The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-15
WATER USERS MONDAY
ELECTED OFFICERS
FOR THIS YEAR

lSSuidl annual meeting OF wa.
Yer users OF the Boise reclamation
PROJECT, held at the City hall, Cald.
well, Monday, for the purpose ot
electing directors and for such otbe,
business as might come before them
was probably the most largely at.
tended annual meeting ever held by
the Water Users association. Mem.
Ders OF the aSoCiation-settlers under
the prolect-came from every part OF
the project and every member seemed
keyed 10 pitch OF unusual interest.
Inc mere matter of electing Off
GERS Tor the coming year was only a
small part OF the problems at hand.
An action of the directors at spe-
cla! meeting short time before. by
which resolution was passed by a
majority of one, of the directors
present, condemning the services of
project engineer Mr.. Bliss, was the
firebrand that caused the interest in
the annual meeting Monday.
1t had been asserted by Mr.. Bliss
and some OF the directors of the wa
ter users association that the resolu-
ton Of the special meeting did not
represent the sentiment of the water
users, and accordingly the annual
meeting would be the time for settling
the question.
President Brandt called the meeting
70 order and the following program
or order of business was adopted.
PROGRAM
|. President Brandt to call the meet
ing to order at IL a. m.
Z. Election of chairman OF the
meeting. Election of secretary of
meeting.
5. Irrigation district discussion,
(talks should be as brief as possible.
a. If favorable action is taken shall
the directors send a committee to
Boise to the state legislature to work
Tor an amendment to the present laws
so our district may have at least five
directors.
s. What fees shall our directors re-
ceive? The rule so far has been $500
per day for directors meetings and the
same for committee meetings with
actual expenses.
g. Financial report Of the Secre-
tary of the Board of Directors.
l. Repeal of the following resolu-
ton passed at the annual meeting held
on Feb. Is, 1911:
Each district shall hold caucuses
at least sixty days before the annual
election of directors and that the as
oON4dllOh SCNlCldIy DC DY edCn
district of their nominees for directors
for following year and the secretary
shall then notify the secretary or re-
preventative of each district of the
nominations by sending to such Sc
cretarles a list of all nominations"
8. General discussion.
y. AT 3 p. m. annual election
!. Ascertain if over 100 mem
bers present.
2. All votes shall be by ballot.
3. Votes shall be deposited in
the ballot box in accordance with
rule 5 of election notice.
4. ii candidates receiving the
highest number Of votes shall be de
clared directors for 1915.
5. Proxy holders shall attach
memorandum to their proxies show
ing total and how many votes to be
given to each candidate for which
they vote. If any error in total as
shown on memo the judges shall
have the right to make the neces-
sary corrections and division of
votes.
L. ]. MCGEE was chosen for chair
man of the meeting and 7. H. Nc
Dermott secretary. Discussion of
the organization of an irrigation dis
lilNl, WllNH lllC dSSONld-
ton has been working for nearly two
years, resulted in a motion not to
vote on the matter at this time, and
the motion carried.
Much talk relative to the appoint
ment of a Legislative committee by
the directors of the association, to be
sent to Boise to work with other
representatives of irrigation projects,
and districts, on matters OF legisla-
ton, resulted in motion, providing
for such a committee, being carried
by large majority.
Directors fees was a problem
quickly settled after a report from a
committee of three directors had been
presented, recommending a rate OF
$500 per day for time spent at meet
ings and 10 cents per mile, one way,
travelled in attending meetings. Here
toforc the only pay received by the
directors was the $500 per diem al
lowance.
The financial report of the assoc
citation, presented by secretary Girard
showed total of funds on hand
amounting to $l02SS6. The funds of
the association are deposited in a
savings account, except such as arc
needed for immediate use, and the
secretary reported interest on The
funds to the amount of $SS.SS,
The estimated expense for the
coming year was given at $1,000.
The need of an assessment was evil
dent and after much discussion the
basis of the next assessment was set
at 3 cents per acre. the amount thus
to be raised being sufficient. with
the money on hand, to run two years
when il was thought the project
would likely be in the control of the
water users.
The repeal OF the 1911 resolution,
set forth in article of the order OF
business, was accomplished without
serious opposition owing to the pro-