The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-08
Bidding for LateralS.

laterals are now out aud 1T Is eX-
pected work will begin In few days.
The first part of the work on which
bids are now called for is on the con-
struction of the Kuna high line,
Kuna lateral aud Rawson lateral.
The work is divided into divisions of
1000 cubic yards each
aud proposals will be received for one |
or more of these divisions
Proposals will be received until 2
O'Clock, February IL, at the office
of the Psyette Boise Water Users as
ISOLATION at Caldwell.
Profiles can be examined and forms
of proposals obtained at the follow
ing places: Offices of the Water
Users association, Caldwell; the
United States reclamation service,
Boise; Citizens State Bank. Nampa
Meridian Exchange bank, Meridian
Kuna postoffice.
The association is planning the
work along the lines laid down by
the reclamation service. F. FL.
Newell, director of the geological
survey, has sent the following letter
to theWater Users association upon
the subject:
Washington, d. G., Jan. %, 1908.
The Payette Boise Water Users AS.
ISOLATION. Caldwell, Idaho.
Sirs: MIR. Ross has called my at
tention to an inquiry received by him
from your acting secretary, under date
of Jan. 4, in regard to the policy of
the reclamation service in the coop
erative work with settlers.
The reclamation service in planning
and carrying out all its work, has
had in view at all times the interest
of the reclamation act as outlined
id its own provisions. namely that the
reclamation fund is revolving fund
and is to be used for the development
of the arid REGION to the best posi- BILE
| advantage.
Accordingly the policy has been to
so plan the work on all projects as
to insure the irrigation Of the great
est area at the least expense and in
the shol tost practicable time, which,
of course can be accomplished only
by concentrating efforts upon spec
flied unit of a project with view to
it's completion and use at the earliest
practicable date.
The proposed regulations in rela
ton to CO cooperative work are nov
under consideration by this Office,
and contain paragraph which is en-
tlrely in accord with the views ant
policy of the reclamation service il
these matters and expresses accuratel.
the policy which it is proposed t.
carry out in connection with the CO
operative work subject to the approx
al of the secretary of the interior
whose views, however. are strictly il
accord with this idea.
This paragraph is as fellows:
| "Such work will be done in accord
auee with plans and surveys to b
. made by the United States reclsmatio
service and will be confined to sue
! uncom pleted divisions of the sal
project as will most effectively expe
, dite the completion of the work o
such divisions and as will insure th
!, best financial results for the projeC
as a whole.
Very Respectfully
f. Il. EWELL,
Director.
On Thursday a meeting was held |
the office of D. w. Ross. where CON
mittees from the Namps Mer idian il
rigation district, and the WAITE
d Users association held conferent
r with the engineers of the service an
r arrived at a plan for the distrib'
o ton of water from the governme
IS canal IN the Nampa Meridian i
rigation dis.ric over some SOC
t. acres of desert land within Il
district.
Mr.. Ross states that most of th
land is crossed by laterals from t
Ridenbaugh canal taking water
5 land owners having water from tn
IT ditch. The plan arrived at was t
! method of taking water from the go
erunent canal after it had enter
the district and he believes feasib
re plan was adopted which will at on
lie be approved by the authorities
Us Washington.
to Those present at the meeting we
Id Dan Barker and Mr.. Stalker
n Meridian; j. II. Lowell and Walt
n Griffith of Caldwell, j. ]. Walli
d, of Nampa, and q. W. Davies.
ct sistant engineer in the reclamati
c. service 3