Paxton Irrigation District v. Conway

Plaintiff was organized in 1895 as an irrigation district to make a canal from the South Platte river through the lands of the organizers in Lincoln and Keith counties for the purpose of irrigation. To that end some work was done, but the project was a failure. The canal was never completed nor used to carry water for irrigation. When water was needed, the river was generally dry at the point of diversion. Bonds in the sum of $100 each were executed by the district July 1, 1896, to the extent of $27,000. *207At an election held July 11, 1905, the electors of the district determined to dissolve…