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HomeMy WebLinkAbout132aR E S 0 T U T 1 0 P BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL 0? PUEBLO: That the copy of the Petition for the creation of The Pueblo Conservancy District, heretofore presented to the Council of Pueblo, be received and filed in the records of the City; and that John M. Jackson, President of the Council of Pueblo, be authorized and. instructed to sign an original of said copy for and in behalf of the City of Pueblo. Introduced by orm e$ oner. STATE OF COLORADO, ss. COUNTY OF PUEBLO. IN THE MATTER OF THE PUEBLO CONSERVANCY DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT COURT PETITION Comes now the undersigned owners of land situate in the territory hereinafter particularly described, and also the undersigned public corporations lying wholly or partly within said territory, and petition the Court that such territory be organized as a Conservancy District pursuant to The Conservancy Act of Colorado, and as grounds therefor your petitioners respectfully show to the Court: L That the undersigned owners of land and public corporations respectfully petition that the name of said Conservancy District when organized may be "THE PUEBLO CONSERVANCY DIS- TRICT." II. That the territory hereinafter described within the proposed district will be benefited by the accomplishment of one or more of the purposes enumerated in Section 2 of The Conservancy Act of Colorado, to -wit: a. Preventing floods; b. Regulating stream channels by changing, widening and deepening the same; c. Regulating the flow of streams; d. Diverting, controlling or, in whole or in part, eliminating water courses; e. Protecting public and private property from inundation. III. That the territory of the proposed Conservancy District, hereinafter described, has been sub- ject to floods, inundation, and to the unregulated flow of streams; that because of such condition, great loss of life and destruction of property has occurred within said territory; that no adequate protection exists against the repeated occurrence of loss of life and property within said territory and said territory is in danger of the repetition of such disasters; that improvements are contem- plated, by the organization of the proposed district, for the purpose of providing protection against loss of life and destruction of property and for the accomplishment of all the purposes set forth in Section 2 of the aforesaid Conservancy Act of Colorado; that such protection can be ac- complished by the proper construction of works therefor; that the construction of such works is a public necessity; and that the organization of said district for such purposes is conducive to the public health, safety, convenience and welfare. IV. That the proposed Pueblo Conservancy District, the organization of which is hereby petitioned, includes the following territory within the County of Pueblo, to-wit: (a) The following described lands in the County of Pueblo, Colorado, lying without the City of Pueblo and west of the westerly boundary line of said City, to -wit: In Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -seven West, (T 20 S, R 67 W) : The Northwest quarter and the east half of Section Twenty -four (NW /4 and E / Sec. 24) ; In Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -six West, (T 20 S, R 66 W) : The south half of Section Nineteen (S / Sec. 19) ; the northeast quarter of Section Thirty (NE1 / Sec. 30) ; the southwest quarter of Section Twenty (SWi /4 Sec. 20) ; all of Section Twenty -nine (Sec. 29) ; the north half of Section Thirty -two (N / Sec. 32) ; the southwest quarter of Sec- tion Twenty -eight (SWi /4 Sec. 28) ; all of Section Thirty -three (Sec. 33) ; the south half of Section Twenty -seven (S /2 Sec. 27) ; all of Section Thirty -four (Sec. 34) ; the south half of Section Twenty -six (S /2 Sec. 26) ; all of Section Thirty -five (Sec. 35) ; all of Section Twenty -five (Sec. 25) ; all of Section Thirty -six (Sec. 36) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -six West, (T 21 S, R 66 W) : all of Section Three (Sec. 3) ; the north half of Section Two (Ni / Sec. 2) ; the north half of Section One (N1 / Sec. 1) ; In Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -five West, (T 20 S, R 65 W) : the southwest quarter of Section Thirty (SWi /4 Sec. 30) ; all of Section Thirty -one (Sec. 31) ; all of Sec- tion Thirty -two (Sec. 32) ; the southeast quarter of Section Twenty -eight (SEi / Sec. 28) ; the north half and the southwest quarter of Section Thirty -three (N / and SWi /4 Sec. 33) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -five West, (T 21 S, R 65 W) : the north half of Section Six (Ni / Sec. 6) ; the north half of Section Five (N1 / Sec. 5). (b) And in addition and contiguous to the lands above described, the territory in the County of Pueblo situate partly within and partly without the City of Pueblo and lying within the