Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-12-03

| IN words and figures as follows.
The report of the State Engineer
IL In words and figures as follows:
| Thereupon the board duly pro-
ceeded to further consider said
petition and the matter of the for
nation and organization OF said pro-
posed The Del Norte Irrigation dis
trtct. Commissioner.
moved the adoption of the follow
Ing resolutions, findings, recitals
and orders for the final consider
alton and determination OF the
hoard in the premises which mo-
ton was duly seconded by Com
ss,oner.--..,-..-.--.-.-.-., to-wit:
WHEREAS petition has been
duly presented to this board signed
by William n. Evans. Lester Chas-
tain. F. w. Hubbard and others.
each and all being free holders in
the County of Rio Grande and
State of Colorado. setting forth the
purpose and desires OF the petition
ers to organize an irrigation dis
trict as provided by law, which said
petition is signed by majority OF
i the owners Of land within said pro-
posed district and owning In the ag-
gregate more than majority OF the
whole number OF acres proposed to
be included within the proposed
district. which said petition con-
tains a definite description by metes
and bounds OF the area included
within the exterior boundaries of
said proposed district and contains
! also description vy legal subdivi-
| sions of the area proposed to be
organized and all and singular the
by law and paying for the organ
izatiOn of said proposed district
averments and statements required
which petitioners pray shall be
named and designated THE Del
Norte Irrigation District; and
! WHEREAS bond has been duly
filed and approved by this board
conditioned that all costs and ex-
penses of inspection and organiza-
tion shall be paid by the bondsmen
in case said proposed organization
be not effected, and
WHEREAS said petitioners also
filed with this board at the time of
filing said petition all drawings.
sketches, schedules. descriptions.
maps and instruments as by law re-
guired in such cases, and
| WHEREAS It appears to this
board that copies of said petition
| anu NopifS Va All anu
maps filed Herewith were duly
filed In the office of the State Ea-
gineer of the State of Colorado, as
by law required, and that immed-
lately upon the filing OF said petit
tion and the approval OF said bond.
as Aforesaid. this board OF County
Commissioners communicated with
the State Engineer with reference
thereto and requested said State
Engineer to investigate the feasi-
bility of snid proposed irrigation
district and TO report to this board
his findings as respects thereto, and
WHEREAS this board and said
State Engineer agreed on this time
and place for hearing on said
petition aud said report. and that
due and legal notice thereof has
4 been given and published as re-
CURED b. law. and
WHERItAS said State Engineer
has reported 70 this board in favor
OF the feasibility OF sAid proposed
irrigation district and system. and
WHEREAS said petition has been
found by this board o! County Com
m!ssinpers 10 be In due. regular and
legal form and duly signed hy the
requisite number OF petitioners, as
required by law. and that NIL ana
singIlar the rscitals In said petition
are true. aud
| WHEREAS II has been duly
shown to the satisfaction of this
board thHt all matters embraced In
said petition and all things pcrtinen,
there eto. and all other matters and
things proper 10 be considered by
this board pertinent TO said peti-
huV IN Atsn,,scAI
sii-red and determined and that
all OF the requirements OF the sta
tutes preliminary to such organiza-
tion have been substantially COM
Piled with. and that In the opinion
OF this board all lands within the
boundh ries as defined and described
In said petition 10 be within and n
part OF said proposed irrigation
district. und within the operation
thereof. are susceptible to irriga-
ton by the same system OF irrlRa-
ton works described and set forth
In said petition TO he used as \
means Of supplying water for the ir-
rigation OF such lands TO be en-
braccd in said district, and that In
the opinion OF this board the sys-
tenn proposed In said petition will
furnish suitable. proper and ad-
| equntc supply OF water for the irri-
cation OF said lands:
| 1T is THEREFORE, ORDERED
that the prayer Of said petitioners
for the formation of said proposed
irrigation district be and the same
In hereby allowed. md that the
boundaries OF said proposed dis
trict and the lands to be embraced
therein he and che same are here
by defined and established In nc
cordnncc with the prayer OF said
petition.
IT Is FURTHER ORDERED that
said proposed irrigation district be
and the ssme Ia hereby defined and
established subject TO tho detcrmi-
nation OF tho qualified electors OF
said district at an election to be
duly called, for such purpose.
which proposed district shall con-
stitu,e and embrace all Of those