The Lamar register., 1920-03-24
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
ORGANIZATION OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

L.. j. Z.
Rice and Florence L. Brisky. a com.
mittee Of petitioning landowners. did
ON the 9TH day OF March. 1920. at one
o'clock Il. Al, appear before the Board
OF County Commissioners of Prowers
County. Colorado. at the Court House
in Lamar in said County. and then and
there present to said Board a petition
for the formation and organization. un-
der the terms and provisions of an act
OF Colorado entitled An Act to Pro-
vide for the Organization and Govern
ment OF Drainage Districts" Approved
June 2. 1911. and the Acts amendatory
thereof. OF a drainage district to be
known as The Dry Creek Drainage
District" said district to comprise GER
WHEREAS. prior to such presenta-
tion said committee had duly given and
published notice thereof In ali respects
as required by law. proof OF which
publication is ON file with said Board;
WHEREAS. said petition was accom-
panied by and there was filed there
with a good and sufficient bond with
.sureties approved by said Board in the
penal sum OF $4,000 tthat being double
the amount OF the probable cost OF the
organization of said districD, condi-
TONED FOR the payment OF all costs in
CURED in said Proceedings In case said
organization shall not be effected. and
WHEREAS. said petition was signed
by n majority OF the owners OF lands
proposed to be included in said district
as well as by the owners in the aggre-
gate of a majority OF the total number
of acres OF land sought to be included
therein. and contained general de-
scription OF the boundaries of said pro-
posed district. and a statement that the
lands within said proposed district are
not at present fully cultiVable or use
ful. and that they can be made more
productive and useful by drainage; and
| map drawn to a scale OF not less than
| two inches to the mile. giving the
tTaet l' OF land @ Sppesring oS OF record eaH a9a
proposed to be embraced in said dis
| rict. and said petition and map also
| contained general description OF thu
proposed system of drainage: and.
| WHEREAS. said petition contained 3,
prayer that said Board of County Com
| missioncrs define and establish the
boundaries of said proposed district.
designate the name thereof and eaus.
| district to be submitted to vote OF
the owners Of lands lying within the
/ embraced therein: and
] WHEREAS. no petitions either for
| Inclusion or exclusion OF lands were
/ either oral or written were made. and
/ said Board OF County Commissioner
| did thereupon on said day, proceed To
hear said petition and the proofs in
| support thereof. and found that All uf
/ the lands proposed to be included ia
/ said district are agricultural lands an,
| are susceptible OF drainage by one and
| the same general system Of works. and
| by the system proposed and d.scIihyd
| of said lands are in need OF drain
| and Will be greatly benefited thereby
! and
| WHEREAS. said Board did thereup-
| on make and enter an order designst-
| ing the name OF said district. defining
| and establishing the boundaries there
| OF. fixing a date and place for hold
| ing an election to decide upon the
1 question Of organizing said district and
l for the election OF directors thereof,
| naming the Judges OF said election. and
| naming three persons who are eligible
Tor directors OF said district. nil as
| hereinafter specified. and by said or
der directed that notice OF said election
| he given and published in manner and
! form as required by law;
NOW. THEREFORE,. NOTICE is
/ HEREBY GIVEN that. in pursuance Of
Commissioners Of Prowers County. COL
orado. made and entered on the 9TH day
Of March. 1890. and Of the terms and
provisions OF an Act Of the General
/ titlrd An Act to Provide FOR the Or
sanitation and Government OF Drain
: age Districts" approved June ,. 1911
/ and the Acts amendatory thereof az
election win he held on Saturday. March
/ -.th. 1890. for the purpose of detcrmin-
/ ing whether or not the said drniuag,
/ district shall be organized under IN,
I terms and provisions OF said acts, and
for the further purpose OF electit
three directors for said drainage dis
That the name OF said proposed Dis.
trict is the pry Creek Drainage Dis
trict-" aud that the boundaries therD-.
ere rS follows.
Commencing At the cynter OF See
fson %. Township IS s. Range fs W
of the 6th l.. NJ. in Prowers Count
colorado. running thence north be
tween Lots and Of said SectioI
: to an intersection with the souil
line of the public hiEhway whici
INNS rsrallel 10 ard adjoining n,