following described boundary line, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of the South boundary line of the right of way of the Den- ver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, with the west line of Section Thirty -four, Township Twenty South, of Range Sixty -five West of the Sixth Principal Meridian (Sec. 34, T 20 S,R65W); Thence north along the west line of said Section Thirty -four (Sec. 34), and Section Twen- ty -seven (Sec. 27) of said township, to the intersection of said west line of Section Twenty - seven (Sec. 27) with the north boundary line of the right of way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; Thence easterly along the said north boundary line of the right of way of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe Railway to the center line of Adee Avenue in the City of Pueblo; Thence northerly along the center line of Adee Avenue to the center line of Eleventh Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Eleventh Street to the center line of Graham Ave- nue; Thence northerly along the center line of Graham Avenue to the center line of Fifteenth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Fifteenth Street to the center line of Hooper Avenue; Thence southerly along the center line of Hooper Avenue to the center line of Thirteenth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Thirteenth Street to the west property line of the State Insane Asylum; Thence northerly along said west property line to the northwest corner of the State In- sane Asylum property; Thence easterly along the north property line of said property to the northeast corner of said property; Thence southerly along the east line of said property to the center line of Twelfth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Twelfth Street to the center line of Francisco Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Francisco Street to the center line of Eleventh Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Eleventh Street to the center line of Craig Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Craig Street to the center line of Tenth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Tenth Street to the center line of Greenwood Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Greenwood Street to the center line of Eighth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Eighth Street to the center line of Main Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Main Street to the center line of Seventh Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Seventh Street to the center line of Santa Fe Ave- nue; Thence southerly along the center line of Santa Fe Avenue to the center line of Fourth Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Fourth Street to the center line of Summit Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Summit Street to the center line of First Street; Thence easterly along the center line of First Street to the center line of Bradford Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Bradford Street and the center line of Bradford Street produced, to the south line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway right- of-way; Thence southeasterly along the said south line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- way right -of -way to the east line of Section Six, Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -four West (See. 6, T 21 S, R 64W) ; Thence southerly along the east line of said Section Six, Township Twenty -one South, y � Range Sixty -four West (Sec. 6, T 21 S, R 64 W) to the south line of the county road known as the Santa Fe Trail; Thence northwesterly along the southerly boundary line of the right -of -way of said Santa Fe Trail County Road to the Eighth Guide Meridian; Thence west to the southwesterly boundary line of the right -of -way of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad; Thence northwesterly along the said southwesterly right -of -way boundary line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad to the east line of Section Thirty -four, Town- ship Twenty South, Range Sixty -five West (Sec. 34, T 20 S, R 65W) ; Thence southerly along the east line of said Section Thirty -four (Sec. 34) to the south line of Carlile Avenue; Thence westerly along the south line of Carlile Avenue to the center line of Orman Ave- nue; Thence northerly along the center line of Orman Avenue and the center line of Orman Ave- nue produced to the south boundary line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad right-of-way; Thence westerly along the said southerly right -of -way boundary line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad to the west line of Section Thirty -four, Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -five West (Sec. 34, T 20 S, R 65 W), which is the point of beginning. (c) And in addition to the above described territory and contiguous thereto all the following described