The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-05-12

At a meeting of the board Of di.
rectors of the Boise Water Users
association held in this city Tuesday,
resolutions were introduced by Di-
rector C. NJ. Rankin, and adopted by
the board praying that the Reclama-
ton Service assure the settlers that
the cost of water on the project VIII
not exceed $500 per acre, the esti-
mated cost of water. The resolutions
presented by Mr.. Rankin and adopted
were as follows:
Whereas, 1t is now apparent that
the cost of water right on the BOISE
project will soon be announced. and i
Whereas, Said cost is certain to be
greatly in excess of the announced |
cost, estimated at time of beginning OF
this project, viz: SIS to $28 per acre,
and,
Whereas, Such costs were used:
with the knowledge and consent and
probably, directly, bv the Reclamation
, officials, as an inducement to settlers
{ to file homestead entry on these LANDS,
thereby making possible the. repay
: ment to the government OF the con,
E struction charges on said pro)ect, anu
q Whereas, Most of said settlers re-
, the government that such charges on
n " would be required TO be paid. and
, Whereas, ANY charge in excess OF
= the said SIS to $28 per acre Will be
i great hardship on the said settlers,
: contrary to expectations, they had
: right to expect and conhscatory OF the
$ lands of many on which they have
Q extended all their money and energy
e for the last six or more years, and
Il Whereas. The said settlers are still
# RELYING on the government to act IN
i good faith and all fairness with them
= as they have done heretofore, now
" Be It Resolved; That the Water
,e Users Association now request the
it Secretary of the Interior and the Kec-
J. lamation Commission, or other ON
D. Gals, having authority, to grant the
,e relief asked for in these resolutions
and that they assure us at an early
,r date that no charge in excess excess, OF inc
r. said SIS to $28 will be required.
r. dered sent to Secretary Lane, the IT.
k rigation Commission and the BOISE OF
lie fee of the Boise project.
Nv Sixty Two Petition District.
" Petitions signed by 81 settlers were
n presented to the board by Messrs
If William McCluskey and Harry N
at Wood asking that the water users
Is association be converted into an irri
to cation district. Mr.. Wood took occas
20 m;sreoresented the attitude OF th'
settlers toward the irrigation district
re In substantiation of his statement NJ
W. presented his petition with 81 sigma
in lures, There are upwards OF L.0oo SCI
to Tiers on the Boise project. Mr. Nc
w. Cluskey, who has been employed o.
ed Mr., B. f. Stutemyer counsel tor IN
o. Reclamation Service, presented
petition with 10 signatures; tnir
m petition was presented Win s's"'
M, lures. o 40
ice The board OF directors "e'c nv
greatly impressed with the petition
IN Sresented They were not convince
od that the proposed change was desi'
en- ahIe or wise at this time. The pre-
nosed district was left exactly wher
+ has been for several months.
Members of the board reporte
that they were unable to secure s,'
natures to the petition. Mr.. I'd. Smut
A., secretary of the New York Canal Ct
lie; lie stated that he met with no encourag
n,,, ment from the settlers in his secuo
rha The board of directors will consid
80 the matter of organizing an Irrlgaht
nsw district after the Reclamation SerVi
has announced the cost OF water
nv the Boise project. Until, this
orv nouncement is made the board W
,eat take no action.
'ea No Telephone Lease or Sale
and A resolution passed by the ~
The Pomona grange at Kuna .obJecting
re-. sale of the government telephone Sy
On tenn was read into the records he
op iamation officials state that the go
ia, eminent has not contemplated sale
"'u It's telephone lines. 1t is understo
that the Mountain States company n
approached the government with
REQUEST for a lease of the equipme
Talks were made by several, OF t
directors against the proposal eV
the to lease the project phone s.yste
&C. which is quite extensive and valued
1eta about $4,000. They stated franz
F that small rural mutual systei
among the farmers are in contemp
w ton, and that they can operate, gu
,sen inexpensively where it is possible
the make use of the government pol
his a concession gratuitously extended
one or two projects it is claimed.
r Of Request of Secretary Smith II
hon, water be sold to the New York car
one during the present season under te
omr norary contracts identical with thu
of last year was voted as accepta