The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17

waters stored at large expense under said Okla
hogan irrigation project for the watering o
lands near the level Of said OkanOgan river ;ant
Whereas, the canals already constructed un
der said project, are OF such altitude us to Gov
er many thOusa nds OF acres of land now deser
in character. whibh said stored waters nigh
well reclaim instead of such stored waters be
i:g applied rs at present on the low lands
along said OkAnogan river whsch the water o.
said Okanogan river should irrigate; and
whereas, Iners are many ,h9nsands OF acre,
be irrigated probably by the use OF such de
veOped water powers for irrigation by means
OF pumping. and
Whereas. There is no better place to apply
the wisdom and advice OF that wizard of elec
tricity, Mr.. Edison, than in said county in the
manner herein proposed and
long the controversy between the national con
servatiOnists and the state cOnservationists
and. while prsfitless chickering's between fac
water powers continue indefinitely; and
whereas, the carrying out of such an enter
prise would invite private capital and nnmer-
ly benefit all concerned and injure no one;
Now Therefore. it is earnestly prayed that an
act Of congress be passed, providing for the i'm
mediate sale At public auction of such lands to
whice private rights have not attached, and
that the funds thus arising be expended under
the direction Of the reclamation service for the
purposes herein indicated
And thus your memOrialists as in duty bound
will ever pray.
And the honorable secretary of state is here
by directed to Immediately transmit to the
honorable senators add representatives in con
gress from this state certified copies OF this
memorial"
Motion regularly made and duly carried it
was ordered that all of block eight (S), nine (9)
ten Q0), eleven (lD and lots twenty (20), twenty
one (2D and twenty two (22) in block three (S)
all Of BOllfnger street and that portion of Au-
gusta and Arkansas avenue lying west OF Main
street. which above tots and blocks belonging
to and being the property OF W. A. Bolinger,
and being in the town OF MethOw, Okanogan
county, state of Washington, be, and the same
is hereby vacated.
The following bills presented and allowed:
Road No. l.
Elgin Il Nelson Co., road supplies ......S 81 10
Current Expense.
Maggie b. Payne, chairs for county ...... 3s 81
Jay Holcomb. board for Asst Co. Eng. 10
+ Pugh, for board of Leroy and Phil
Bill po col Henry Mitchell for election Off. " "
cial Beeman precinct that was allowed
as $500 recOnsidered and allowed an
addltlOnal. ..,............,... = w
Plat OF McClenahan's addition to Omak ap-
proved as presented by James McClenahan.
Bill Of W S. Moore for $1,000 which was for
merly rejected. reconsidered and allowed in
the sum Of $500
Bili Of Kenneth Turner for $500 expert wit
ness fees Miller case as formerly rejected, re-
considered and allowed in said amount 25 W
l Wright. commissioner and mileage 40 90
A Nixon 81 10
Minutes Of Jan. II, 1911, read and approved.
Adjourned to Feb "A. 1911, at2p.m M.
RI. WRIGHT
Chairman of said Board.
ATTEST: J D: HuBsARD. County Auditor and
ex-OfiiciO clerk Of the Board of County
Commissioners.
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