The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08

'oi 'Ne9 '''..'........ 105. .6(
Engineering ...... 371 1o
LABOR and teams ...... 1S41 o.
lMaterlai Tor distribution system 696 ID
ielephone material & const'n 2.O93 &C
Warehouse materials G. const'n 3 70 SO
TTools, mach'y, other expenses 557O5
| Iotal. ..... $9,391 20
One thousand dollars of accrued in
terest on the bonds was deposited in
this fund.
In october 1918 the directors levied
an assessment amounting to 200 per
|acre for the payment of interest on
the bonds. 1t was estimated that this
would bring about SIS 100000. the
amount required for the payment of
one half OF the interest due on the
bonds. The bond redemption fund was
Increased by the deposit into this fund
Iof the intrest accruing on the bonds
before their delivery to the bond pur-
chaser. which interest altogether
amounted to a total of $15,S7O.99.
There remains in this fund. according
to the county treasurer's books on Sep
tember Goth. 1916 the sum of $l1 .204.- g
III.
4. The construction fund of the district
is overdrawn to the amount of $2277.47
small sum (report from county treas
urer not yet available), while on Sep.
I30th, 1916 there were uncollected taxes
due the district as follows:
| Year 1912, amount due on homestead
and desert claims. $4O35. segregated
as follows: Expense fund $4O35.
Year 1913, amount, $S9.51, segregat-
ed as follows: Expense fund, $740O,
boEd fund, $15.51.
Year 1914, amount $l1O67, segregat-
ed as follows: Expense fund, $4,000
bond fund. s2O67.
Year 1915, amount, $1,409.00. segre-
gated as follows: Expense fund. $703.'
loo. bond fund, s437.5O, construction
fund s262.5O
Year 1915, decided lands, amount due
$5,71035, segregated as follows: Tx
pense fund, $2,S47.S5, bond fund, 81.
10000. construction fund $l,072.50.
Total, homestead. desert claims and
needed lands, $7359.SS segregated as
follows: Expense fund. $3,761.20; bond
fund, $2263.6S, construction fund,
Si235.00.
The expenses of the secretarys Of
flee have been unusually heavy the
pas year on acoonnt Of the amount CT
WORK placed upon this office on ac-
count of the construction of the pro-
|ject. the necessity of completing the
lwCIk of securing rights-of-way, the
settlement with the government fol the
construction and other charges against
tha indian lands and the labor and cor
respondence ih,ident to the sale Of
lands.
The operation of the system has
doubtless been at reasonable cost.
No serious breaks have occurred and
those occurring have been repaired at
small expense.
A break occurred in the main canal
near The headgate on July 18th, caused
by {. cloudburs.. The water was out of
the ditch for o period Of eight days,
aDd the repair bill amounted 10 the
sum OF $44S.4O. Break on the 'T" line
on Septemb ~ 8th; cause of break un-
known; water Out of canal for seven
days. cost OF repairs $23E3'. the
amount of damage has not been adjns-
ted at this time. Break in the main line
on September 4th, water out one Gay,
repaired by supol intendent and patrol
men without additional cost
Schedule Of salaries paid during The
past year: Directors, $500 per day,
mileage of cei is and expenses. Sec
|retaIy, $125.00 per month. Patrolmen,
J at $4,000 and IL at $500 per month.
On Septembe' lst, the patrol seVine
was reduced by che $500 man.
'rhe secretary's office help was paid
for at the rate OF $500 and $500 PER
month.
Team work was paid for at the
first Ct the yea At the rate of $500 per
|,ay and the latter part of the season
at 800 per lay for man and team.
Carpenters We're paid $3.50 and $4'C0
land other labor $3.50 per day.
$I,5CO.OO of the proceeds of the bond
sale were set aside for office and legal
|expenses incident to construction
This money has been expended as fol
lows:
Ieya! services $1,70S.65; Secretary,
ST. .25O 90; Office help, $344.5O: Right
of-way and damage costs, $29.35; Otn-
er expenses, $272.53; Engineering
work, $1O2.61; Telephone construction
IS,13.OG. Total $3,S20.S4.
balance returned to construction
fund with county treasurer S63S.lo.
Balance to be accounted for by the
First National Bank of Oroville $4loo.
The district has arranged for the
Inavment of the construction charges
bv tho government for ,401 acres OF
Indian land within the district. An ap-
Inronriation has been made by congress
amo uniting to $95,00O.OO. Negotiations
not vet completed contemplate the SAFE
to the government of water rights OH
the basis of S6l 90 per acre ana soia at
90 cents on the dollar, the same price
al which our bonds were SOLD. III au7
.dition to this the government VIII pay
a proportionate part OF the ih'ei7''
THAT has accrued on the bonds since
their issue. We also expect to be paiu
for the assessments levied by the dls-
trict since it's organization, amounting
in all to $3.4S per acre and it is expect
Oh that the government will advance
tho nronortionate part of the cost OF
constructing laterals for those lhdlail
lands. .,,i.
According to the assessment of this
wear, there are in the district D., 'o'9