Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-06
Newell County Thursday Decerber 1917
REGULAR MEETING

Users' Association.
November 90. 1917.
Present: Directors Martin. Per-
ry, Gurwell, Wilson. lBerner, ataiger
and Mccall, and Secretary Farnham.
! Absent: Directors Sorenson and
Boo.
The minutes OF the previous meet
| ing were read and on motion duly
approved.
The matter OF providing drainage
| for taking care of the waste water
from the Government ditch emptying 4
on the A. C Craven land was pre-
sented, and on motion of sBerner,
seconded by Wilson, the Project
Manager was requested to invseti'
gate the situation and report to the
Board as to the most practical way
OF handling it.
On motion OF Gurwell. seconded
by Mccall, the project manager y
directed to construct the necessary
ditch to take care Of this waste wat
er at a cost not to exceed the sum OF
| $4,000.
The committee appointed to i'm
vestigate the claims for damage fl.
ed by David Schmidt and Soren Sor.
ensen on account of the breaking
out of the Southside Canal reported
as follows:
That in so far as the damage
| claimed by Mr.. "chmidt to his croIt%
the committee could find no damage.
THAT there are about acres o.
Soren Sorensen's land practically de-
stroyed by depositing thereon man
boulders and course gravel to quito
a depth and the using OF half acre
in repairing the canal. and recon.
lnendad that he be allowed the SUN
of $4,000 damages in full eompeu-
sa.son therefor"
I Whereupon on motion OF Mccall,
seconded by Gurwell, the report Of
the committee is accepted and the
committee discharged.
| Senator Sterling after visiting the
project on Monday, the 26th OF NO.
yember, and inspecting the 'Bellt
Fourche dam and particularly the re-.
placing of the facing thereon. *.
4 pressed to the Board OF Direct0fs,
as his opinion. that the work done II
more properly primary construction
and should be charged to the Gener-
al Reclamation Fund, but that Il
might take special legislation for the
disposal of It,
Whereupon, on motion, the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
| RESOLVED, That the waterusers
again be advised not to sign any con
tracts that might embarase them and
the Association, and our Congress
sional Delegation in handling the sit
uation.'
A complaint by Otto D. Anderso,
was presented to the Board, thai
some of his land was not provide
with proper water deliveries. Where
upon, on motion OF Wilson, secdnd
ed by Berner, the chair appointed |
committee, Directors Mccall ant
Staiger. to investigate the com
plant.
petition wa spresented by Char
les Mix for the building Of bridg'
acroys the main canal to reach hi
pasture land. Upon motion OF Ber
NOR, seconded by Wilson, the peti
ton was laid on the table.
Application of Peter Peterson wa
filed asking a resuryey of his Ian,
to determine the seeped area, repre-
senting that 16 acres had been des
ignated as seeped, but that in fac
there were about SO acres Of seepe'
land included within his irrigabl
area. Upon investigation OF the rec
ords. 1t appears that ~ acres hav
been designated as seeped. and. O.
motion, the Secretary is fnstructe
to advise applicant that II after ST.
ing the land trial and he canno
successfully cultivate the remainin
area. q further investigation will b
recommended by the Board.
Application was presented to th
Board for . resolution directing th
proper officers OF the Association t
execute an assignment Of the Assoc
{ atoms interest in certain judf
= mcnt for defendants In the case ec
William P. Casey, plaintiff, vs.. A
sociation. ct al, in an action to quie
title TO certain lands in butte cons
: ty The fSllowing resolution vs
J. on motion duly adopted
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