The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-14
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AS the result of meeting held in
Boise Monday, January 3rd, between
the state land board and several re-
representatives. of the Gem Irrigation
district the 10000 acres of land be-
longing to the state and lying within
the boundaries of the Gem District
will be officially included in the dis
trict and will bear their proportionate
cost of constructing the system and of
operating the same. When the dis
trict was organized the land board
agreed to enter into such contract,
otherwise it would have been impos-
sible to have sold the bonds. The
vote of the land board was as follows:
Secretary of state, state school supt.,
and attorney general voted in favor
of the contract; the governor and
state auditor voted against it. The
following report from the Statesman
explains the matter: "The state land
board will enter into a contract with,
the Gem Irrigation district which shall
provide for the irrigation of state lands
in that district the board having de
termined that the benefits which will
accrue to the state lands will be fully
$50 per acre. The board also decided
that by reason of the formation of
such district and the construction of
works thereof, and by reason of
acquiring the water rights, that such
benefits will be apportioned to each
subdivision. The contract provides
that an annual payment shall be made
each year to the district out of the
general state fund, to be apportioned
bv the legislature, the same to be ap..
plied to the proportionate cost and
that the lands shall bear to the whole
cost of construction until the full
amount, $50 per acre. is paid. 1t will
he the purpose and object of the
board to contract to pay to the dis
trict for the irrigation of state lands
the just proportion of cost Of con-
struction. and that they shall not
come under the bonded Indebtedness
of the district. or the accumulative OF
prospective interest thereon.
Row Harmon was over from Cald'
we'll Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Martin have
moved into one of the cottages at the
upper pumping plant. Mr.. Martin !:
assisting with the necessary work.
Il The ferry bat is being operated blu
repairs have not yet been received
II was necessary to order the cast
ings needed from the foundry ant
this has caused the delav. The cast
ings needed are expected Tuesda,
and will be put in place at once.
| Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Smith visited a
the home OF Mrs. Smiths son. II. d
putney. at Roswell from Friday un
I'll Sunday.
The grain threshing in our vicinit,
is at last completed and the huller i
expected soon.
DR.. A. b. Boeck. who for the las
. wear has been living on his ranc'
; southwest of town. has rented offic
rooms in the Peck building and viii
begin the practice of medicine. d.
, Bocck comes very highly recommend
ed. He is a graduate of one OF tn
, best medical colleges and has ha
several years experience in hospita
work. He practiced for some tim
, in Boise with his father. DR.. job
Boeck.
e Sherman Mussell. John Biggs an
CLYDE Wooley are doing some re
pair work on the Mussell house. M
Mussell may dispose of the propert
6 to some parties from Baker City.
Miss Ida Schenck and Walter Ma
gill visited at the H. B. Bitner HON
J. Thursday,
s Late word from Burt. Heath RI
ports him as not improving.
s The board of directors of the Gel
& Irrigation district held their reguls
!. monthly meeting Wednesday. Tt
resignation of Ed. Smell as director
i the third district was accepted an
: Jobu Rcdman was appointed to Fl
y the vacancy. The people of the thi'
: district petitioned for appointment
n Mr.. Redman. w. H: Robinson wi ";
r. re-appointed as superintendent OF Il
!. numping plants; w. w. Peter. as Sc
/ retary and L. B. Yaden as treasure
/: The meeting adjourned subject
" call of the president :, :,
: Leone Wright is assisting with Il
,, work at the Sam Cupp home.
81 Gerard R. Adams is laid 10 with
:. ,,tack of rheumatism and VIM. Lam
| I'D :. ooeratiuu the ferry