lands in the County of Pueblo, Colorado, lying without the City of Pueblo and East of the easterly boundary line of said City, to -wit: In Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -four West, (T 20 S, R 64 W) ; The south half of Section Thirty -three (S /2 Sec. 33) ; all of Sections Thirty -four, Thirty -five and Thirty- six (Secs. 34, 35, and 36) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -four West, (T 21 S, R 64 W) : The southwest quarter and the north half of Section Five (SWl /q, and N1/2 Sec. 5), except that part lying north of the south right -of -way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the north half of Section Four (NI/2 Sec. 4) ; the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section Two (NE / of NE / Sec. 2) ; the north half of the north half of Section One (NI/ of N / Sec. 1) ; In Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -three West, (T 20 S, R 63 W) : All of Section Thirty -one, Thirty -two, Thirty -three and Thirty -four (Secs. 31, 32, 33 and 34) ; the north- west quarter and the south half of Section Thirty -five (NWl /4 and 9 Sec. 35) ; the southwest quarter of Section Thirty -six (SWl /4 Sec. 36) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -three West (T 21 S, R 63 W) : The north half of the north half of Section Three (N1 / of N / of Sec. 3) ; the north half of Section Two (N 1/2 Sec. 2) ; all of Section One (Sec. 1) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -two West, (T 21 S, R 62W) : The south half r of Section One (S /2 Sec. 1) ; all of Section Two (Sec. 2) ; the northwest quarter and the south half of Section Three (NWi /, and S 1 /2 Sec. 3) ; all of Sections Four, Five and Six (Secs. 4, 5, and 6) ; the north half of the northeast quarter of Section Seven (N 1 /2 of NE 1 /4 Sec. 7) ; the north half of the north half of Section Eight (N of NV Sec. 8) ; the north half of the north half of Section Nine (N of Nl /2 Sec. 9) ; the north half of Section Ten (N /2 Sec. 10) ; the north half of Section Eleven (N1 / Sec. 11) ; the north half and the north half of the south half of Section Twelve (N 1 /2 and N 1 /2 of S 1 /2 Sec. 12) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty -one West (T 21 S, R 61 W) : The south half of Section Six (Sx /2 Sec. 6) ; all of Sections Seven, Eight and Nine (Secs. 7, 8 and 9) ; the southwest quarter of Section Fourteen (SW /4 Sec. 14) ; all of Section Fifteen (Sec. 15) ; the north half and the southeast quarter of Section Sixteen (NV2 and SE /4 Sec. 16) ; the north half and the southeast quarter of Section Twenty -two (N1 /2 and SE1 / Sec. 22) ; all of Section Twenty -three (Sec. 23) ; the south half of Section Twenty -four (S Sec. 24) ; all of Section Twenty -five (Sec. 25) ; the north half and the southeast quarter of Section Twenty -six (N and SE /4 Sec. 26) ; In Township Twenty -one South, Range Sixty West, (T 21 S, R 60 W) : The south half of Section Twenty -nine (S /2 Sec. 29) ; the northwest quarter and the south half of Section Thirty (NW /4 and S 1 /2 Sec. 30) ; the north half of Section Thirty -one (N 1 / 2 Sec. 31) ; the north half and the southeast quarter of Section Thirty -two (N /2 and SE1 /, Sec. 32) ; all of Section Thirty -three (Sec. 33) ; the south half of Section Thirty -four (S1/2 Sec. 34) ; In Township Twenty -two South, Range Sixty West, (T 22 S, R 60 W) : The south half of Section One (S /2 Sec. 1) ; all of Sections Two and Three (Secs. 2 and 3) ; the northeast quarter of Section Four (NE1 /4 Sec. 4) ; the north half of Section Eleven (N 1 /2 Sec. 11) ; the north half and the southeast quarter of Section Twelve (N1 / and SE1 /4 Sec. 12). (d) And in addition to the lands and territory above described all the bed, banks and islands of the Arkansas River, and all rights therein, from the west line of Section Twenty -four, Township Twenty South, Range Sixty -seven West (Sec. 24, T 20 S, R 67 W) to the east line of Section Twelve, Township Twenty -two South, Range Sixty West (Sec. 12 T 22 S, R 60 W) of the Sixth Principal Meridian. WHEREFORE, Your petitioners pray that the territory above described be organized and consti- tuted a Conservancy District under and in accordance with the Conservancy Act of Colorado; that the corporate name of such District be "The Pueblo Conservancy District"; that the Court fix the place of business of such corporation at the City of Pueblo, in the County of Pueblo, State of Colo- rado; that upon the filing of this petition an order be entered by the Court fixing the day for hear- ing thereon and providing for the publication of notice of said hearing. ----------------------------------- - - - - -- ------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- - Petitioners. --------------------------------------------- - - - - -- ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.....---------------- --------..-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- -------- - ----. Petitioners.