Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-09
A Conference at Boise Of Those
Interested Brings Forth Many
Valuable Suggestions.
A BILL TO BE DRAFTED.
A Little Investigation Shows the
Need Of Such Measure.
Ill TO BE DRAFTED.

- ''iii'l'll'' VI Nllt ltIllt~ inter
estcd in a Carey Act Commission
met AT the office Of Mr.. ShaNhan
IN Boise on the ith inst, for the
purpose Of discussing the details oi
a proposed bill to be- introduced in
the present session creating Carey
Act Commission Of Irrigation Board
There were present President "
+ Stafford of the Associated Water
U-er- Union, W. NJ Massey of Jc-
rome Paul :. Haddock, Attorney
for the North Side Canal U-cr-
Association; Representatives Nihart
of Twin Fails County, Evans Of
Lincoln County. Senator Borden oi
Lincoln County and MIR. Shawham.
While there we're no definite plans
pui forth al the conference ii wa
the consensus Of opinion that there
must be some changes made i'm the
administration OF the Carey Act
matters and the administration Of
our public water.
1t is proposed to formulate a bill
creating a commission tohc appoint
cd hy the Governor for -iN year.,
one member term expiring each
two years, and to give them all thc
power and authority NOW conferred
ON the land board that does not con-
tlict with their constitutional dutle-
and authority. 1t Is also considered
advisable to transfer some OF th'
matters from the state engineer
office 10 the commission for TIN
reason that it more naturally per
: ,ains to the department OF the Care,
Act mattcr- than To the work ia th
engineers office.
1t will also bc provided that ther
, will be an appeal from all decision
t. Of the board to the district court q
the state i'm the county where tn
propcrty over which the controver'
,ro.e is situated. Such appeal t
he provided for after the manner
q the present appeal from the count
commissioners.
. 1t will provide that the price
the state land to the settler he raise
from 80 cents to $50 for the pu
pose Of raising fund out OF wine
-. to meet the expense OF the comm
# sion.
m Thi. bill will carry with II sever
m now provisions with relation To Il
" making Of contract between the co
r. struct;on Co. and state on reclaim
.. finn Of lands, such aS providing !
g. form of years without paymci
~ ,ben with interest and then to i
,e yin ON the principal covering ter
er of 20 years from the entry.
To require water to be uSc'
Land of thc lowest cost in MANI
nance. that is, where there are I
II, bodies of land and only wa
y, enough for one, the water Sh''i
M ,soa on the one that shows
~ smallest cost to maintain. he'
- the land that could he watered uh'
:" gravity would be preferred to u
"' on which the water shoui"
-. pumped.
w. And when the water has to
H. numpcd. that the construction &C
l nonv uresent a contract with 81
- mower company for II term "'
oro least ten years to the cohh''SS
NIL for approval. This would prev
. raise in the price of power Il
a., so,tlcr is ON the land and CO
w. ,n.. do nothing to protect himself
'ro- 4 provision will be included
either the deposit of all money
,rth nv settlers as initial payments q
'pe: bond covering the s'''''o'
the company is permitted to collect t
,ely ,,,s ,,efore the water is in
'0's ditch, to be returned on the ia'