The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-02-17
THE Project REVISION BOARD
Meeting OF Local Water Users Has
Been Called for Next Saturday
Afternoon.

Ineul . HUI III CtaLiOh vi thC PO WOi
and duties of the projects revision
board, the members of which must
be shortly selected by the water
users of the respective government
projects. That the Truckee-Carson
project shall not go unrepresented,
a meeting of the water users has
been called by Project Engineer DIV.
Cole, in lieu of a duly constituted
water users association, which does
not exist on this project, to be held
at the court house Saturday after
noon 1t is understood that Fulton
H. Sears, who wired Monday that he
would be in Fallon within a few
days, Is an active candidate for the
position of project representative on
the board of revision and there may
be others. Whoever Is selected to
represent project interests will neces-
sarily have to be designated by the
water users. probably at their meet
ing scheduled for Saturday. 1t Is
proposed that the selection of this
important functionery shall be en-
compassed by a ballot of the water
users.
Objection of Investigation.
/. First, to ascertain the proper
construction cost to be collected
under the terms of the reclamation
act and amendments thereto from
the settlers upon, or owners of the
lands on each project of the Recla-
nation Service, or units of projects,
as to which the construction charges
have been heretofore announced by
public notice.
2. Second. to fix the proper
charges on projects where construc-
tion charges have not been an
nounced where such projects have
reached such stage of completion as
to make 1t practicable and desir-
able to do so.
3. In order to properly fix the
amounts to be collected II is neces-
sary to determine whether any ex-
penditures, direct or indirect, have
been. or are being, charged to the
projects that under ordinary condi-
tions of carrying out similar works
should not be SO charged and were
not necessary for the laying out,
designing and construction of the
completed project, and on the other
hand whether any such expeudi-
lures have been omitted, as, for ex-
ample, by treating them as gen
eral expense to be apportioned to all
projects when the whole. or a part
thereof. should have been a direct
charge TO particular project.
Organization of Local Boards OF
Review.
4. The board of review for each
project will consist of three mem
bers as follows: One to be selected
by the water users of the project,
one to be appointeu by the Recla-
nation Service, and the third men,
Der selected by these two In the fol-
lowing manner. In each of the di-
visions OF the Reclamation Service,
presided over by q Supervising En-
gineer, all of the Representatives Sc
lected on each of the projects by the
water users and the Reclamation
Service shall unite in nominating
three persons, from whom the Secre-
tary OF the Interior will select third
member to serve on all of the boards
within the division. The person so
selected shall not be water user
on any project or directly or indi-
directly interested in the project,
and shall not be a person who is
now or has at any time been in the
employ of the Reclamation Service
To illustrate the process of selec-
tion, In the Pacific division there are
the Orland. Truckee-c Carson, Una
tilla and Klamath projects. In each
or these projects, whether the con-
struction charges have been hereto
Tore announced or not, there shall
be appointed by the water users and
by the Reclamation Service their
representatives as above described
These eight persons shall gather at
some central point and nominate
three persons. Should the same per-
son be selected to serve on more
than ono Local Board by either the
Reclamation Service or the water
users, he shall be entitled to cast
vote for each project that he repre-
sents in selecting the third member.
The persons so selected shall be re-
ported TO the Secretary of the In
teriors as nominees on or before
March /, 1915. and one will be an
pointed to serve on all OF the boards
In the Pacific Division.
S. There shall be paid to the
member selected by the water users
association and to the third member
OF such board salary of ten dol
lars per day each day when actually
employed and the necessary travel
ing expenses, the payment thus
made to be charged to the operation
and maintenance costs of each pro-
ject in proportion to the time de-
voted by the board to the affairs of
said project.
o.. The Local Boards of Review
snail be organized and ready to be-
gin work on or before April /, 1915,
ana shall submit their respective re-
ports to the Secretary of the Inter-
ior on or before July l, 1915, each |
report to be accompanied by q COM
pete copy of all proceedings.
T.. Prior to the first meeting of Il
the Local Board Of Reviews, each
Project Manager shall have prepared
Tor the use Of the members a state
ment of the ouffro nOof ~ tlo 49,,