The record-union., 1895-11-14
DISAPPOINTMENT TILL NEXT MONDAY.
The "PoCken Reclamation District in
Allegiance.
Supervisors Want a Little Advice
From the District Attorney and
Time to Think.


trict, was continued yesterday by the
Board of Supervisors.
C. Schreiner was recalled for the OPP
position and contradicted the state
ment of Surveyor Boyd that the natu-
raj drainage of the district lay outside
the limits of the proposed new district,
saying that a part of the lowest ground
would run inside the leVee. He showed
on the map where cuts had been made
when the drainage canal was dug, in
order to let the water into Schreiner's
Lake. The water at present runs into
the new district and would have to get
three feet higher in order to run out
over the lands outside of the levee, if
the new district were formed.
Then all the use there is for the new
district is as a reservoir to hold the
water that comes down from above"
said A. j. Bruner, counsel for the petit
TONERS.
THAT is all it can be used for said
the witness. THE water cannot get
out, and it stays there and evaporates.
Then all that would be done if the
new district is formed would be to mar
row the basin where the water comes
down." said Mr.. Bruner.
THAT is ALL said Mr.. Schreiner. He
roads were. If half the basin were cut
off, he said, the other half would have
to take care of the water.
Mrs. Catherine SlaWsOn, whose place
is about three-quarterS of mile from
the levee of the new district, thought
that if it were built it would back the
water up on her land and destroy it.
If the old levee We're maintained, 1t
might not damage her, but would leave
q passage only three-quarters OF a
mile wide for the water to go through.
Mrs. Alvina Elliott said that if the
new levee We're formed 1t would make
the water come up much higher on her
place than it does now, and that she
could not rent it.
w. E LovdaI who is one of the
Trustees of District No.535, said he was
familiar with the action of the water
in the district, and in his opinion the
formation of the new district would be
q decided damage. The old district
would be compelled to receive all the
drainage water from the high lands
and it would back up much higher than
now 1t would also necessitate two
pumping plants, which would be much
more costly than now. The water
would also cover land that is not COW
cred now, and the old district would
have to bear all the expense of taking
care of the water from the plains. He
had since his election called a meeting
OF the property owners to discuss the
matter of allowing the formation of
new district. \ committee of three was
appointed to confer with Colonel Nc
Nasser and Mr.. O'Nein The bone of
contention was the inequality of the
last assessment, and they proposed
reassessment by arbitrators, but the
other side would only listen TO letting
the assessment stand and having
pumping plant put in.
Supervisor Curtis asked if, in case
the Supreme Court decided the assess
ment to be just, he and Trustee
Schreiner would take steps to carry
out the decree of the court, and Mr..
Lovdal answered that if the court de-
cided it to be just he supposed they
would have TO carry it out. He and Mr..
Schreiner had been elected by the people
III opposition to the assessment and he
could not at present tell what the board
would do.
Mr.. Bruner said that there We're only
seven men in the district sued in the
suit now before the Supreme Court,
and if the decision was against them
the Trustees intended to sit down and
bring no suits against the remaining
140
Mr.. Sims objected to any such state
ments and Mr.. LOvdal stated that he
had no such intention.
He said the Lovdal lands were now
assessed for 81. 100 or 81 300 for pump
ing He described the bitches on his
place and said that he did not drain
much water into the basin. In answer
TO question by Mr.. Bruner he said
that ii was not the intention of the
highlanders to fool along and make
the lands in the proposed new district
carry the water as long is they can
without putting in pumping plant
lie thought that if the Board of Super
Visors would appoint new Commission
ers and have a new assessment made,
it would be settled satisfactorily. Since
he had been on the board there had
been. he said to Chairman Morrison, no
opportunity to consider the question of
enjoining the plains people from send
ing down all their water into the dis
trict The meeting called by him was
for all interested. He said he was in
favor of pumping plant as soon as
practicable.
Mr. Morrison said that what was
practicable was a long way off some
times. This land IS near the city and
should be reclaimed in order to add
largely TO the taxable property Of the
county. He asked if. in case the Su
preme Court decided the assessment il
legal the Trustees would Immediately
ask for the appointment of new Com
missioners and proceed Immediately
with the work Of reclamation.
Mr.. Lovdal said he would. He said
that he considered the present assess
Inent unjust, because it did not take
into consideration the fact that the
low land would receive all the benefit
OF it. but would pay only a small share
of the cost The high land has been
for years bearing nearly all the expense
Cf keeping up the leVees, and the low
lands have paid next to nothing. Col
onel McNasser paid no levee tax.
Mr.. Bruner said he could not find on
the list the name Of any Lovdal VINO
was paying any leyee tax, and Mr.. Low
DIAL said that they paid nearly all the
levee tax the last time one was levied.
and 1t amounted to 80 per acre, the
loWlands paying very little.
Mr.. Sims then read protest against
the formation Of the district by resi-
dents within its boundaries, and one by
residents outside of IT,
This closed the case, and Mr. Bruner
read Section 34S1 from the Political
Code, claiming that the only questions
before the board were: First, whether
the lands in the proposed district had
been reclaimed, and second, whether il
can be reclaimed The law says
nothing as TO whether people outside
the district object or not. or whether
they are injured or not
Mr.. Sims contended that the board
had the same right of action that they
had IN the formation of the original
district There was no reason. he said
for asking for the new district, as the
new trustees We're willing to do what
was right toward reclamation.
After the attorneys had finished their
argument Todd declared himself ready
to vote on the question.
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