The Lamar register., 1917-08-08

] beginning at point where the
>, 81. Range is a. ", OF Men =. N. MN inter
! sects the North right-oI-wuy line OF
the AinIty Canal. suId canal Is now
located; running thence Norm approx
imately One-naII mile to the Northeast L
corner OF SAID section %; thence east
One-fourth mile. thence North Onv-hau
mIIe. thence Nest onc-Iourth mIIe 10
tne West hail- section corner ot Sec
thence North three ana One-half mIIes
20 the Northeast corner OF section 80,
township u >, ItHuge AZ w. thence
West one-tourth miiei thence NOrth
oue-halt mile thence West three
lourtns mile TO the West half-secuou
corner OF Section 70 IN the TOW nshlp
and Range last aforesaid; thence SOuln
one mile. thence " est one-Iourth mile.
thence south one and Onc-nHlt miles,
thence West one-TOurth mile to The
south hHlt-secuOn corner OF section
y .Township - 5, Range a w; thence
south one mile. thence East One-hali
muIe; thence South One-tourth mile
thence East One-tourth mile, thence
south three-Gourths mile, thence East
One-fourth mile; thence south approx
imately three-tOurths mile to an m
tersection with the North right-of-way
line OF the Amity Canal as sara cahul
Is now located; thence following SAID
rIght-of-way line downstream IN IA
general NOrtheaesterly direction TO the
point OF beginning; excepting and eN-
cluding from said boundaries, how
eyer me following, to-Hit: The right
of-way Of the Arkansas Valley Rail
way, the same consisting Of strip OF
land approximately one hundred tlOO)
nrty (50) feet in width on either side
OF "A line commencing at the East half
section corner OF Section II. Township
thence West one and one-half miles to
the center of Section 10 in said Town
ship and Range: and also excepting
and excluding a tract Of approximately
two acres. described as follows. to-wlt:
Commencing at point where the North
right-of-way line Of the Arkansas Val
ley Railway intersects the East line
Of Section 10, Township - s., Range
AZ w, said point being approximately
fifty t5O) feet North OF the East half
section corner of said Section 10, and
running thence North 1852 feet; thence
feet: thence East 2y5.2 feet to point
FIFsrH: That il is proposed that
said district shall include all Of the
lands within the boundaries aforesaid,
said lands comprising approximately
$500 acres.
SIXTH: That owing to the presence
Of seepage waters on sand lands they
are not at present fully cultiNablc or
useful. and that they can be made moro
productive and useful by drainage and
Will be greatly benefited thereby, ana
that the immediate drainage of said
lands is necessary in order to reclaim
them from the present secpage, ana, by
providing suitable drainage outlets. to
prevent further injury from the spread
ing OF the seepage areas.
SEVENTH: That the name selected
by your petitioners FOR said proposed
district. and by which they wish II To
EiGHTH: That it is proposed tqI
drain said lands by constructing and
providing therefor "A main outlet drain
for carrying off the seepage ana sur
plus waters therefrom, ana delivering
and disposing OF said waters al or near
the southern boundary Of said district
NINTH; That this petition Is aG-
companied by map drawn to a scale
OF not less than two inches to the
mile. designating the boundaries Of said
proposed district and giving the name
- fItsa saVUrT nor or u
Of land appearing Of record and pro-
posed to be embraced in said District,
and also Indicating the general plan oi
the proposed drainage system.
TENTH: That this petition Is also
aceompanied 6y a good ana suiiidlens ..,i ~,
your Honorable Body in the penal sum
Of Five hundred Dollars t$5O0.OQl,
which Is double the amount OF the
probable cost Of the organization Of
said proposed District. and which bond
is conditioned for the payment Of an
case such organization shall not De ei-
fected.
ELEVENTH: Tint your petitioucrz
have selected and do hereby designate
W a. Macpherson. A. Marburg, and q.
n Lee, all OF Lamar. Colorado, three of
committee 10 present this petition 10
your Honorable Body and TO do any ana
an things in connection thercwith re-
luired OF such committee by the pro
visions OF the Acts hereinbetore re-
ferred to.
WHEREFORE. Your Pstitiqnerrs
pray. that you, the said Boaru or
county Commissioners Of Prowcrs
rounty. Colorado. in the manner pro
sided by law. proceed TO detlne ana
sstabiish the boundaries Of said pro-
posed drainage district. and designate
he name thereof. and cause the ques-
ion Of the organizqtion Of said Dis
rict to be submitted TO a vote q the
gNners OF lands lying within the bouu-
laries thereof and proposed Ia be en-
'trnccd therein. and do all other things
N connection herewith in time and
manner as bv said Acts provided.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. each Of
your petitioners has hereunto affixed
lis name. either in person or by his
tttorney in fact thereunto duly au-
.horiZed.
W. 4 MACPHERSON.
Albert II. Kern.
VIM. Marlmun.
G. NJ. Lee.
w L. Holland
j. r. Reyher.
John ID. Morse.
Rose Peed. by Gale II. Lee, her at
lorney in fact.
Adolph Marburg,
The Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and
Irrigated Land Company. by c. B. Ray.
Agt, W. $. Partridge.
Theresa \. Phelan. by j. X Doughty
Fannie NJ Somers. by L. Writ Mark
ham, AEt
Geo. Sieffert.
Atty. in fact
Gale 4. Lee.
L. H. Hanna, by j. w. Hanna. his
Attorney in fact
This notice dated at Lamar, Colo
ado, this twcnty-fifth day IF July,