The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-11-13
NEWS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT
WATER USERS
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water users the power to veto any
construction work that would add to
their burden of cost, of which they
do not approve.
Those who would prefer to see the
old law continue in effect, that is to
say those who prefer to continue to
pay the IT mainder of the ten annual
installments 4s they fall due, rather
than to t1v: 20 years in which 10 pay,
may have that privilege. All they
need to do is to decline 10 execute
acceptance of the act Failure, re
fusal or neglect to execute such ac-
full force and effect.
1t is in the interest and for the adj
vantage of the water user himself that
we urge upon him the advisability of
executing acceptances on or before
December l. 1914.
The old law requires, in most cases,
that the building charges shall be
collected on December l. Unless the
water users intention is made mani
fest by his filing acceptance of the
Reclamation Extension Act before
this date, there is no way by which the
Commission can determine that he
will, before March "a, 1915, file such
acceptance. Therefore, there will be
nothing for the service to do but to
proceed under the terms of the old
law.
One Interpretation of the new law,
and of the effect of the public notice
of September "a, 1914, is that mas
much as the law gives the water user
six months (after the first public no.
a aC4i,,r Iic 1opll wv h
in which to file his acceptance, and
notwithstanding December is named
therein as the date of the first in
stalEment due, any acceptance filed
within the six months period, that is
to say on or before March "a, 1915,
will have the effect to grant such &C
ceptor the right to pay per cent on
December l, 1914.
1t is manifestly impossible for the
man who files his acceptance on
March "a, 1915, to pay his per cent
installment on December l, 1914.
The law requires that for each
months delay in the payment of this
per cent installment, the deliquent
shall pay in addition thereto l per
cent month penalty.
Therefore, the water user who de-
lays the acceptance of this act until
March "a, 1915, will find himself con-
fronted with the necessity OF paying
per cent for his procrastination
Assuming that the construction
charge is 500 per acre and that the
water user has already pid $50 or
account, the balance due therefor, i
$50. There will accrue and be payable
on December / as to all those who
have signed their acceptan'e charge
on only rer cent O. $l.Q0 per acre
IN the case of a man ha. ing gu acres
the amount to be collected will bt
$50. but if not paid on or before Dec
ember a penalty of per cent will b.
added on the of December and OF
the first day of each succeeding montl
until the installment is paid.
IT. therefore, he waits until Marcl
"a, 1915, to send his acceptance ant
paw his installments he will not pa
$50 but $500, the $500 being TIL
penalty assessed for his delay. >.
1t is evident therefore that 1t l
to the profit and advantage OF ever,
water user who is paying construc
ton charge, to execute and hle his &C
ceptance on or before December l.
Secretary Lane has authorized tn
Commission to announce that all I'm
paid operation and maintenanc
charges due prior to December l, l9l
may be added to and made part @
that portion of the construction chare
es remaining unpaid on that date
the basis for the assessment OF the
per cent initial installment and the
additional installments provided 10
by the terms of the Reclamation En-
tension Act. This does not apply :
es for the irrigation season of l9l-
the operation and maintenance chars
which will be ascertained and assesse
in compliance with the terms OF tn
Reclamation Extension Act, to be
come due and payable on the dat
hereafter to be announced. subject t
all the provisions and penalties OF tina
act.
The Reclamation Commission Dc
sires in every way to cooperate wit
the water user in order to promot
his interests AS an evidence OF TIL
desire, this circular is intended
show you that it is to your advantag
to file acceptances on or before De-
ember l, 1914.
Finally. it must be understood, tn;
those who do not wish to take adya1