The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION
DRAINAGE DISTRICT

To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners OF Prowers County,
Your petitioners. whose names are
signed TO this petition, respectfully
FIRST: That IL is the purpose OF
your petitioners "a. organize "a uFhlu-
age district under the. PROVISIONS OF an
State OF Colorado. entitled AN Act to
provide for the Organization and Gov
proved june end. 1911. and the acts
ameudatory thereof
SECOND: That each of your petit
TO be Included In said drnnaEe dis
trict and lying within the boundaries
hereinafter described for HIId prupos-
ed district; that an Of your petitioners
said district. and that your said petit
TONERS are the owners I'm the aggregate
Of % majority of the total number Of
acres OF land sought to be Included in
THIRD. That the lands embraced
within the boundaries hcreiuuftcr de-
scrlbcd and proposed TO be included in
said district are agricultural lands and
are susceptible OF drainage by one and
the same general system OF works: and
Ta 55at a q 9oB a 9Pqs iSts OF co5r55o tg75Ga in
FOURTH: That the following. is "a
general description Of the boundaries
Wit:
Beginning at q point where the
EaNNt IiNt OF HNEIN0h =Hs Tow lAaNlB
s., Range tl W. Of the 9TH T.. ". inter
sects the North riEht-of-way line OF
The Amity Canal. as said canal Us now
imately ouo-half mile to the Northeast
corner OF Euid Section %; thence east
one-fourth mile; thence North one-hnlf
mile. thence West uua-fDurth mile To-
the West huIf-ErctI0u corner Of Sec
tion 10 ia said Township and Range.
TO the Northeast corner Of Section 30.
Tow uship -l 81 l,H9Ee u W. ta,
oue-half mils5 thence West three
fOurths mile TO the west hHlt-sectlDH
corner Of Section 20 tn, The Township
and Range last atgrs 7ldi thence south
one mile. thence West unC-f0urth mile
thence South one aud Our-hnIf miles.
thence West oue-fourth mile 10 tho
South hHlf-seCtI0u corner Of section
B. Township ~ S.. Range 81 w; thence
South one mile, thence East oue-hult
thence East 0ue-I1urth mile. thence
South thrgs-fourtNs mile; thence East
one-fourth mile; thence south approx
tersection with the North riEht-of-wuy
line OF the NmltE canal ag said cnum
rIEht-of-wav line downs Htrcam in
general N0rthtHeEfuTLF direction 10 the
point Of beginning. excepting and cN-
ever. the following. to-wit; The right
of-way Of the ArIs1us1s Valley Rail-
land approx xir1afeIr one hundred G0W
feet in width. being approElmHtsly
fifty tlO1 fcgt Lu ".1in on either sllt
section corner or Section IL, Township
% s, Range 90 W. ana eNtendlnE
no center Of Section 10 iu said Town
ship and Range. and also except ING
and excluding n trH'l OF qpproNlWale
Commcucfur at "a point where the North
rlEht-of-wav line of tho Arkansas VAL
hg ley sasiion sa9iiiiw'Y To- no Ts~ lin 23 s. 81 RANG
a. W. said point Ing approNiWatcly
fiftv tIO Fr1f Nor.H Of the Eust half
runnfnr Thence Nrr.r 2a52 feet: thence
West 4H52 feet; f.ence south 2HH-.
feet: thence EnHt 90 feet to point
FIFTH: That it ls proposed that
said district shaI! .neluae al Of tlg
said lands Cuwnr Ing approximately
(. 500 acres.
SIXTH: That oa nE to the presence
Of see9aEe water mis-, na SpItigl aHaf ny shGy ~
useful. and That Lhor can be made more
productive and usa.nl 2y aralnaEe ana
that sne immcdirfH drainage Of said
lardz is necessary .u order TO reel u
IreTidi5g tEem fT9m sgfais drsiHaFc Outlets. to
prevent further injury from the spread
ing Of the seEp#." areas.
SEVENTH. THat ,he name 1I selected elected
1iHtrirt 1ud by which they wish IL TO
be- desisnated, la THE Pleasant valley
FiGUTH. THAT It is proposed 10
drain said lands hF couatructIug and
pravidin- therefor Cd main outlet drain
Tor carving off the seepuEc and sur
p1rs yafsre th.rUIrDm. and delivering
and digposiue or sHid waters az or near
the southern boundary or sild district
NINTH. That fHi7 petition is nc
companicd bv mop drawn TO n scale
IN not less than two inches to the
me dcsiruafiue Tho boundaries or sald
propoEcd district and giving the name
of the owner or 0Wners q each tract
,,aa OF eng % n i 'a,nbraeed in said District.
and also ludiCotInr the general plan OF
fba pronoFad drainage system.
TENTH: Tint this petition Is also
,rrou1uou MED bv n good and sufficient
bond with gureties to be approved by
our Honorable Body in the penal sum