The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-31
Copy Of Minutes Of Board Of
Directors Of Twin Falls
Canal Company

met in regular session, all members
present
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Vouchers from number S499 to S527, |
inclusive, were audited by the board; |
and on motion of Brown, seconded by
Jackson, the same were approved by
a unanimous vote.
At the hour of $50 o'clock, adjourn
ment was taken until the morning OF
February 18th, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m.
February 18th, 1914, 10 o'clock A,
M.-Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment,- all members being present, ex-
cept f. d. Brown.
Moved by Jackson, seconded by Tay-
lor, that crop mortgages be accepted
by this company for maintenance
charges for 1914, as has been the GUS
tom heretofore. Upon the question
being put, the same was declared car
ried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Crom, seconded by jack
son, that the president and secretary
be, and the same are hereby author
lied to sign from time to time notes
on behalf of this corporation for such
funds as may be needed in the pro-
per conduct of it's affairs. Upon the
question being put, the same was de-
clared carried by a unanimous vote.
Moved by Crom and seconded by
Jackson, that a duplicate stock certl-
ficate be issued to Anna B. Purdy, in
lieu of Certificate No. 1883, the same
having been lost or destroyed. Upon
the question being put the same was
declared carried by unanimous vote.
In the matter of publishing the min
utes of the board, it was moved by
Crom, seconded by Jackson, that the
secretary be instructed to furnish
copies of the same to all of the news
papers on the tract with instructions
to them to publish same without al
iteration or abridgement, provided it is
done without cost to this company
Upon motion being put, the same was
declared carried by a unanimous vote.
A bill of Sweeleey & Sweeley in the
sum of two hundred dollars for legal
services rendered in the early part of
1910 in the form of written opinion
regarding the right of this corporation
to issue bonds or other forms of in
debtedness was presented to the
board; and, after due consideration,
on motion of Crom seconded by jack
son, it was ordered that the same be
disallowed, except as to twenty-five
dollars which was the amount origin
ally rendered for said services; and,
it was further ordered that the TWEEN
ty-five dollars allowed is to be applied
ON the amount due this company for
remodeling certain flume to sup
ply water to southwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section three, ten,
seventeen, owned by M. ]. Sweeley,
said remodelling having been done at
his request and the cost of said work
being chargable to him as per agree
ment. On the question being put, the
same was declared carried by a unani-
nous vote.
Moved by Crom, seconded by jack
son, that duplicate stock certificate
be issued to George S. McAllister
and p. o. Bethune in lieu of Certifi-
lost or destroyed. Upon the question
being put, it was declared carried by
a unanimous vote.
Moved by Crom, seconded by jack
son, that the manager be instructed to
secure the services of G. f. Brown of
Salt Lake City, as drainage engineer
for this company to carry on the work
of drainage on the tract said services
to commence at the earliest possible
date. Upon the question being put
the same was declared carried by q
unanimous vote.
1t being the hour of noon, a recess
was taken until one O'Clock p. m.
One O'Clock p M.-The board me-
after recess, all members being pres
ent, including F. d. Brown.
In the matter of the request of the
Twin Falls North Side Land & Water
company that the main spillway gates
at the Miner dam be changed so a.
to enable the water to be raised clever
feet above the gate stills, the same wa
considered, and it was moved by Tay
lor, seconded by Jackson, that the re
quest of the Twin Falls North Sid
Land & Water Company made by {
c. MacWatters, general manager, (un
der date of January Goth, 1910 to per
nit the construction of flash board
on the Miner dam and to raise tn
water eleven feet above the gate stills
be denied; and that the general man
ager of this company be instructed no
to hermit water to be raised above tel
and three tenths feee above said gat
sills for the reason that the raising 0
the water above ten and three-tenth
feet is dangerous to the safety of tn
dam. Upon the motion being put, tn
same was declared carried by a I'm
animouse vote.
Moved by Crom seconded by Brown
that the policy of this company re
garding the handling of the drainag
proposition on the tract be confined
for the present, to the putting in o
the necessary main drains as tn
same may be determined by the engi
neer employed by this company 70
this purpose. Upon the question beini
put, the same was declared carried b,
unanimous vote.
There appeared before the board J
E. Ferris, representing the firm o
Ferris & Hardgrove of Spokane, an,
Frank c. Evans of the German Ameri
can Trust Company Of Denver, Colo
RADIO, who submitted bids for the pur
chase of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars of the proposed bond is
sue of this corporation, as follows, to