Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26

and in high state of cultivation,
and with good permanent improve
ments, the bonds ought to find a
market. They would find a market
more readily than the individual con-
tracts, because in the case of default
on the individual contracts there
would have to be some proceeding
upon each one separately. Whereas,
under bond system the payment of
the debt is spread over a great num-
ber of years and the payments are
made easier and the system is gov
erned by a board of directors chosen
by the land owners themselves, to
not only regulate the use of the wa
ter, but to handle the entire project.
For Creation of District.
Under the bond system fifty or
more land owners within the pro-
posed district may petition the county
court for the creation of such a dis
trict, defining the boundaries there
of. This petition and notices are
duly published and at the appointed
time hearing is had before the coun-
ty court. At this time any lands that
are not subject to irrigation from
the system are excluded by the coun-
ty cour+. Others whose lands are
adjacent, but not included within the
boundaries as defined, may have
them brought within the proposed
district An election is then held,
and the land owners within the dis
trict vote upon the question as to
whether they will create such a dis
trict or not If they decide to do so
they will, at that same election, elect
their directors, who correspond very
much to the directors of any other
corporation.
Under County Control.
They are organized under the con-
troll and direction of the county
court. They select competent en-
gineer; the source of the supply of
the water is then found and estimates
are made as to the cost of the water
rights, installation, etc. Before any
considerable expenditures are made,
outside of the expense Of organiza-
tion, and for the engineering work,
the matter is again submitted to the
voters of the district, under an elec-
tion called for that purpose, who vote
upon the question as to whether they
shall issue bonds or not.
Ordinarily, if some company OF
corporation has such water rights to
sell, and desires to sell them to the
district, the company takes the bonds
at par for the installation of tn,
complete water system upon al
agreed price, so that the trouble o
finding a market for the bonds il
shifted TO the construction company
Try District First.
If it is thought advisable to pro
vide irrigation for a portion or al
of the valley it would seem best t
try the district system first and ere
ate such a district, and then max
the necessary investigation, befor
submitting the question Of bonds I
the district. 1t is too early to seleC
any particular irrigation system O
any definite terms. Before bonds al
issued the district will want to know
from a man competent to Judge, thi
the water supply is ample; that it
not only ample but that the syste
when installed will be permanent al
perpetual. Before any such syste
is selected, or anything else is dol
in large way towards procuring {
irrigation system. it would be bette
therefore, to create such a distriC
and to elect is board of directors, al
TO put upon the board men comp
tnet to handle the matter. VIII,
this has been done the various sy
TENS proposed could be considered,
Can Vote District Bonds.
II 1t should be determined that
system of works is proposed viii
seems to assure an ample water su
ply, with permanent works, at
reasonable cost, the district can tn
vote the bonds to put in a complet
plant, and these bonds can be us
as money in payment theref,
Should such a system not be -four
or should there be any question
to the water supply, or the perm
nency of the works that are to
installed, or II 1t should be impos
BILE to procure these at figure whi
the land owners would consider re-
enable and fair, the district can tn
be disorganized and the amounts
money expended on the Investigate
would be small and would be nor
well spent>as having settled and I
termined the question.
II the district plan should
adopted and a desirable system
fered to the district, the construct
of the plant could begin at an ca
date and the water put upon the la