The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-03-20
Meeting Of Directors Of the
Juieskurg lrrigat.on Distv;~t

Juiesburg Irrigation District
Meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Ju.esburg Irrigation District,
March 4, 1918.
Present: B. d. Parker Jr. President t
William H. Brandt. James N. Buehan-
an. Directors. D. T. Bush, Superinten-
dent, c. NJ. Robson. Attorney and r.
j. DObell. Secretary.
Minutes of February 4th read and
approved.
Letter of February II. from Union
Pacific Railroad Company in reference
TO Irrigation District authorizing the
County Treasurer to accept the 1911
tax on certain lands. being part of
Section %. Township IL. Range "A,
without interest for year 1911, was
read. A motion made, seconded and
carried that Secretary be instructed to
write the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany that they could not grant their
request.
The matter of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company in reference to the
payment of bridges and syphons as per
audit bill No, l92527, which was refer
red to the Attorney at the last meet
ing was brought up and the" Secretary
was instructed to write Railroad Com
pany asking for Credit for old material
and also that the Board had no obiec-
tions to adopting an additional rssou.
tion for amount OF the claim in accor
dance with the resolution adopted,
August 6, 1912.
A petition was presented by P. Peter
son Tor the exemption from Irrigation
Tax for three acres of slough ant l3,
acres south of slough, which is al
kali gl ound in the west half of the west
half of section l3, township II, range
47north of UnionPacific Railroad track
together with certificate of survey
and plat of land, which was presented
to board. Motion made, seconded, and
carried that petition be granted and
County Assessor be notified of action
of Board.
H. c. McNew appeared before the
Board in regard to constructing flume
over and across Line of ditch or canal
of Julesburg Irrigation District at
point of 100 feet South of Union Pa
cific Railroad track in Section IS, |
Township IL, North, Range a.. West
in Deuel. county, Nebraska. Matter
referred 10 Superintendent.
H. c. McNew appeared before the
board in regard to constructing of a
wagon bridge across the canal where
ditch passes through Section 10, Town
ship IL North, Range A Vest, in
Deuel. County, Nebraska. matter was
referred to Superintendent
Secretary was instructed to write
again, notifying E. F. Clayton and C.
H. Naael in reference to payment for
constructing of syphon culverts and
bridges. Notifying them that no wat
er would be furnished until their bills
were paid.
The matter of certain Irrigation bis
trict warrants which had been lost was
brought up. The Secretary reported
that No. 5000, $7S. rs issued to Sherman
Markell. No. 1908, $11.75 issued to M.
c. Sharp. No. 1923, $15.55, issued to
First National Bank of Crook, had
never been registered and that to the
best of his knowledge, these were the
amount of warrants that were claimed
to be lost. Secretary was instructed
to write these parties that if they would
protect the Irrigation District against
loss that the District would issue dup
licates for same.
Secretary was instructed to write
Frank Sherman at Geneseo. Illinois, in
regard to strip of land, 100 feet from
Petersen Canal to the river which they
wish to purchase from Mr.. Dedrick.
The petition of Georgian M, Winter
for the exemption from Irrigation tax
of South half of Southwest quarter of
Section 8, Township II, Range 46
which was referred to the Superinten-
dent and MIR. Buchanan at last meeting
was brought up and upon their recon-
mendation motion was made. second
ed and carried that this land be exemp-
ted from irrigation tax and that Mrs.
Winter and County Assessor be noti-
fled accordingly.
Communication from Adelyard Yahn
was read in reference to claim for
damages by fire of pasture land. The
board agreed to investigate the mat
ter upon their trip to Crook in the near
future.
J. w. Broadhead appeared before
the Board in reference to having GER
tain lands West of Julesburg exempted
from irrigation taxes and the Board
! 1aciIp1 that nl;