The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-09
IMPORTANT MOVES
in IRRIGATION
PIONEER IRRIGATION DISTRICT
AND CITY COUNCIL FALL IN LINE
WITH PETITION FOR BETTERING
CONDITIONS.

bringing about improvements In lrrl
CATION matters in this locality.
On September 20, 1910. the assOcia
ton addressed a communication to tn
Pioneer Irrigation District, OF whicl
the following is a copy:
tlemen:-Herewith find copy O
petition addressed to the Nampa-Me
ridian Irrigation District, Payette Bots
Water Users Association and the Uni
ted States Reclamation Service, to
gether with copy of names signing salt
petition, asking that a more complete
irrigation system be inaugurated. w
would earnestly request that the Pho
neer Irrigation District would co
operate with US in this matter along
the lines indicated in said petition. Al
early answer will greatly oblige, Yours
respectfully, Idaho Promotive G. Pro
tective Association.
The matter was referred to Rice
Thompson & Buckner, attorneys fol
the Pioneer District, and after careful
consideration they submitted the fol
lowing communication to the directors
of the district on Dec. 3rd, 1910:
Gentlemen:-In the matter Of the
application of the Idaho Promotive &
Protective Association for the Pioneer
Irrigation District to cooperate with It
in petiuoning the U. S. Reclamation
Service to provide works for the con
servation OF all waters and to care for
all flood waters in Indian creek, ETC.,
we beg to advise that In our opinion 1t
will be wise for the district to join In
this petition and generally to cooper
ate with this association so long a.
mutual interests are promoted there
by. Respectfully.
RICE, THOMPSON & BUCKNER
On receipt of the above advice BY
the attorneys resolutions were adopt
ed sanctioning the proposed eo-opera-
ton with the Promotive and Protective
association. The resolution reads as
follows:
I'm the matter OF the petition of the
Idaho Promotive and Protective asso-
citation that this district join in the
petition to the U. s. Reclamation Ser.
vice relative to the conservation Of
waters ETC., the following resolution Ii
hereby adopted.
Resolved, That 1t is the judgment
of the board of directors that the Pho
neer Irrigation District should co,
operate with this association so LONG
as mutual interests are promoted
thereby and it is further resolved tina
the president of the Pioneer Irrigation
District is hereby authorized to sigI
the said petition on behalf Of the Pho
neer Irrigation District"
The above resolution was adopted a
an adjourned meeting Of the board o
directors of the Pioneer Irrigation Dis
trict held at the Districts office Dec
;. 1910. J. JESTER Jr.. Sec.
At last Saturdays meeting. the presi
dent Of the Pioneer Irrigation District
L. q. Greenslet; the treasurer. ]. Jes
ter, Jr.; and two of the directors. A. G
Street and Jas. Dickens affixed thei
signatures to the petition OF the as
ISOLATION.
Late Ia September the association
submitted the matter to the city coun
Gil asking that they order an investi
CATION OF Indian creek from the Bots
river to the city limits of Caldwell o.
the east to determine size and cost o
a canal to carry the flood water
through the city in case of freshe
like that of last spring, and TO coop
crate with the association along tn
lines indicated in the petition
The letter containing this reques
was referred to the city attorney, an
on receipt of his report, the followin
resolutions were adopted last evening
Resolved, That 1t Is the judgment
the mayor and council of the said cit
of Caldwell, Ida. that the said cit
should cooperate with this assoeiatio
SO long as mutual interests are pr
NOTED thereby. and 1t Is further r
solved that the proper officials OF ga
city are hereby authorized to sign Il
said petition on behalf of the said cit
The petition was accordingly signed
Mayor ]. B. Gowen. Clerk C. ]. Shor
anA CsumSAlmSa Elmer A. Clark, L
Paynter, Jas. N. Harris. NJ. J. Devei
J. G. Gartin.
The mayor. the city engineer and L
city attorney constitute committee
cooperate with the association for Z
development OF further plans.
The association Is busily engaged
getting out q prospectus fthe enti
situation 70 accompany the petite
Prof. H. T. French has been chos