Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-03-09
QUARTERLY MEfsClNG
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
BEiIE FOUROHE VALLEY
WATER USERS ASSN.

ECbi udi 90, AcAVs
Present: Directors Martin, Soren.
sen. Perry. Gurwell, Wilson, Berncr
Staiger. Boo and Mccall, and Score.
tary Farnham.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing were read and on motion duly ap
proved.
The Secretary reported on cores
pondence had with the Department
of the Interior concerning the INSTALL
Ing of complete telephone system
on the project, and ON motion o. Di
rector Gurwell, seconded by Director
Perry, the following communication
to the Association from Acting Di-
rector Mr. Morris Bien, was ordered
spread on the minutes of the meet
ing and duly published for the in
formation OF the water users:
Washington, d. c., Feb. l. 1916.
"Mr. o. E. Farnham. Secretary
Treasurer. Belle Fourehe Valley
w. U. A., Newell, South Dakota.
My Dear Mr. Farnham:
In reply to your letter Of Deem
Der 4 1915, in regard to the con-
struction OF a complete telephone
system for the use OF the farmers on
the Belle Fourche project, South Da
kota, have to state that on January
"a. 1916, the Reclamation Commits
sion voted adversely and disalipr
ed the resolution as adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Belle
Fourche Valley Water Users Asso-
citation on August %. 1915.
Very truly yours,
NORRIS BIEN,
Acting Director"
Mr.. Guy Kenaston appeared before
the Board and requested q cancella-
ton of the water-right on go acres
OF his land on the south side of the
river in Sec. 22S6. on account OF
its being impracticable to succ essful-
ly irrigate it, or that the water-right
thereon be transferred to other lands
of his on the North side of the river
not now under water-right. Where
upon. on motion OF Gurweli, second
ed by IBerner, the Chairman was In
structed to appoint committee OF
two members of the BOARD to inves-
tigate the matter in company with
the Protect Manager, and report to
the Board at the next meeting. The
Chair appointed Directors Mccall
and Sorensen such committee.
The following named water-users
filed petitions with the Board re-
questing a postponement of water
right charges due for 1915, for one
year without interest or penalty. on
account of damage by hail during
the cropping season of 1918:
J. l.. Barker, Arpan, s. D.
Eli Terrell, Nisland, s d.
E. A. Dennis, Arpan, s. d.
Ella NJ. Wright. Fruitdale, 8. D.
j. S. Conner. Nisland. s. D.
H. B. Barker. Arpan, S. ID.
Patrick O'Connor, Arpan. s. p.
Lois B. Foraker, Nisland, 8. d.
Paul Luukkonen, Nisland, 8. D.
Ingerline M. Kapalin, Arpan, s. D..
Maria Matti, Arpan, 8. D.
Hans Christensen. Arpan, S. d.
Hulda Ross, Arpan. s. ID.
Lester s. Durfey, Nsland, 8. D.
A. M. Ross, Nisland, s. D.
E. A. Gillette, Guardian, Nisland.
8. d.
Mike Fredericton, Nisland, s. D.
N. A. Barker. Arpan, s. D.
Lewis McRann, Nisland, s. ID.
Anna M. Wright. Fruitdale, 8. d.
Harry p Wright, Fruitdale. s. D.
E. H. Barker. Arpan, 8. d.
Claude e. Osler. Arpan, s. D.
H. G. Foraker, Nisland, 8. d.
Chas Schroeder, Arpan, s. D.
James Libal, Arpan, S. d.
Jaseph Kapalin, Arpan, s. D.
jain Matti. Arpan, S. D.
Peter Cole, Arpan, s. D.
Alfred Nyman, Nisland, s. D.
Joe Hedrick, Arpan, S. D.
A. L. Gurwell. Nisland, s. d.
Clyde M. Giddings, Arpan, 8. d.
Mike Frederisckson, Nisland.
After due consideration and inves-
tigation by the Board of each one of
said petitions. the following resolu-
ton was, on motion of director Per-
ry. seconded by Director Wilson.
adopted:
RESOLVED, That
WHEREAS. the following named
water-users residing in the vicinity
Of Fruitdale. Nfsland and Arpan. to-
wit: J. L. Barker. N. A. Barker.
Eli Terrell. Lewis McRann. e. A.
Dennis. Anna NJ Wright. Ella NJ.