The Lamar register., 1917-07-25
PETITION ron ORGAsIZATION VI
DRAINAGE DISTRICT

PETITION ron ORGANIzATION OF
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commi ssioners Of Prowers County.
Colorado;
signed to this petition. respectfully
represent 10 your honorable body.
FIRST That Il is the, purpose Of
Act OF the General Assembly OF the
state OF COLORADO entitled An Act TO
provide for the Organization and Gov
ernment OF Drainage Districts" ap-
| amendatory thereof
| SECOND. That each OF your petI-
TO. be included in said drainage dis
! trict and lying within the boundaries
hereinafter described for said propOs-
ed district, that all Of your petitioners
/ constitute majority Of all Of the own
ers OF lands proposed to be Included in
said district. and that your said petit
TONERS are the owners In the aggregate
I Of majority Of the total number Of
acres of land sought to be included In
said district.
within the boundaries hereinafter de-
scI.oed and proposed TO be included in
| said district are agricultural lands and
are susceptible or drainage by one and
| the same general system Of works: and
that all OF said lands are situated in
| Prowers County, State Of Colorado
FOURTH That the following is a
| general description OF the boundaries
OF said proposed drainage district. to-
Beginning. at point where the
East line Of Section 2s Township %
! sects the North right-of-way line or
the Amtty Canal. as said canal IL now
located: running thence North approx
| lmately one-haif mile to the Northeast
corner OF said Section 23: thence east
onee-fourth mile: thence North one,half
the West half-section corner Of Sec
tlon l3 in said Township and Range;
thence North three and one-half miles
TO the Northeast corner Of Section IS
Township p s. Range a. W: thence
West one-fourth mile thence North
fourths mile to the West half-section
corner OF Section 26 in the Township
one mile; thence West one-fourth mile;
thence South one and one-half miles;
THENCE West o%ne-fourth one mile e The
South half-sectlon corner OF Section
g. Township 22 s. Range a. W. thence
South one mile; thence East one half
mile: thence South one-fourth mile
thence East one-fOurth mile. thence
South three-fourths mile thence East
one-fourth mile; thence South approx
tersection with the North ight-ofwav
line Of the Amity Canal as said canal
rlght-of-way line downstream In
general Northeaesterly direction TO the
Guiding from said Boundaries. how
ever. the following. to-wit: The right
of-way Of the Arkansas Valley Rail
way the same consisting Of strip OF
land approximately one hundred tl00)
feet In width, being. approximately
fifty (5oJ feet In width on either side
OF 4 line commencing at the East half
section corner Of Section II. Tow nship
;b.Ec, * -; HWanff Wisf one and onelbaIf miles te
the center OF Section 10 in said Town
ship and Range; and also excepting
and excluding a tract or approximately
two acres. described as follows. to-wit:
Commencing at point where the North
right-of-way line Of the Arkansas Val
lev RAILWAY intersects the East line
OF Section 10. Township 22 s. Range
u W. said point being 9ppToxtmately
fifty I5O) feet North of the East half
section corner OF said Section 10 and
running thence North 1852 feet, thence
feet: thence East 1862 feet to point
FIFTH: That It ls proposed that
said district shall include all OF the
lands within the boundaries aforesaid,
said lands comprising approximately
sfxTH: That owing to the presence
of seepage waters on sand lands they
are not az present fGlIy b suiIivhDig T1ad o2 or
productive and useful by drainage and
viii be greatly benefited thereby; and
that the Immediate drainage OF SAID
lands is necessary in order to reel lin
them from the present seepage. ana. BY
preyent pi further injury from the spread
Ing OF the seepage areas
SEVENTH: That the name selected
district. and by which they wish II 10
be designated, is The Pleasant Valley
Drainage District"
EiGHTH. That il is proposed 10
drain said lands by constructing and
providing therefor main outlet drain
for carrying off the seepage ana sur
Mus waters therefrom. and delivering
and disposlng OF said waters at or near
fhe southern boundary Of said district
NINTH. That this petition is ac-
companIed by a map drawn to a scale
Of not less than two inches to the
TntIe designatinE the boundaries Of said
nronosed district and giving the name
Of the owner or owners Of each, tract
Of land appearing Of record ana pro-
and also Indicating the general plan Of
the nroposed drainage system.
TENTH: That this petition is also
accompanied by a good and sufficient
bond with sureties to be approved by
your Honorable Body in the penal sum