The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-13
THE ELECTION
WAS POSTPONED
HANNA SAYS PROJECT WILL
BE.COMPLETED IN 1913.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Already $500 per Acre Has Been
Spent on Payette-Boise Reclama ion
Project-Army Engineers Say Total
Cost will Be $4,000 per Acre.

Pursuant to call OF the directors, a
meeting. of the stockholders of Pay
cite Boise Water Users association
was held in Caldwell Monday. AS
the stockholders present did rep
resent a majority Of the stock the
meeting adjourned until February z
when officers will be elected for the
ensuing year. At the meeting 10000
shares were represented, where there
are $4,000 shares outstanding. Every
stakeholder is urged to be present at
the February meeting or to give his
proxy to another. In case he desires
to vote by proxy he should notify the
secretary at least days prior to Feb.
IL.
AS nothing could be done in the
way of electing officers the meeting
put in the time discussing the genera
conditions throughout the project L,
w. Hanna, engineer in charge of the
project, made very interesting talk.
Mr.. Hanna stated that he estimated
that the government had already ex-
pended SIS per acre on this enter
prise. However, he was at present
unable to give an estimate of the ulti-
mate cost per acre for water on this
tract. He stated that he was certain
the project would be completed in
1918 The work of cementing the
New York canal is proceeding apace
Already $4,000 feet have been cement.
ed. The flow of water is facilitated
and the waste is greatly diminished
by cementing the canal.
Army Engineers Say $4,000 per Acre
According to press dispatches from
Washington, to date $3,404, 1927 has
been spent on the Payette- Boise pro-
ject. 1t is believed that the building
charge will approximate 10000 per
acre.
This project is worthy of compile
ton at such a rate as the funds can be
allotted and the work economically
performed" says the board. In gen
eral the engineering work on this pro-
ject is approved by the army engin-
GERS. Attention is called to a slight
leaking at the Deer Flat reservoir,
have to be watched closely as the
water rises in order to determine il
the leakage increases to any alarming
extent. Attention is also called to
the probability of leakage through the
bottom of the reservoir.
The cost of storage on the upper
Boise river will be high, says the
board, and engineers think it will be
wise to defer construction of the re-
servoirS until water rights have been
adjusted and until the quantity OF
water necessary to be stored in these
reservoirs is determined with more
exactness. The present estimates for
this storage are only approximate.
The board suggests that the money
allotted be divided approximately be-
tween the Boise river storage and the
remainder of the project. The high
cost of storage cannot be avoided be-
cause of the unfavorable conditions
for storage on the headwaters of the
Boise river. The board is of the
opinion that the lands of this project
when irrigated, can readily stand any
cost that may be assessed against
them.
Alterations have been made in the
plans for the Boise river reservoirs
1t is now proposed to build the dam in
the river at Arrow Rock and work
will be started at once. This dam will
be the highest in the country, or
about $50 feet high. 1t viii go down
into the river bed 90 or 20 feet and
Will be of masonry and concrete. The
proposed reservoir will have stor-
age capacity of 100000 acre feet of
water, which means the reclamation
of between 10000 and 100000 acres
of land. 1t will cost approximately
$5,l59,0O0 Secretary Ballinger has al
ready set apart 81 100000 with which
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