Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-02-22
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

The board of County Commission
ers of Gilmore County, State of Ida.
no, met on the 7th Of February, at
the hour of 900 o'clock a. M, In
pursuance OF a call for special meet
ing of such board, made and entered
into on the 31st day Of January, 1913.
by R. D. Gorby and Christ Hendricks
members of such Board, making the
aforementioned call for special meet
ing of such board, that reference to
such order is hereby made. Present
R. D. Gorby, Christ Hendricks ST.,
and Geo. e. Butler, Commissioners,
and F. C. Smith, Clerk.
1t satisfactorily appearing from the
certificate of F. G.. Smith, Clerk,
that public notice of such special
meeting had been given, according to
law, and that George Butler, member
hereof was given five days notice of
such call meeting and the purposes
thereof
On motion, such board took under
consideration the petition heretofore
filed on the 18th day of January,
1913, by c. B. Faraday, H. J. Dick
erson, John H. Brady, ct al, asking
that a reasonable maximum water
rate be established by this board,
for which purpose this special meet
ing was called, that such Board, af-
ter due consideration OF such petit
ton entered the following order.
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Board, after reading and examining
the affidavits Of c. B. Faraday, H.
J. Dickerson, John H. Brady, ct al,
applicants, asking that the Board Of
County Commissioners fix maximum
rate for which water shall be furnish
ed to the water renters and petit
TONERS from the irrigation system,
described, operated and controlled by
the Gilmore County Irrigated Farms
Association, a corporation, duly in
corporated and existing under the
laws of the State of Washington and
licensed to and doing business under
the laws of the State of Idaho, and
the Mountainhome Cooperative Irri-
cation Company, a corporation, duly
incorporated and existing and doing
business under and by virtue of the
laws of the State Of Idaho, that it APP
pears from such affidavits, duly
sworn to that the petitioners therein
named together with many others are
entitled to the distribution of water
from such irrigation system ON rent
al thereof; that such system is en-
tirely within the County of Gilmore,
State of Idaho; that such applica-
ton is made in good faith, and that
there are reasonable grounds to be-
lieve that unjust rates of compensa-
tion are or are likely to be charged
or demanded for the water from the
bitches, canals and reservoirs of such
corporations and owners thereof.
THEREFORE,, it is hereby ordered
that Tuesday the 25th day of Febru-
airy, at the hour of o'clock a. m,
1913, is hereby set as the date for
hearing, when such Board will hear
all parties interested in such water
works aforesaid or in procuring wat
er therefrom, or both of such parties, |
for any of the purposes as well as
all documentary or oral evidence or
dispositions to be taken, touching
said ditch or water works aforesaid,
and the cost of furnishing water
therefrom. That at such hearing the
Board will hear all legal testimony
and proofs which may effect the es-
adjustment of a reasonable maxi
mum rate for water to be furnished
and delivered from such irrigation
system; that at such hearing to be
held at the Court House in Mountain
home, Idaho, such Board will fix a
maximum rate Of compensation for
the water thereafter delivered from
such irrigation system.
1t is further ordered that such
Board meet at 900 o'clock a. m. on
Tuesday the 25th day Of February,
1918, at the Court House in Mount
ainhome, Elmore County, Idaho. for
the purpose Of hearing all legal tes-
timony and proofs tending to estab-
lish a reasonable maximum water
rate to be charged the Water Con-
sumers under rental thereof, and to
enter an order fixing a maximum rate
to be charged for water and any
other order incidental and necessary
thereto.
Whereas it satisfactorily appear
ing TO the. Board that there are a
number of outstanding County War
rants uncalled and unpaid charged
against the various funds and that
there are several amounts in the
various funds that are. imperative
and show a surplus and in order to