The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
rOuNTY or PROWERs.
I.ciIiIon.


Ia the Matter Of the Orgnnlza-)
ton OF The Vista del Drain-l
age District
cultural lands susceptible of drainage
by the same general system Of drain
nfe works all such lands being situate
in the County OF Prowers in the STATE
OF Colorado. and embraced within the
boundaries hereinafter generally de-
scribed as the boundaries OF "A propos-
ed drainage district, being desirous OF
draining and more fully reclaiming all
said lands by drainage OF the same.
said lands not being now cultiNabie 81
useful or fully so because OF the wet.
swamp and seeped condition OF the
same. do hereby propose the organiza-
ton OF a drainage district pursuant tu
and under and by virtue OF the pro
visions Of an Act OF the General As
titled AN Act to provide for the or
ganization and government OF drain
age districts" approved June ?. A. ID
1911, as the same Is amended by an Act
OF the General Assembly OF the Stat.
OF Colorado. entitled. An Act to Amend
Section and Section IS OF an Act to
provide for the organization and gov
crnment of drainage districts, approved
June End. 1911. and to repeal Sections
69 81. and 55 OF said Act. and to sub
stitute therefor Sections So. 81. and So.
55a Ssh, 55c 55d and 55e. providing for
the assessment OF the lands In the dis.
trict according to the benefits derived
from the system OF drainage adopted
approved April 3Oth. \ II. 1913. as the
same Is amended by an Act OF the Gen
erai Assembly of the state OF Colorado,
entitled IAN Act concerning drainage
districts and to amend Section one OF
An Act entitled An Act to amend Sec
uon and Section IS Of an Act to pro
vide FOR the organization and govern
June End. 1911. and to repeal Sections
b3. 81 and 55 Of said Act, and to sub
stitute therefor sections SO. 81. 55. 55a.
assessment OF the lands in the district
according to the benefits derived from
the system OF drainage adopted. ap-
k.sA An 1aN 81
nmendatory thereof. and 10 that end
and purpose do respectfully petition
represent TO. and show the Honorable
Hoard OF County Commissioners Of tn"
County OF Prowers In the State Of colo
rado, as follows:
That we, your petitioners. both re-
sidcnts and non residents OF said Coun-
~ OF Prowcrs. In the State OF Colo
rado. constitute and are a majority OF
the whole number Of the owners OF the
lands hereinafter described aud inciud-
ed within the boundaries ofthe pro-
posed drainage district hereby propos-
ed and sought 10 be organized. both
resident and nonresident OF said Coun-
~. and that we are also the owners in
the aggregate OF majority Of the
total number OF acres OF said land here
matter described and sought to be in
cluded In said proposed drainage dis
We further ailege. represent and
show TO you that u Is the purpose Of
petitioners to orEanize or cause to be
organized drainage district under and
by virtue Of the provisions Of the said
50 amended. a. aforesaid. and that A
general description OF the boundaries
OF said proposed drainage district Is ~
Commencing at point In Prowers
County. Colorado. on the west line OF
Indian Claim No -. corresponding TO
the west onc-quart,r corner tWL Corr
of Section Twenty-elght t2D. Town
ship Twenty-Five t22). South Of Range
Forty-seven tt7D West Of the sixth
Principal Meridian. thence north to the
south right OF way line OF the Amity
canal as shown BY the recorded plat
clerk and Recorder Of Prowcrs County.
Colorado. TO which reference Is here
hy had: thence along said right OF way
through Sections Twcnty-eight t2Sl,
Twenty-one t2ll. Twenty eight t2Sb.
Twenty-seVen t27l. Twenty-Five t22l.
t2D In Range Forty-scven GO West:
thence In Section Nineteen ttsb. Town
ship Twenty-two t22l. South Of Range
Forty-siN ti6l. West. along said right
OF way 20 its Intersection with the east
line OF the Southwest Quarter (SwLl
OF said Section Nineteen t9l: thence
south along tho east line OF said South
west quarter tSMlp OF said Section
Nineteen ua) to its intersection with
the north boundary line OF Indian
claim No %: thence southwesteriy
along the north line OF said Indian
Claim No &c TO the southwest croner
Of said Section 10. thence south through
said Indian Claim No. &c along the east
line % the Me- Or Section 25. T. % $.
II q W. 10 the Arkansas River: thence
south westerly along the north bank
Of the Arkansas River TO It's intersec
tfon with the east and vest center line
Of said Section %. thence west along
the east and west center lines Of Sec
tions rs. &c. % aud IS. T. % s. r. 47
W. which lie within Indian Claims Nos.
20. IS and - TO the point OF beginning
at the west = Cor Of said Section 2S
comprising an area OF t7e0 acres more
or less
Also commencing at the point Of in
tvrsection OF the east right OF way line
OF the Arkansas Valley Railroad with
the east and west center line OF the
SWA OF Section 20. T. 20 5. r. SO w
thence east to the center OF the SW u
OF said Section 20. thence north to the
center OF the VIZ or said Section 20:
thence east to the center OF said Sec
tion aos thence south 10 the center Of
the 81 OF said Section 20; thence east
through the center OF the SEL OF said
Section 90 to the east line OF said Sec
tion 20: thence south along the east
line OF said Section 20 to its intersec-
ton with the north line OF Indian
Claim No az thence south easterl9
along the north line Of said Indian
Claim No % to the west line OF lot
No. I'm the SMa4 OF Section "a. r 2aS
r. te w. thence north TO the center
OF the Nj OF the SwL OF said Section
81. thence east to the east line OF the
Southwest Quarter lswT) OF said
Section rwenty-one tsi1i thence south