Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-28
Another Date Set
for N. S. Hearing
Land Board Will Not Take Up
North Side Matters Again
Until Dec. 10th.


meeting held ON Monday. Com
mcmt- are unnecessary, but 1t does
seem ridiculous that the interests OF
hundreds Of settlers on this tract |
are ignored simply through the
whinS Of one or two obstinate |
members Of the State Land Board
Owing to the absence of Mis-
Shepherd, state superintendent OF
instruction, and :. ID. Taylor, state
auditor. from the land board meet
ing yesterday the decision Of that
body in reference To the contention
between the settlers and the irriga-
ton company ON the Twin Falls
North Side tract was again post
poncd The meeting was called
for , o'clock and at , o'clock the
board ad djourned until December l6.
1t il thought that at this time the
matter will be disposed of by the
board
Governor Hawley read the several
orders submitted by both sides Of
controversy and they We're discussed
hy the governor, Secretary of the
State Clifford and Attorney General
NcDougall The order which the
Water '-er- association wishes tu
he entered by the land board calls
for the furnishing of an additional
y l-O. 900 acre feet of water to the
entire North Side tract. To d'
this am additional reservoir vii
have To he constructed. The Set.
-, tiers want to have this order Ell
~ tered and if the 10000 aerefee
of water is not furnished within
- given time they askNhat suit be in
stituted To cancel the company
~ Carey Act contract with the state
The order caused some discussion
among the three members of tn
o- board who were present nj I'll
Of meeting but they decided tina
it. owing to the importance of I'll
ry case under consideration that tt
hc entire membership of the boar
Der should bc present. None of tho'
.ht who were interested in the case ;
.d- ATTORNEYS for either the settlers 4
n-- the North Side tract or for the irr
laS CATION company appeared befo
ate the board yesterday. The thr
le- members who were present a
IN. nounccd that they had made
hat their minds upon the North Si
hly case but that they did not want
at have their votes recorded with t
a, others absent.
hc The action Of the majority
hc the board in adjourning the me-
I of ing to 4 later date left the impr
ate. sion that the governor, the sec
M. tarv of the state and the attorr
general are divided upon the qu
tion of what should he done in
y, " gard to the North Side tract.
" is understood that the majority
the board yesterday stood , to l
~ favor of the settlers contenti'
''' and as this would not give maj
WV ity vote of the whole hoard in in
of either of the parties To the c
''N' tention it was decided to wait
coming of the other two menb'
1t is not known how Miss Sh
:, herd or State Auditor Taylor
vote upon the question but the
preston is that the case will he
49,. cided 10y a close vote and that
board will vote , to , in favo
one side or the other. Dissent
opinions are expected no ma
.n,n which way the case is decided
the land board.
1t is understood that the case
of necessity have to he decided
fore the new administration t.
n,r hold of the state government n
and of the hearings have been held
-, it der this administration and t
Y To of the present board go out of q
! ,',v' H' in January. Governor Haw
worry Stare Auditor Taylor and Alto
General McDougall retire ON