The Lamar register., 1919-04-23
Petition.
la the Matter OF the organiza-)
lion OF The Vista del hio(
IIrnlunnn DlsIrlcl

la The Matter Of the orsahiza-l
lion OF The Vista del hiol
Drainage District -.
We, the Undersigned. owners OF agrI-
cultural lands susceptible OF ufhihus
by the same general system oI dIaiii
ale works, all such lands being slluht.
la the County of Prowers IA me Stnt'
ol Colorado, and embraced wlthlh IN.
boundaries hereinafter generally de-
scribed as the boundaries OF IA pfopos
ed drainage district. being uesiious o.
draining and more iuliy reeIaiinihs az
said lands by drainage OF me same
said lands not being now cultivabie oi
useful or fully 50 because oI the "St
swamp and seeped conditioh ioi the
same, do hereby propose the orsahi<a-
tion of drainage district pursuant 10
and under and Ny virtue oI the pro
visions Of an Act OF the GeneIai as
sembly OF the state OF Colorado. en-
Titled AN Act to provide Tor the oI
sanization and government OF uiaih-
age districts. approved yuhe a -;
OF the General Assembly OF the olh'e
OF Colorado. entitled. An Act 10 Ainehu
Section and Section 40 OF an Act 10
proylde FOR the organization and gov
ernment OF drainage districts. approved
June md. 1914. and to repeal Sectiohh
90. 81, and 30 OF said Act. and TO SUP
stitute therefor Sections 81. %. and 90
55a, 55b. 55c. 55d and 5se. proSiuihs ioi
the assessment of the lands in the dis =
trict according to the benefits deiihee
from the system of drainage adopted.
approved April 30th. A. ID. 1913, as the
same is amended by an Act OF the Cen
erAl Assembly OF the state Oi toiof aNcs
entitled An Act concerning drainas.
districts and to amend Section one OF
An Act entitled An Act to amend sec
ton and Section 10 OF an Act 10 pro
vide for the organization and govern
Inent OF drainage distficts. hppfoNeo
June End, 1911. and to repeal sections
5s 81 and 55 of said Act. ana 10 SUD
stitute therefor Sections 30. 81. %. 5ea.
bob, 55c, SD and SJe. providing ior the
assessment OF the lands in the District
according to the benefits derived from
iie systeIn of drainage adopted. ap-
proved April 3oth. 1913. ana law :
amendatory thereof. and TO that emo
represent to, and show the Honorable
Board Of County Commissioners Oh the
county OF Prowers In the State of Colo
That We, your petitioners. both re-
aidents and non-residents OF said Coun-
y OF Prowers. In the State OF Colo.
RADIO constitute and are a majority oi
the whole number OF the owners OF the
lands hereinafter described and inciuu-
ed within the boundaries oithe pro
posed drainage district hereby propos-
ed and sought to be organized. poth
resident and nonresident of said Coun-
". and that We are also the owners IN
the aggregate of n majority OF the
total number of acres OF said land mere
matter described and sought TO be in
cluded In said proposed drainage us
trict.
We further allege. represent and
show to you that II Is the purpose OF
petitioners to organize or cause 10 De
organized IA drainage district under and
by virtue OF the provisions OF the SAID
Act above mentioned. as the same u
SO amended. as aforesaid. and that
general description Of the boundaries
OF said proposed drainage district Is as
Follows. to-wit: -
County. Colorado. on the west line OF
Indian Claim No. -. corresponding 10
the west ons,qusil-r corner w ;. r.',n' oo,,,
ship twenty-five t2zD. South OF ltanss
Forty-seyen tilJ West of the SIKH
Principal Meridian. thence norm 20 ,s ~
south right OF way line OF the Amity
canal as shown by the recorded Plat
thereof In the office OF the County
Clerk and Recorder of Prowers county
colorado, to which reference is here
by had; thence along said right OF way
through Sections Twenty eight t2sl
Twenty-seven (zal. Twenty-Five tzsp,
Twenty three t23D and twenty -Iout
t2D In Range Forty-seven t4.) West
thence in Section Nineteen tlsD. Town
ship Twenty-Five (22). South of Range
Forty-si1 (I6). West. along SAID rishl
OF way to It's intersection with the cas-
line OF the Southwest Quarter tSW "a }
OF said Section Nineteen llsl. thence
south along the east line OF said South
west Quarter tsW.) OF said see,i9, Gus, !,
the north boundary line Of iri. inai1t
along the north line Of said lndiar
claim No. 20 TO the southwest cronei
Of said Section ls. thence south through
said Indian Claim No. 26 along the cas-
II AZ w, to the Arkansas River: Themes
south westerly along the north banh
of the Arkansas River to Its intersec'
tion with the east and west center line
OF said Section 20: thence west aloni
th. east and west center lines OF Sec.
tIons &c, &c, % and rs. T. % s.. r.. 81
w which lie within Indian Claims Nos
2G rs and "a to the point OF beginning
at the west = Cor. Of said Section q
comprising an area of 1900 acres mor'
or less.
Also commencing at the point OF IN
tersection of the east right OF way iin'
of the Arkansas valley railroad WIN
the east and west center line OF lh'
SwL OF Section 20. T. 22 s.. II. 40 w
thence east TO the center Of the SW y
OF said Section 20: thence north to th'
center of the = OF said Section 70
thence east to the center OF said sec
tion 20; thence south TO the center OF
the SM OF said Section 20: thence cas-
through the center of the SEL OF saic
Section 20 To the east line OF said Sec
ton 20: thence south along the eas'
line of said Section 20 to Its intersec-
ton with the north line OF lndiaf
Claim No. "a. thence soutA eastsrlS
along the north line OF said Jndiat
Claim No. 81 to the west line NJ I9l
No in the SWA of Section 2l. i. 22S
n as W.; thence north TO the center
OF the ny OF the SWL of said Section
81. thence east to the east line of the
Southwest Quarter lsWH1 OF SAID
section Twsnty-ons t2p; hsnee south