The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13
WATER USERS.
Board of Directors
Monthly Meeting

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fridge vice, president; A. A. Rich
ards, secretary; and D. R. Hubbard
treasurer of the association for the
ensuing year. The following
Board of Directors were also, elect.
ed; D. R. Hubbard, Boise; H. A.
Partridge. Nampa; J. J. Walling,
Nampa; A. R. Stalker, Meridian
A. A. Richards, Emmett; A. ].
How'd. Emmett; J. H. Lowell,
Caldwell; E. M. kirkpatrick,
Parma; A. J. Mitchell, Parma; c.
E. Paine, Roswell.
The following report was made
by President Lowell:
To the Directors of the Payette-
Boise Water Users AS sociation:
beg leave herewith to submit
report of the affairs of this Associa-
ton up to date. The Association
was incorporated in Sept. 1904 and
the work intrusted to it has been
carried on since that time by the
present Board of Directors. The
progress and result of this work
was stated pretty fully in state.
ment issued by your, honorable
board at the last meeting, which
statement was spread upon the
minutes and sent to our Repre-
sentatives in Congress and the
Governor of the State so that l do
not feel the need of recapitulating
now.
AS to the definite results, how
ever. we secured in March 1908
the general approval of the entire
project by the Secretary of the
Interior and an appropriation of
$1,000, ooo.o 90 for carrying on the
work, and on Dec. 81, 1905, the
construction Of the first part of the
project was ordered, and bids are
now being advertised tor to be
opened Feb. I, 1906. I therefore
congratulate the Association and
the people of the. Payette and Boise
Valleys upon the successful out
come of their work. There is,
however, lalge amount of work of
organization still to be accomplish
ed and it seems that we should
bend our energies toward the furth-
er perfecting of our organization in
harmony with the government
plan.
The Association in Dec. zoos
had under contract I96,o14 acres
distributed among 2124 contracts.
There remain still to be signed up
in the portion of the project first
under contract the following acre
age: Pioneer Irrigation District,
245o acres; Nampa- Meridian Irri-
CATION District, Ada County. 1924
acres; Nampa-Meridian Irrigation
District, Canyon County, 1891
acres.
In the matter of membership of
the Association the contracts enter
ed into by parties under the differ
ent canal systems are subject to
the approval ofthe canal companies.
These approvals have been given
in an informal way but I presume
that more formal approval of these
contracts will be necessary to vail.
date the same. l suggest that
different canal companies be asked |
to take such formal action as may
be necessary. You will note by
the statement above that there are
over 1000 subscribers to stock in
our Association and that these sub
scriptions when validated by the
action Of the different canal COM
panies and approved by our Board |
of Directors entitle the holders to |
full membership in the Association. |
I suggest that it is desirable that
steps be taken to make all these
land owners full stockholders and |
members at the earliest possible
time.
In regard to the financial con-
ditions of our Association I submit
herewith a detailed report of the
finances covering the entire period