The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-03-05
Pertinent to
Water Users


A"H - %WJ~V< ~ Yit4Hy cooDcotr't
with sise Of farm nnits that Il must bs
considered In cobnection Herewith.
u an<horty IL granted ~ Congress, J
propoee:
Thnt hezseiser no psst ~ b.:!asna
costs nor b~tsesment coets shall be
charged 70 this secount. Neither shall
charges he sspesesd and collected IN n<i-
vance rpon an estimate - a. what may
he the EXPENSE of given years. service.
exeep< IL csse o. default. Full and ex-
plxit monthIy statements 81 the rrst
operxt'on and msipsenanes shall h~
made monthly and po~t~d IN all the Of
iiers n tbr veslsination Service on each
PROJECT and IN thu otliae 81 the water
users association This totxIs shall ls
carried forward from month - month
aud on xove,nf'~r Slth of each year the
total cost ~ shown by smb statements
shall ~ Increased nv pr cent a cover
the cost Of collection aud the total TINS
obtained snsIi h. s4s..ssei pvoprtion-
str'y 10 the amount % water nsrd ,,,n,n
~xeh acre Of ivvins'le land in the project
The charge s<s~ssed npon each fsru
unit sbsll not be kr~ than reasona Bile
minimum to bs established ~ agree
ment with the water nsers' association
on each project. This minimum charge
sbaII be assessed against the total irri-
gable ares Of each farm unit AMI shall
ise the same II ths harm unit IL unculti-
waited and uses no water, as II II we're
cultivated and irrigated.
These charges shall fall due and b,
payable December and il payment IL
made on or before December 10 the 8
per cent added 70 maintenance and ope
ration expenses to cover the cost OF col
lection stall os related II MT paid by
january penalty OF per cent
month for each month of delinquency 0,
for each fraction Of month shall b.
added.
| The apyv- prnvisions rrconlnenr
themselves 10 NJ ~ ne,ng reasou.n,
regulations aud such as sho1ld br de-
sirri by tlis water naers Operation,
AMI manufacturers chary-s must M pni'
II farming operations rrr moi sufficient
I " profitable Ia cover this service, the
| irIixaIion H. fai.nr. There ran be. q
valid exrure for neglect to pay s,ri
charge, AMI III very rxi-te,n'. uf IA,
r'rnmafnn scrvic' aud The water usei-
organizations ~ we'll depends ,n promp
payn ~
trnri ina water nsers NiI soon -
taxing pv~r he Infringement aud opera
tIsn - the projects There should b..
vel ordered definite svstrn M To- SUI
COLLECTIONS. and raIcnlate'i ia pr,riu
tin best results. | am advised mat tn
cost Of oolIrctInp 4 'lInqnrnt aS-rssm-n',
amounts I" mare than per ceni therr.
ri The water us~r WIN promptly paw
WITH a shAre 81 TINS cost Ms he ~ 4.
prr@eut By prnvidl.g rebate or as.
riuni of & per cent aud II ,ss than &
CENTS p.f acre tn the man who p,,s
within l5d~ys thus burden Is lifted f'"n
mn. Tue delinquent, however. shouh.
b. required to pay The full amount a,.s
month nr traction II month, of hfs d.
iuuqueucy 1t should Also he provris,,
tina any water user whn IL delinun-nt
tor operation aud maintenance charees
Ter The then current year on an ,stinia-
ted lasis Of 20 per cent increase over me,
charsl- or the preceding year, end, d
Novemh, % II is believed that the. e
provisions will encourages the thrifty 10
pay prompt, and cnmpt-l the nnthrfty
to nay eventually All that may be due.
II water II not turned on May FIR ds-
iinquents. unless charges are paid in nd.
vance fur the coming season, and At III
increase Of % per cent oyer Delinquent
charges, IL IL believed the deliuqu.i
charges VII be paid to escape the higher
advance payment.
II must br apparent h. you that II
there is a large accumulation OF unpaid
some adjustment made to recover tn,
lass. In private business this loss i,
recouped by an arbitrary charge whicl
, rests upon the paying customer the bur
den OF unpaid accounts. The govern
ment is not perhaps Justified in adopt
. ius this business rule, but 1t is justide,
10 adopting such restriction IA will re
, duce such losses to minimum.
want you to think this over careful
ly and remember that sooner or late
y the burden OF carrying delinquents will
fall upon your shoulders. that you AM
a not the impersonal government vii
= have to deal with them. The question
- is, shall the government enforce han
and fast rule. or shall II leave you hei
b. ~ an unbussneselike and inefficient sys
: trm.
l. lContinned Next Week.