter
,Ntsb OF the southwest quarter
,sw 4. Ntof said section thirty-uy.
t25l thence ssI, south % 2" ,bs ,se ssa,bwes, ss @
ouart.r tSwL.) Of said section thlrtA-
five 1852 to the south lins thers9'.
thence West one-fourth NH. on W
North lin. Section two 90 Townshlp
tw.uty- four (eID South of Rang" my
six 'tss). West OF the sth y NJ TO the
plac. of beginning,
That "A map drawn to scale OF
two Inches to the mile and showing
generally tn. drainage ditch, WORKS
and system by which II ~ propos"n 10
drain said lands. and siNins me hsnss s,
tract OF land appearing OF reeotn.
through which said drainag. wofks
which will be drained thereby. Is here
TO attached and forms a part OF 'h'S
petition A., ma
,or,aS ~ m. owners OF said lands,
whsth.r residents or non-rrrlnrhu OF
Ot.ro county. as well hs by IN" OWL
ers In the aggregate. OF m"1o,'aT
sau.bt 10 be Included In said district
Gsug.r, ". ". shell aud T. u.
Marshall, three OF said petitioners arr
hereby named and selected to preteht
ms n.titlon to the Board OF County
commissioners and to give notic" th"'e-
OF as provided by law. 49,,
We therefor. respectfully pray 'na.
xour Honorable Board define ana ~
,siatsh IN. boundaries OF said drain,
40. district and cauH. the question OF
IN. organization of said dirifle, ,o %,
.s,' tanas living within the boundaries
,hcr.of as provided by law.
Hespectfully. =, a.. a..
T. onur.r II y Marshall. W w
sh.ii ~ N Russell. W. " Hisbic.
Nm I..nnox l.. B Lily, " " Nor
ton. Mrs Agnes I. riendsrls,,h. Asf Asf
william Y plendericith. minor. A 4
All persons Interested ar. hereby
notified to be present NJ ss,n mssnn n.
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