Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-20
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Irrigation Meeting

of the Buford Trenton citizens. Der.
suant 10 call for organizing the Eufort.
Trenton Water Users Association. held
ct Mobiles Hall, Buford, N. D. April
ii, 1905.
Meeting called to order BY chairman
r. M. Calderwood, who read the call
for said meeting, and then introduced
Hon. H. A. Storrs. electrical engineer
present upon the operation Of the
Reclamation Laws, "a interpreted bv the
Hon. Secretary of thu Interior in al.
min ist ratlve work along that line TO
date, after which he signified lis will
ingness TO answer such questions as the
psople present desired further informa-
ton upon. Among the questions asked
at the tune were the following:
About how long time will it take,
fter We have the necessary amount OF
the land signed up, to complete the irri.
CATION works so that the government
will be ready TO deliver water? <@-
Answer. Owing from the length Of
time required to complete the necessary
details OF a project OF this kind it would
be extremely difficult to state exactly
how soon, but If you lose no time in
perlecting your Water Users Aasocia-
lion, think by the spring of 1907, tho
Government will be ready to furnish
water.
Question. ia portion of my land is
covered with a valuable growth Of tim
Der, will DO obliged to pay for that in
the general ran Of expenses?
Answer. You will have to pay the
assessment of first cost against your
timber land, but not the cost for water
unless you used water upon that tract.
Question. 20 We have to pay for 100
acres of water whether We use that
amount or not?
Answer. No. You pay for inst what
YOU use, be thai 40. go, or 100 acres of
irrigation. you. pay your proportional
amount of the cost of pumping, depend
ing upon the amount of ground which
yon are irrigating. .
Mr.. Storrs stated at this time that the
matter Of the annual charge of water,
that it would cost about 80 cents per
acre foot, and as this project had been
figured to require as a maximum, two
acre feet per anDum, that it would cost
about SLIGO per acre to deliver this
smount OF water, and IN addition to this
an additional charge to cover tho weal
and tear incident to keeping the works
perpetnal!y in q good state of repair
end ultimately replacing the entire
plant. would DO made against the irri
gated lands, which might in season of
amount of water was to be pumped,
bring the cost o: the water up to $500
per acre.
At this point Mr.. Calderwood sug.
gested the reading and discussion Of the
Articles Of Incorporation, which plan
was adopted, with frequent explana.
tons by Mr.. Storrs, whose explanations
were fnlland explicit upon the points
discussed. ts,s
At this time Mr.. Storrs asked the
Chair to have an expression from the,
people preaent if they deaired to or
Ranize the BufordTrenton Water Users
Association at this time.f a
Mr.. Calderwood put the question to
the house, and it was received and car
ried with vim which showed that the
citizens present Desired 1t very much.
The Chairman then announced that
nominations were in order for the Office
Of presid ent OF the Association.
Upon motion the following gentlemen
were nominated for that position, Ell.
ward G. Nugenin, L. W. Bramsn, I. O.
Jones. .s>@~z
Edward G. Nugenin was duly elected
by acclimation. No opposition. i,
For Vice president, W. J. Snow and
I. 0. Jones.
M. Snow elected by acclimation. No
opposition. -..
Secretary. Edward q. Jones. Elected
by acclimation.
Treasurer. L. W. Bramen. Elected
by acclimation.
Board Of Directors, J. o. Saunders,
George Simmons. Isaac o. Jones.
Motion to adjonrn. Carried.
Immediately upon the adjournment,
vene at F. A. Jones office for the pur.
pose of signing up the Articles of Incor-
pora,ion of the Bufoyd- Trenton Water
Users Association.
r. NJ. Ca)derwood, Chairman.
By E. E. Jones. Secretary.