The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-07

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Under date of August 2oth 1902 The Idaho Republican
said
That Water Decree
Last week we referred to the fact that the decree of the
of Snake river long past due in its delivery to the
and we hoped by this time have information from
somebody who knows showing why is so long DELAYED ana
when may be expected to be forthcoming We have had TINS
information of times heretofore and we passed OH "
our readers for what WORTH but got so 1t WASH worth
the paper printed We presume there IS some good
and sufficient for the the Decree and
think the farmers of the valley would appreciate statement
of the matter given auhoritatvely through the press
We are that gentlemen engaged the mtrcaces OF
the legal profession have something do besides going about
headng progress of the work they engaged m but the
columns of the Republican open to such statement tree or
charge and think the several thousand clients who have been
putting up fees and waiting from year to year through several
campaigns entitled to the courtesy of statement in regard
to the matter.
1t is the purpose of this paper give the people in
formation this subject and while may not be able to tell
them just what they know propose giving them such
information be able to get in addition to what we
already possess.
Water in the Road
More ditch companies have been summoned in the
the charge of oodg the roads, and things
are growing interesting
Some of the strong points the that keep coming
up to the top are these:
About six years ago the work of taking testimony begun
for the purpose of getting decree the ownership OF the
water and canal companies kept busy putting up money
pay for the work. and putting in rate boxes for measuring the
flow in their canals At times they commanded to draw
all the they wanted and other times to leave their head
gates alone by command of the court
couple of weeks ago when everybody using large
volume of water water commissioner Hale local
on the west side the and took charge of the keys
the gates put the seal of the state the gates and told the
water masters to leave them alone until further orders.
Immediately following this the need for diminished,
and the grain harvest began People could do nothing but turn
their waste down the usual channels and these
overowed In of the road districts the road have
done little work the bridges for some years. and the county
commissioners had been telling them get along with little
lumber possible the appropriations small Now the
opous flow of and the small sunken bridges and another
order of the county commissioners road oveseers to prosecute
everybody for flooding the road have resulted general COM
motion and running and fro of water masters whether
they had better heed the command of Commissioner Hale to leave
1.-The headgates open and food people below obey the law
and keep the of the road and disregard Commissioner
Hale.
PLAYING POLITICAL GAME
In year 1908 the editor of The Idaho Republican went
chambers and asked Judge Stevens if would not be
possible get the decree finished and into operation for the
The Judge smiled and replied that this
pagn year, and that might be best to bring that matter
prominently peoples attention At two three times after
that campaign the editor again talked to Judge Stevens
about the matter and told that he would press Referee Cown
for the completion of the work Early the campaign of 1910
the Judge stated that he had pressed the matter the referee
until he very much of patience and had finally told him
that if he did not finish up and file his findings he the judge
would take of his hands entirely. After the election
over the following December the work brought close
and report of the referee submitted and approved De-
cember 10TH 1910, by Judge M Stevens but at shown
that there it, and being attacked that ground
the referee again summoned and he Blacfoo and
worked from January 24h January 3oh making
recon his work. and for which he charged the gants
dollars day and all expenses from the time he left Salmon until
The got back, the amounting 722o for himself and $3.50
for the stenogaphers services redrafng When these
tons made and reviewed by the attorneys representing the
gants the considered completed and the st
of August 1871 1900 copies of the document in book form were
delivered and paid for for distribution among the attorneys and
other representatives of the gant The had then been
years and twentfour days and up this time
had the lgants $4oo246o for expenses and
engineers services including everything but the attorneys fees
and including any of the mufarou losses and work
and expense falling upon the gants while they waiting
for the completion of the decree There has been nad out IN