The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-30
PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
U.SR. s., PIONEER IRRIGATION
District and WATER USERS ASS0.

Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350OOO) il
drainage work in the Pioneer Dis
trct under this contract and to stol
when such limit of expenditure ha!
been reached. 1t is not expected tina
the lands of the district can be com
pletely drained at this cost nor a com
plete drainage system extended tc
each fart unit but only a general
drainage system of principal drain.
with which the individual and com
munity farm drains can be connected
| 2. That the district will pay to the
government for the above described
drainage work in the district, the sum
of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($350,OO0) in ten (l0) install
ments of Thirty-five Thousand
($35,00O Dollars each, the first in
stallment to be due and payable on the
same day of the year following that
in which announcement is made by the
secretary of the interior that the said
sum has been expended for such work,
and one (D installment on the same
day in each year thereafter until all
installments are paid, and will use the
taxing power of the district and all the
powers and resources of the district
to collect said sums of money and pay
| the same to the government when due
g. That after the construction
thereof, the district will maintain said
drainage system in good serviceable
condition, at its own expense, but if it
shall fail or neglect to do so, the
United States may maintain or repair
the same and charge the cost thereof
H. - ia ~ -:
will promptly pay.
T. That the district will pay to the
government the sum of Five Hundred
Sixty Thousand ($56O,OO0) Dollars for
storage capacity in Arrowrock reser-
voir-a reservoir to be constructed by
the government on Boise River in
Boise and Elmore counties, Idaho, and
to have capacity of between 100000
and $4,000 acre-feeet, and the govern
ment will provide for the district that
portion of the total storage capacity
of Arrowrock reservoir which Five
Hundred Sixty Thousand ($56OOOO)
Dollars is of the total cost of said res
ervoir, and will deliver at the down.
stream end of the outlets of the Arrow
rock reservoir, for the district each
year after the completion of said res
ervoir, the same proportion Of the |
stored water available from said res
ervoir at such times after three days |
notice from the district to the govern
ment officer in charge and in such |
quantities as the district may direct !
not in excess of the district porpor-
tionate part of the available outlet ca
pacity. The total cost of said reser-
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the secretary of the interior in his |
public notice of the charges to be made
for the Boise project, and to include
all costs and expenses of whatsoever
nature or kind for the purpose of,
growing out of, in connection with, or
resulting from the construction of said
reservoir including engineering ex-
penses and overhead charges, and such
if any, as may be payable on
account of advances under the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress of June
Is, 1910, (36 Stat. L. 1850, or other
legislation by congress.
5. The said sum of Five Hundred
Sixty Thousand ($56O,OOO) Dollars
shall be paid by the district to the gov
eminent in ten (lO) installments of
Fifty-Six Thousand ($56,OOO) Dollars
each. the first of which shall be due
and payable one OD year after the date
upon which public notice or announce
'hent is made by the secretary of the
interior of the charges to be made
upon the Boise project, on account of
construction of said project, and one
~ installment on the same day of each
year thereafter; and the District will
use the taxing power of the District,
and all the powers and resources of
The District to collect said sums OF
money, and pay the same to the Gov
eminent when due, and will also paw
zach year its proportionate share Of
he cost of operation and maintenance
II said reservoir and delivery of water
heretrom, as announced by the Sec
etary of the Interior.
8. No interest will be charged on
ny OF the said installments for drain
ge work, or stored water or money
o be paid to the Government for op-
ration and maintenance, on account
II the drainage works or stored water.
ntil due; but any part thereof which
nay remain npaid after the same is
ue shall bear interest from maturity
nth paid at ten per cent l1O%) Der
mum, and the Government shall not :
e Obliged to deliver or turn out for
ne District any stored water while the 6
district is in default on any of the