The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09
NEW CONTRACT WILL Be
SUBMITTED At THE
SPECIAL ELECTION

There will be an election in the Pho
neer Irrigation District, Friday, April
3Oth, for the purpose of ratifying or
rejecting the supplement contract
with the United States for the drain
age works and interest in the Arrow
rock reservoir.
The following changes in the orr
ginal contract have been authorized
by the Reclamation Service provided
they are acceptable to the land owners
in the District, states Mr.. Jester, sec
rotary of the district
First-The contract now in force
provides a fund of $350,00000 for
drainage in the Pioneer Irrigation dis
trict. After completing all the drains
provided for in the contract, it is now
estimated that there will be $780,
228S4 left unused.
Since the original contract was en-
tered into, seePage conditions have
developed in the vicinity of Five and
Ten Mile Creeks and in the lower
end of the district. to such an extent
that it seems best to provide drainage
as soon as possible.
The new contract provides that out
Of the remaining surplus above refer
red to- the Pioneer District will pay
one-half the cost of constructing deep
drains in Five and Ten Mile Greeks,
providing the total cost is ut more
than $l00,00000; if the cos is more
than that amount, this district shall
pay 100000 and the NamPa- NJeri-
dian District shall pay the remainder
This still leaves an estimated bal
ance of $56,228.84, and The new con
tract provides that this balance may
be used in the construction of such
other drains as shall be agreed upou
by the Secretary of the Interior and
the Directors of the District; or, if
not needed for further drainage, any
unusued part of the fund may lie ere
dited to the District and thus reduce
the S350,00000
Second-the original estimate of the
cost of Arrowrock Reservoir was ST.
500,0000O. This District was 10 pay
$560,0O0O0 which made iis interest
56-750 of the whole or about one.
half acre5foot of storage water per
acre of land in the district The pres
ent estimated cost is reduced 81 100000
which would give the District 56-o25
if it pays $560,00000 as provided in
the original contract. 1t is believed
that this is larger interest than the
district needs to buy and that it will
be better for the district to receive a
credit for the difference, which will
amount to approximately S100,000.00.
Third-The original contract pro-
vides that the money expended by the
U. S. R. S. for drainage within the
district and for the interest in Arrow
rock Reservoir shall be returned to
the government in ten equal annual
payments. which will amount to from
1924 to $2.78 per acre each year.
The new contract provides for re-
payment as follows: 2 per cent of the
total amount each year during the
first four years; 4 per cent each during
the next two years; and g per cent
each during the next fourteen years.
This would make the first four pay
ments from 40 to 81 cents each per
acre; the next two from 90 cents to
sill per acre; and the next fourteen.
from $l.40 to $l.67 per acre.
! The matter summed up amounts to
this: If the new contract is voted,
the lands in the vicinity of Five and
Ten Mile Creeks will be drained and
provisions made for draining other
parts Of the District where needed, no
to the limit of total expenditure of
]
capacity originally provided for will be
received at about $100.00000 less than
expected; and twenty years without
interest will be given for repayment
on a graduated scale instead of equal
! payments.
If the new contract is voted down,
the old contract will continue in full
force and the district will not be per-
mitted to do the additional drainage,
but will be credited back with some
thing over $l00,OO000; the district will
have larger interest in Arrowrock
Reservoir, but will not receive any
credit on that fund.- and the district
will repay the money expended by the
! u. S. R. S. in ten years instead of
twenty.
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