Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
Flood District Directors


In yesterdays Chieftan was summarized Article
Two Of the proposed Flood Conservancy law which pro-
vdes the method by which flood district may be organ
lied 1t shown that the district could not be organ
lied without the approval of majority Of the land
of the district that portions of outside counties could
not be included against the protest of the commissioners
Of those countless that suitable opportunity for discussion
and protest and publicity gven and that in general
the public interests well protected the law which
effective for the purpose desired.
Article Three Of the proposed law deals with the
powers and duties of the Board of Directors Of the
flood district It provides that within thirty days after
the organization Of the district provided in Article
Two the district court shall appoint three persons
board Of directors Of the flood district Two Of
must be property within the district and they
are to be appointed for two years, for hres
years and for five years As vacancies arise these
to be filled by appointment of the court for five
year terms.
The Board Of Directors will choose one Of their mum.
Der to be chairman Of the board and president Of the
district and will have authority to employ secretary
who may also be treasurer chief engineer an attorney
and such assistants ~ may be needful
Al they enter upon their duties the directors
must prepare plan for the improvements for which
tho district created and upon completion Of the plan
the directors must give notice by publication in each
county OF the district Of time and place for hearing
objections to the plan. Objections must be filed in
writing After the hearing, the directors shall adopt
Official Plan, but if any person or persons object TO
the Official Plan OF improvements, they may file with
the court their objections in writing and after proper
notice these objections shall be heard by the court and
the court may approve reject the Official Plan or
refer it back to the directors for amendment The Off
ea Plan does not become effective until it approved
by the court.
When the Official Plan has been approved the board
OF directors will have to devise prepare for
eute maintain and operate all vorkn necessary for carry
ing into effect the Official Plan. 1t will have the tight
TO enter upon lands to make surveys, being liable for
actual damage 1t will have large and varied powers
to change abolish water courses, and to construct
artificial water ways, dams rsservois pumping sta.
tons and other works, to build change bridges to
change roadways streets to build along across thru
or over highways and railroads. to remove or change
the location of fence, building railroad or canal to
acquire any property for any inconsistent with
the purposes Of the law and to replot subdvde land
open new roads, parks, streets and alleys.
The board Of directon will not have the power to
construct, maintain operate irrigation works to
regulate or administer water rights, to take damage
water rights, works systems except upon eompensa
tioo and irrigation district may be organized under
this law.
Tho fr eight sections OF Article Three give to the
Board OF Directors Of the Flood Conscrvancy District
the powers to do the work for which they
established These powers must be exercised according
to the Official Plan, and for the purposes specified a,
the beginning OF Article Two It is true that these pow
ers ere both great and extensive but it il also that
the work OF flood protection cannot BE- undertaken and
executed unless tho interests of the community are to he
held superior TO the interests Of the individual Rail
roads canno. be built unless the railroad builder. have
the right to taks and use privately owned lands Flood
protection cannot be had unless the directors Of the flood
district have the authority necessary to do their work
The cous for the protection Of thoss who