The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03
THE NEW ditch
Its Construction to be Com
menced immediately.
A 100000 Company Will
be Organized Tonight.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS.
Held in Emmett to Discuss the
Ditch Proposition.
PROSPECTS FOR RAILROAD
From Payette to Emmett-A Delega-
ton Of Representative Citizens
OF Payette Visit Emmett.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS.

Last Saturday night is time long
to be rendered in Emmett. II was the
time set for receiving the surveyors re-
port and estimate Of the cost of CON
structing certain bitches in this vicinity
that have been contemplated for as long
as the oldest settler can remember.
That efficient and thoroughly reliable
civil engineer, Mr.. Edward Hedden, had
charge Of the survey, having been Sc
lected TO do the work at a mass meeting
three or four weeks ago. All Emmett
was out to hear the report and manifested
unusual interest A much cherished
ambition was about TO be focused: what
only few weeks since was somewhat
generally regarded as hopeless under
taking for the people OF this hustling
little community was about TO be re-
ported upon by thoroughly competent
and reliable judge after thorough in
vestigation; but ere his report had been
received the project had gained in favor
very materially and il was conceded
fact that if his report corroborated the
judgement of some Of the best men in
this section of the state that the con-
struction of the proposed bitches would
be promptly commenced
The meeting was called TO order by
Hon. II. A. Cowden, chairman, and in
the absence of Findley Monroe, J. ii.
CARPENTER was elected secretary.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved after which the
report of the committee on subscription
was read and laid over until their work
was completed.
Then came the engineers report and
stepping lightly to the front Edward
Hedden read the famous document,
which is as follows;
ENGINEER's REPORT.
The line was started from the upper
end Of the old New York ditch at the
lower end of the Black Canyon on the
Pavette river about four miles above
Emmett. from this point il keeps along
the north bank of the river S.32 miles
10 point Of a mile above the old
Reagan place where one OF the best
nlaces for head gate was found OF any
noint on the river. The grade at this
noint is 81 feet above the surface OF the
water and would require dam in the
river TO raise the water the necessary
hight for the ditch. The cost OF build
inc the dam would be more than com
pensated for in the saving OF rip rap ana
The repair to head gate and ditch that
comes from the destructive influence oil
hiph water every year. The principal
odvantage from the dam would be the
raising OF the ditch above the grade oil
water in the river and thereby reducing
the YEARLY cost Of repair. The difference
in cost would be very little; have
estimated that the dam would cos'
ahout al 500. that the cost OF rip raj
thai would be necessary TO protect The
arstmile would be about 81 300; now be
sides this il the line was continued NJ
the river until the grade OF the ditci
was on a level with the river 1t woul'
reouire about Z Of a mile of extra diich
Nhi. has not been estimated, but II TN
was taken into account. as IL should be
the nresent line would be very mucl
cheaper as it is and besides 1t seems L
me that a better place for head gat
cannot be found. have made my estl
mate for a capacity OF ofVVV lnS"oS' ou
II the company think advisable to pu
in a larger one in case the ditch is eve
enlarged the plans can be changed ou
ss long as $500 will build new gate Il
ease the ditch should ever be eniarge'
n would seem that the one already sue
rested would be large enough to carr,
The water demanded and | may as wei
saw right here that although the ditcl
is not sufficiently large TO carry wate
enough to irrigate every acre of land, tn
present capacity would be sufficient 10
ali purposes for the next five or 81
Years. Bv that time if the settlers unde
the ditch see that more water is required
IL is more than probable that they WI
he in better condition TO enlarge IN
ditch than they will to build the mrs
one. Now say for example we hay
10000 acres Of land that would max
somewhere in the neighborhood of IL
quarter sections, is there anybod
taking up a quarter section OF land tina
is going to cultivate more than 40 acre
of their tract There may be few but IN
chances are that during the coming,h'
years there viii &c less than an areiSs