The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-12
Valley Irrigation 90. Withdraw for the
Present-0ther Topics.

irrigation COMPANY Hicu Will
drawal of all proceedings and that
closed all further movements
The action was undoubtedly taken
to avoid waste of time and money
in a proceeding which could not pos
sibly settle the business in any de.
gree. 1t may possibly open again in
the district court.
Incidental to the proceedings, and
as matter of general interest, it
might be mentioned that the follow
ing petition to the Board would have
been presented had not the dismissal
been filed:
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Washington County,
Idaho:
We, the undersigned residents, owners
or tenants of land, lying and being on the
north and west side Of the Weiser river, in
said county and state, and subject to irri-
cation from the waters Of the Galloway or
Jeffrcys' ditch, do not believe that another
ditch or canal below or between the said
bitches would be public benefit to any
person or to the land under said bitches,
but that the same would be detrimental
TO each and all parties using water from
either of said bitches or canals, for the
following reasons, to wit:
/, That the said contemplated canal,
The Valley lrrigatng Co. now asking
your honorable body for a right Of way
could not supply water to any land or
lands that cannot be supplied by the
present bitches or canals or in better or
more econom cal manner.
| H. Considering the cost of maintain
ing, the loss OF water by evaporation and
seepage, the occasional years of INSULT
cheney of water in said river for irrigation
purposes, il would be much to the advan-
tage of all TO have but one ditch or canal,
and greatly to the disadvantage of all to
have more than one,
Ill AS the Weser Canal was admira-
| bly, located to cover all the lands above
described and all the lands contemplated
to be covered by said Valley Irrigation
Co., in consideration of which public
roads have been laid out, located and es-
tabllshed; that the farmers and tillers of
soil under said Galloway ditch have been
to great expense in building and main
tanning laterals to conduct water from
said bitches TO their said lands and waste
gates for same the constructing of new
ditch would be Of great damage to the
farmers roads, laterals, meadows, or
chards, barnyards, crops buildings and
dooryards along the whole length of SAID
ditch or canal.
W. That the number of bitches or Ca
nails would in nowise cause the farmers
along or under them to obtain their water
cheaper, as the said companies would and
could combine 10 raise prices rather than
,, to lower them; that under the law we car
against overcharges for water; that il
would be easier and cheaper to go into thu
courts and fight one corporation thar
, three or four
V. We believe that the farmers o
users of the water should own it, and tn
ditch that conveys 1t; hence If the law
: were such that the users Of water unde
the present canal wanted to district, o
in any manner purchase the present ditcl
r or bitches, a new ditch would but doubl
+ the cost of the purchase to the farmers il
: this vicinity and would in no way be o
T. any value or furnish to the farmers undo
the Galloway ditch any more water
VI That said new ditch will not onl,
|, interfere with the roads, laterals. orchards
cause us at great expense to fiume sal
: ditch where our laterals cross same, ais
TO bridge it where our private roads eros
It, that our waste water is liable TO run il
. same aud thereby cause il to break an
us to be dragged into litigation for same
;. VII That most OF us have our farm
C mortgaged, and taxes and interest ar
about all we can meet from the produc
i of same; that we are not able nor do W
/; wish to be dragged into lawsuits by soul
\ less corporations
Wherefore. your petitioners ask tina
g your honorable body will deny the peti
}. ton and the appointment of appraisers /
Il the matter of the Valley Irrigation Co
now pending before your honorable body
M. S. Dickcrson. Z. f. Johnston
q John w. Pickens. Jno. A. Ross.
ic Peter Pence. II. S. Newman.
p w. b. Kurtz. John o. Peters.
John a. Ross, jr. S. Werneth.
IS f. N. HAWTHORN. Andrew Riggs.
lie Myron Riggs. w. w. Riggs.
Mary Ranahan. James BARLEY
A. c. Mitchell. George Ebert
III w. +. Grooms. S. X. Williams.
he George Williams. A. ID. Green.
d Norval Gorrie. Mrs l.. l.. Shearer.
Thos. c. Galloway. Herman Haas.
]. r. Thomas Thos. II. Pence.
T. John ID. Burns. l.. J. Burns.
O. J. II. HAWTHORN. n. NJ. hawthorn.
Jno Mulloy. Marsh Everitt.
N J. c. Cousens. l.. &. Thomas.
! f. II. Townlcy. b. NJ. Abbott.