The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-01-22

land, and that said land is included
within the boundaries of The Jules
burg Irrigation District, and have
been so included since the date Of the
organization thereof; that said Agnes
Spencer nd Mary Spencer, or their
grantors, did not participate in the
organization Of said District by the
signing of the petition for such or
ganization; or in any other manner
| that all of said land sought to be ex-
eiuded is of a character which is COM
monty termed ''alkali" and is insult
able and unfit for agriculture by ir-
rieation; that said land so sought To
be excluded from the district have
| never been cultivated or irrigated
| from the irrigation system of said
District; that all taxes, both general
and irrigation taxes, have been paid
BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLVED,
that all of said East Half of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Is, in
Township IL North, of Range as
West of the 9th Principal Meridian ia
Sedgwick County, Colorado, be, an
the same is hereby excluded from The
Julesburg Irrigation District, and re-
lieved from further taxation for ir-
rigation purposes, and that the said
land SO excluded be relieved from the
| tax for the year 1919, which is nov
due
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary cause notice of this
action of the Board of Directors to be
communicated to the County Assessor
and the County Treasurer, respective
u, of Sedgwick County, Colorado.
Upon motion duly made and Sec
onded, the above resolution was DE-.
clared adopted.
The following resolution was there
upon read to the Board:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, c. W. White has filed
with the Secretary of this Board his
petition in writing, praying for the e;,-
clus!on from the Julesburg Irrigation
District the lands in said petition de-
seribed, and praying that time and
place be fixed for the hearing upon
said petition, and that notice thereof
be given in the manner provided by
! law.
IT is THEREFORE ORDERED,
that the hearing on said petition he
! had on Tuesday, the 9th day of April.
| A. ID. 1920, at the hour of ten o'clock
IN the forenoon, at the office of the
| Board of Directors, in Julesburg, Cole
rado; that the Secretary give notice
thereof in the manner provided by
law, and cause the same to be pub
| iishcd in the Julesburg Grit-Advoca,e
for three weeks prior to the date #
such hearing, provided that the pc
titloner shall advance to the Secretary
sufficient money TO pay the costs #
all proceedings before such notice
shall be given.
Upon motion duly made and second
ed the above resolution was declared
adopted
Mr.. w. II. Brandt, the newly elected
Director of The .Julesburg Irrigation
District, having filed his bond in the
penal sum of $1,000 and taken the oath
| Of office, was duly admitted as a
| member Of the Board of Directors.
| The Board thcreupon proceeded 20
organize.
! Mr.. C. w. White was unanimously
/ tlIDSth ITS IItSlncUl OF lne board.
! 1t was moved. seconded and carried
that Mr.. ID. T. Bush be retained as
Superintendent of The Iulesburg r.
| rigation District for the year 1920, at
a salary of $2,50O00, payable monthly.
| 1t was moved, seconded and car
ried that Mr.. c. NJ. Robson be retain
ed as Attorney for The Julesburg Ir-
rigation District, at salary of $500.
payable quarterly.
1t was moved, seconded and car
/ ried that Fred X. Huffman be retained
as Secretary of the Board of Direct
ors of The Julesburg Irrigation Dis
| trict, for the year 1920, at a salary
of $4,000, payable monthly.
No further business being present
| ed. the Board adjourned to meet Feb.
ruary 8. 1920.
C. w. WHITE,
/ FRED X. HUFFMAN. Pres.