Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-10
MEET IN SESSION.
Commissioners OF -Four Counties Dis.
cuss the Question OF Guards.

April 1917 session OF Board Of
County Commissioners of Lincoln
County, State of Idaho, second day
OF session, Shoshone, Idaho, May g.,
1917.
The Board of County Commission
ers met this day pursuant to a re-
cess taken with the following officers
present: w. ]. Taper. Chairman.
Robt. J. Mcmahon and Anders Ander-
son. Commissioners, and ]. w. Lun-
din. Clerk.
An invitation having been hereto
fore given to the Commissioners of
Blaine, Gooding, Minidoka and Twin
Falls Counties, to meet In joint ses-
sion with the Lincoln County Com
missioners on this day for the pur-
pose of discussing ways and means
for the guarding and protection of
the irrigation systems. common to
the above counties, the following
Commissioners convened In session,
together with representatives of the
Idaho Irrigation Company. Ltd, and
the Twin Falls North Side Land and
Water Company. w. ]. Taper acting
as Chairman:
Walter Pyrsh and w. F. Brashears
OF Blaine County;
c. M. Dilatush and X. b. Marsh
OF Gooding County; also. 8. A. San
ders. Sheriff OF Gooding County.
w. j. Flake of Minidoka County;
NJ II. Kays and w. l.. Gordon OF
the Idaho Irrigation Company. Ltd.
Charles Burkey OF the Twin Falls
North Side Land and Water Com
pany. and Clarence Wheeler. Sheriff
of Lincoln County.
After discussion and careful con-
sideration of the several problems
which confronted the community
with respect TO guarding and protec-
ting the irrigation systems OF the
community. the following motion
was made by r. b. Marsh of Gooding
County. duly seconded and carried:
IL move. Mr.. Chairman. that 1t ia
the sense OF this meeting that the ex-
rense for guarding the irrigation
properties OF the Idaho Irrigation
Company, Ltd. and Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water Company pro-
jects be apportioned one-third again
1T the respective irrigation compan-
les and two-thirds against the coun-
ties interested on basis Of acreage
in each project"
.Whereupon Charles Burkey made
the following motion which was duly
seconded:
Il make a motion. Mr.. Chairman
that the counties affected by these
irrigation projects bear the expense
OF guarding the various works and
that tho County Commissioners de
eide which points should be guarded
In the various counties and the ex
pense be born in proportion to the
acreage benefited and further. tha
the County Commissioners In decid
ing the amount of guard duty neces
sary, take into consideration the
classified acreage served by the var
ious points they are guarding
After discussion the Chairman pu
the motion, and the same was lost.
And thereupon Robt. ]. McMahoI
made the following motion, whicl
was duly seconded and carried:
Il move, Mr.. Chairman, that tn
Sheriff work In conjunction with th
different irrigation companies and re
port to the Boards OF County Com
missioners monthly; that is. tn
Sheriffs OF each County work In con
junction with the Idaho Irrigation
Company, Ltd. and the Twin Fall
North Side Land and Water Compan
in putting on the number OF guard
that is deemed necessary and repor
to the Boards of County Commis
sioners."
Whereupon Charles Burkey mad
the following motion, which was dul
seconded and carried:
"Mr. Chairman, make motto
that the County Commissioners ca
on the various irrigation companie
for statement OF the princips
works which might be damaged an
for the acreage supplied by thes
works. and any data which they RI
quire in order to determine the nun
ber OF guards at these variou
points"
Whereupon. In consideration of tn
fact that the foregoing motions ha
been passed. w. j. Taper introdu'
ed the following resolution:
Whereas, It appearing to the NEE
ing assembled that we are all OF til
same opinion as to what should :
done, and
Whereas, our methods and funt
are not sufficient to cope with the 81
uation, and,
Whereas, the above action WI
temporary and that aid should
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