The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-14
PAYETTE WATER USERS ASSN.

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The Payette-Boise Water Users as
| ISOLATION being interested in the plan
| of the governmen to cooperate with
| land holders on irrigation projects,
| asked D. w Ross, head OF the re-
| clamation service in Idaho, to meet
with the association at Caldwell
| Wednesday, and Mr.. Ross attended
the meeting, accompanied by Engi-
neer Davies.
At this meeting-it was determined
how best to enter upon the plan of
| cooperation between land holder and
the government in connection with
the completion of" the Payette-Boise
| project. Another extension in con-
nection with this project recently
came up at a meeting held at Kuna,
when 1t was determined by land
holders on the Kuna high line that
an extension should be made from
the New York canal to furnish wa
ter for lands tributary to the Kuna
high line.
| Another proposed project in con-
nection with the Payette- Boise en-
terprise, which was recently brought
up in meeting between Mr.. Ross
and the land holders on the north
side of the Boise River, may be af
fected by the decision of the recla-
nation service to cooperate with
land holders. 1t is the desire of
these holders of land to work with
the government in completing the
project that they might have water
for their land. This would revive
the Payette feature of the project
and it is likely that work will be
started on this feature, since land
holders have expressed willingness
to cooperate.
The proposed plan of cooperation
on the part of the government with
the settlers has not been worked
out in detail, but it is proposed to
start preliminary work soon, get
ting into details and proving the
worth of the plan as work Is carried
on. Some action along this line will
be taken at the meeting of the water
users association, and the govern
ment's representative, who has just
returned from a meeting with re-
clamation officials and will act along
the line of the plan which has been
adopted by the service
This plan of cooperation, recla-
. nation officials would have deter
, ined, will be of great value in several
ways. 1t will expedite the construc-
ton of all projects, for the plan is
general and applies to the govern
ment's 81 projects in different states;
1t will permit of construction al
4 small cost and will enable the land
! holders to get water sooner than II
they had to wait for the government
to alone complete the projects, fol
reclamation funds have run out anC
j 1t will probably be some time before
: further appropriations are made.
: The only difficulty, which at thii
: time it is expected will arise in the
= cooperative plan would be with re
d gard to the rendering accounts O
: payments to the treasury depart
!. ment, but this feature of the plal
t has been discussed by reclamation
Q officials and it is thought can be sat
0 isfactorily worked out. AS to pro
r iects on which water users associa
j. tons have been formed the plan con
r templates that an agreement SHOULD
:, be reached between the association
= and the reclamation service whereof
/ the unit prices that woul,
q be allowed land holder
for excavating the differen
r classes of material handled in tn
n work might be determined. April
n cations should then be made by lam
i holders to the associations to do an
l. portion of the work at the pric
n agreed upon, under the supervision
y of the engineers of the service. set
9 Elements to be made upon the basi
e of the estimates furnished by tn
q service and upon the report of tn
q engineers that the work has bee
n satisfactorily performed. Further
o the plan contempiates that each ap
q plicant shall agree to receive in pay
IS ment for his work a certificate o
Is warrant which should be received b
u the reclamation service as evidenc
of the right to credit for its fac
It value on the payment of waite
: rights.
1t is suggested by the plan tina
on each project an organization
should first be formed which Nigh
consist of the water users associa
ton, as under the Payette-Boise pro
. ject. or. where no such association