Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-26
BIG REDUCTION IN
THE ACREAGE OF
OAKLEY PROJECT
Land Board Brings Down
Size of Tract to 81, 900
Acres, Insuring Adequate
Water Supply.

BY reducing the acreage In the Twin
Falls Oakley project to approximately
21,000 acres the state land board vir-
tually adopted the recommendation of
the irrigation and drainage code com
mission created by the last legislature.
The state engineer will proceed i'm
mediately with the task of making the
reduction. BY the resolutions il passed
the land board cautions the settlers on
the project not to make additional inn
provements and provides for the re-
endorsement for improvements by the
operating company to those settlers
who are cut out of the project. The
resolution passed by the board is as
follows:
Canals Eliminated.
Whereas, it appears to the state
board of land commissioners that the
present acreage upon the Twin Falls
oakley Land & Water company's
Carey act segregation in Cassa coun-
ty should be reduced in area because
of the inadequate water supply under
present conditions, and
Whereas, the state land board has
been asked by the settlers to make
such recommendations as it's observa-
tions might direct, now therefore,
BE it resolved. that It is the opin-
ion OF the board that the said tract
should be reduced by eliminating:
Canal WI; commencing at a point
where it takes out of the main west
side canal on the east line of section SO,
township 10 south, range 81 east, and
continuing in a northwesterly direction
to its end near the east quarter corner
of section 1, township IL south, range
20 east;
Canal w-1-B; which takes out Of
Canal WI in the northeast southwest
of section %, township 10 south, range
81 east, and continues in a north
westerly direction to the northeast cor
ner of section 3, township 10 south,
range Fl east;
THAT portion OF the main west side
canal between the northwest corner of
section 7 and the northwest corner of
section 10, in township II SOUTH range
20 east;
Canal E-5; which commences at or
near the south quarter corner of Sec
ton Is. township 13 south, range 20
east, and continues in northeaster1y
direction to the east quarter corner of
section 81, township ~ south, range %
east;
That portion OF the east side main
canal which commences in the north
west quarter of northwest quarter OF
section IA, and continues in a north
easterly direction to the center of Sec
ton /, township 10 south. range %
east:
IAN laterals taking out from the
above main canals.
Must Not Sell Water Rights.
BE it further resolved, that entry
men under these canals as hereby de-
! scribed shall be paid by the Twin
Falls oakley Land & Water company
for such improvements as they have
made and that such settlers shall have
the right to make selections in those
portions of the Twin Falls Oakley Lane
; e. Water company's segregation al
shall be unoccupied. acre for acre, FOL
their holdings in the abandoned por.
ton Of the segregation, and
/, BE it further resolved, that the state
. board of land commissioners does here
; by authorize and direct the state en-
/. glneer to make such reduction in thu
/ Twin Falls Oakley Land e. Waite
=, companys segregation in accordance
!. with this resolution, and
n BE it still further resolved, that thi
; resolution be placed before the Twii
: Falls Oakley Land & Water compan.
}. and the settlers upon the said segrega
ton for their approval"