The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-03

the inspection of the public, and that
the Emmett Irrigation District cor
poration, and any person dealing with
it is permitted to go to the Records
of the district, and that if any pur-
chaser of its bonds had gone to the re-
cords of the district, he would have
found that said bonds were disposed
of without any record; and
Whereas this board Of directors
has not paid any interest coupons up
on any bonds of the district from any
assessment levied for the payment of
interest on the bonds of the district,
and has refused and now refuses to
pay any such coupons until the court
shall have determined the liability of
the district; and
"Whereas it is for the best inter
est of the district to determine the
liability OF said district upon said
bonds, and further to determine which
bonds were legally disposed of and
which bonds were not legally dis
posed of.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the board of directors, upon the ad-
vice of the attorneys of the district,
will not levy any assessment to pay
the coupons of any bonds of the dis
trict until the court shall have deter
mined the liability of the district, and
that this board do now adjourn with
out levying any assessment for the
payment of interest upon the bonds
of the Emmett Irrigation District"
We have cut expenses wherever pos
sible; have even made the levy for
1914 lower than we deemed advisable
owing to the financial condition of
the people.
The present board is willing to take
all blame upon itself for refusing to
establish fiscal year, without any
provision for the warrants already
issued, which would virtually repudi-
ate them. And we expect to continue
on this policy as long as we are in
power. 1 am absolutely not in SYM
pathy with the cutting down of as
sessments at the sacrifice of our ditch
and water service just to enable some
one to sell a piece of land. Water is
our first consideration. That we must
have to protect the man who is max
ing his home instead of speculating in
lands.
l admit that we have been handi-
capped in the carrying on of the con-
struction work of our ditch. Our lev
les have not been paid in a great
many cases by the large land holders,
forcing US entirely upon the credit
basis. We, however, have not been
buying cement at S1.15, except in
small quantities. Car lot prices for
1913 did not exceed IA cents, as is
shown by our records.
wish to extend my thanks to land
owners for advancing US money to /
purchase cement for 1914 work, and
all others for like assistance. 1t is
just such assistance and cooperation
as this from other land owners that
has kept the water in the ditch in
times past.
l want to say further that | am not
in favor of, nor have l even consid-
cred, the employment of any land
owner as superintendent of the ditch.
In conclusion l want to say that
am as deeply interested in the welfare
of the district as any of my constitu-
ents, and have endeavored to
impartially and fearlessly
the affairs of the district
as if they were my own personal af-
fairs. My official acts are open to the
public and l have nothing to hide.
With this plain statement of facts
leave the matter in your hands for
,ensure or approval.
W. H. SHANE.