The Lamar register., 1919-04-09
,oIrNry OF PROVERBS.
Petition.

In the Matter OF the Organiza-D
ton OF The Vista del Drain-(
We. he Undersigned, owners Of agri-
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 propos-
ed drainage district. being desirous Of
draining and more fully retaining all
said lands by drainage of the same
said lands not being now cultivable or
useful or fully so because OF the wet.
swamp and seeped condition of the
tion OF a drainage district pursuant to
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
1911, as the same is amended by an Act
of the General Assembly Of the State
OF Colorado. entitled. An Act to Amend
Section and Section s5 of an Act to
provide for the organization and gov
ernment OF drainage districts. approved
June End. 1911. and to repeal Sections
So, 81, and SIS OF said Act. and to sub
stitute therefor Sections So. 81. and 80.
55a. Ssh. 55c. Sod 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. A. ID. 1913; as the
same is amended by an Act OF the Gen
eral 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
tion . and Section as of an Act to pro-
vide for the organization and govern
ment of drainage districts. approved
June end, 1911. and to repeal Sections
So. 5i and 55 OF said Act, and to sub
stitute therefor Sections SO. 81. 50. 55a.
assessment OF the lands In the district
according to the benefits derived from
the system OF Drainage adopted sp
amendatory thereof. and to that end
and purpose do respectfully petition.
Hoard OF County Commissioners OF the
County OF Prowers In the State of Colo
rado. as follows:
sidents and residents of said Coun-
~ OF Prowers. in the State OF Colo
rado. constitute and are a majority OF
the whole number OF the owners OF the
lands hereinafter described and includ-
ed within the boundaries ofthe pro-
posed drainage district hereby propos-
ed and sought to be organized. both
resident and nonresident of said Coun-
the aggregate OF a majority of the
total number OF acres OF said land here
matter described and sought TO be in
eluded In said proposed drainage dis
trlct.
We further allege. represent and
show to you that It is the purpose OF
petitioners TO organize or cause TO he
organized drainage district under and
by virtue OF the provisions OF the said
so amended. az Aforesaid. and that n
general description OF the boundaries
Of said proposed drainage district H. as
follows. to-wit:
Commencing at a point in Prowers
County. Colorado, on the west line OF
Indian Claim No. -. corresponding to
the west one-quurter corner twL cor)
OF Section Twcnty-eight t2S. Town
ship Twenty-Five t22). South Of Range
Principal Meridian: thence north to the
south right of way line OF the Amity
thereof in the office of the County
Clerk and Recorder OF Prowers County.
Colorado, TO which reference Is here
by had; thence alsng said right or way
through Sections Twenty eight t2s).
Twenty-one t2ll.t Twenty-eight t2sD.
Twenty-seven C27D. Twenty-Five (22).
Twenty-three t23D and Twenty-four
t2D in Range Forty-seven t7) West
thence in Section Nineteen ns). Town
Forty-slx Is). West. along said right
OF way to Its Intersection with the east
line OF the Southwest Quarter (SwL)
OF said Section Nineteen 40; thence
south along the east line OF said South
west Quarter tswD, OF said Section
Nineteen G9) TO its intersection with
claim No. 90; thence southwesterIy
slong so1 Ne NJ nsrtn 30 line I'm OF said Indian
OF said Section 10; thence south through
said Indian Claim No. 20 along the east
II. 81 w. to the Arkansas River: thence
south westerly along the north bank
OF the Arkansas River to its intersec-
tion with the east and west center line
OF said Section %: thence west along
the east and west center lines of Sec
tions 25. &c. % and 2s. T. % s.. r. a.
w. which lie within Indian Claims Nos.
20. 25 and "a to the point of beginning
at the west u Cor. of said Section rs
comprising area OF 1900 acres more
or less.
Also commencing at the point of in
tersection OF the east right of way line
of the Arkansas Valley Railroad with
the east and west center line of the
SwL OF Section 20. T. 22 s.. r. 46 w:
thence east to the center OF the SWL
OF said Section 90; thence north to the
center of the WIZ OF said Section 90:
thence east to the center of said Sec
tion 20: thence south to the center of
the Sia of said Section 20: thence east
through the center OF the SEL of said
Section 20 to the east line of said Sec
ton 20: thence south along the east
line OF said Section 20 to its intersec-
ton with the north line OF Indian
Claim No. "a: thence south easteris
along the north line of said Indian
Claim No. 27 to the west line OF lot
No in the Swh of Section 81. T. 22S.,
r. &c W.; thence north to the center
OF the Nis of the Swh of said Section
81: thence east to the east line of the
Southwest Quarter (SWt) OF said
1,ra (QIl. fhenra