The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-10-15
OUTLOOK
FORRESERvO|RS


held at Minden on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week, Engineer cole
and Special Attorney Oliver P. Norton,
representing the government, and
directors IL. f. Dangberg, W. +
Dressler and c. NJ Henningsen, AMI
Attorney George L. Sanford, of Car
son City, represented the district.
At the conclusion of the conference
Il all stated that matters were in very
satisfactory shape and it was hoped
that details would be in condition 10
submit to the public within short
| time.
| The engineers for the government
submitted data showing that the com
plete irrigation project as proposed.
would cost in the neighborhood of
| 81 100000. The Long Valley reser-
yoir when completed would store
1000 acre feet gross which would be
sufficient to irrigate the entire Valley
| in connection with the rights and
systems now here
One very interesting matter brought
out at the conference was the fact
that the law which was passed by the
last legislature and which was faith
cred and drafted by the. directors and
attorney of the local district, previd-
ed among other things, that the ir
rigation district issue bonds in the
amount of the proposed works and
that these bonds be deposited with
the reclamation service upon the
signing of the contract. The bonds
to run for period of twenty years
and bearing five per cent interest
The law further eontemplates and
provides that upon the district paying
interest amounting to the face of the
that the bonds themselves to be re-
turned to the district cancelled; thus
the district will only have to pay back
the principal at the rate of five per
cent per annnm, the government re-
eeising nothing for the advancement
OF the money. The government rep
resentatiyes believed this provision
woud meet the warm approval of the
department and stated that the matter
had already been discussed by the
service.
The directors also assured the rep
resentatiyes of the government that in
case the project went through that
they felt certain that all holders of
arid lands in the district would agree
to subdiyide the same and sell at a
price agreeable to the government
There has been reports to the contr-
airy eminating from Reno nd Carson
City, but the directors assured them
that Carson Valley stood ready, will
ing and anxious to do its part in the
tremendous undertaking. All per-
sons at the conference agreed that
land now having vested water
right should not be subdiyided nor
any restrictions placed upon the own
er regarding the same.
/ A number of important legal ques-
tions have arisen in the matter owing
to the fact that this is the first irriga-
tion district established and operating
under the Nevada law and also the
+, government has never before dealt
with an irrigation district on the
terms and under the conditions in
Yolved. The representatives of the
government felt that everything could
be worked ont satisfactorily but that
! it would take time to do so.
Before any contract is signed with
the government or any one else, any
bond issue or other expense incurred
contemplating the irrigation scheme
a special election will have to be call
ed in the district and the entire mat
ter submitted to the taxpayers of the
district The directors are now work
ing to get the proposition in shape to
submit to the people and will keep all
fully advised.
went over the ground thorough and
his picking to pieces of the testimony
of Red" was straight and to the weak
points.
Here Judge Langan called recess
until p. M. at which time Attorney
Montrose gave his argument to the
jury and talked for little over an
hour. Believing in his own heart
that his client Red" who is not yet
of age, had been the victim of crime
/ by one much older and wiser went
into the case with great force and
after compelling with the fact of the
case which had direct bearingon his
clients part of the crime, he made a
most elouqent plea of sympathy to
the jury with telling effect, which will