The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-02

ucleliHint, nrSt, whether Salu canal
will be conducive to public welfare;
second, whether the route is practical
BILE; third, whether proper compen-
sation has been allowed for property
appropriated; fourth, whether the
benefits have been properly appor-
toned.
Sec. IF no appeal is taken, the
board shall fix day for the sale of
the construction of the improvements
at public cutlery, in sections of not
less than the number of linear feet
apportioned to each lot or separate
tract of land and cause notice to be
given, ETC. The contract shall be let
to the lowest responsible bidder who
shall give bond in a sum not less than
double the estimated value of the
part bid off.
Sec. 8-No bid to be received
which exceeds the irrigation commits
sioners estimate and any owner or
owners, having given notice before
the day of sale, shall be allowed to
construct that part of the improve
ment apportioned to his land under
the same conditions, as any other
contract, and shall be allowed therefor
the same compensation as would have
been paid to the original contractor.
Sec. Provides for assessments
for the payments Of construction etc.
The board may fix the payments such
that the principal and interest shall
be paid blank years, the commissi.
oners shall issue the bonds of the
county to be known as irrigation bonds
of not less than one hundred dollars,
based on the assessments, to raise the
money for construction, SAID bonds to
bear interest not exceeding-per
cen per annum.
Sec. 10-The assessments are to
be placed on the tax duplicate and
collected as the other taxes The
county shall assume and pay the as
sessments levied against government
lands, for which it shall receive com
pcnsatlon as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 1l-Provides for the manner
of sale of bonds and that they shall
fall due at periods of two years from
date of issue, requiring no payment
for two years. Said bonds to be sold
at not less than par value.
Sec. Eff petition is made for
a ditch in more than one county APP
plication shall be nude to the board
of each county, and each board shall
appoint one irrigation commissioner
from its county and the board of the
county having in it the greatest length
of said canal, shall appoint three; or
the surveyor of each county shall
serve. This joint irrigation board
shall file a duplicate report one in
each county. Applications for dam
ages and objections to assessments
. and appeals shall be made to the dis
trio court Of the county which has
the greatest length of such ditch A
majority Of the board of commission
ers of each county when in joint SEES
sion shall be competent to act, and
bonds may be issued by each rs pro
vided in sections 9 and | | to secure
the construction of that portion al
lotted to lands in said county.
Sec Collection of taxes shall
not be enjoined nor declared void in
consequence of any technical error
committed by the viewers, county
clerk or board.
Sec, 14-If said ditch shall take
the course of any ditch or canal
heretofore constructed the owner or
owners shall be allowed compen-
sation for as many cubic yards as
shall have been removed in the old
canal.
Sec 15--I'he county assessor or
other officer whose duty it is to col
lect taxes shall keep a separate ac-
count for each tract or subdivision
of land affected by such Improvement,
whether the same be owned by pri-
waite or corporate individuals or by
the United States Government.
Sec. 16-Any person at any time
desiring a water right for land affect
ed by any such canal may obtain the
same from the board of commissioners
10y paying into the county treasury
the amount taxed against such tract
or tracts of land on the books and
duplicates of the county assessor, pro-