Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-04
April 1917 Session of Board of County
Commissioners of Lincoln County,
State of Idaho.
sec'y of the Treasury.

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Shoshone, Idaho, May 2, 1917.
Second day of session.
The board of County Commissioners
met this day pursuant to a recess
taken with the following officers pres
ent: W ]. Taper, chairman; Robt.
]. Mcmahon and Anders Anderson,
commissioners, and ]. w. Lundin, clerk.
An invitation having been heretofore
given to the commissioners of Blaine.
Gooding, Minidoka and Twin Falls
counties, to meet in joint session with
the Lincoln county commissioners on
this day for the purpose of discussing
way and means for the guarding and
protection of the irrigation systems,
common to the above counties, the fol-
lowing commissioners convened in ses-
sion, together with representatives of
the Idaho Irrigation Company. Ltd,
and the Twin Falls North Side Land
and Water Company, w. j. Taper act
ing as chairman.
Walter Pyrah and w F. Breshears of
Blaine county: c. M. Dilatush and R.
B. Marsh of Gooding County; also. S.
A Sanders, Sheriff OF Gooding County
W. ]. Flake of Minidoka County; M. R.
Kays and ". L. Gordon of the Idaho
Irrigation Company, Ltd; Charles Bur-
key of the Twin Falls North Side Land
and Water Company. and Clarence
Wheeler, sheriff of Lincoln County.
After discussion and careful consid
Grafton of the several problems which
the community with respect
to guarding and protecting the irriga-
ton systems of the community, the
following motion was made by r. B.
Marsh of Gooding County, duly sec
onded and carried:
81 move, Mr.. Chairman, that it is the
sense of this meeting that the expense
for guarding the irrigation properties
of the Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd,
and Twin Falls North Side Land and
Water Company projects be apportion- |
ed one third against the respective |
irrigation companies and two third |
against the counties interested on a.
basis of acreage in each project"
Whereupon Charles Burkey made the
following motion which was duly sec /
onded:
Il make motion, Mr.. Chairman. that
the counties affected by these irriga-
ton projects bear the expense OF
guarding the various works and that
he county commissioners decide which
points should be guarded in the various
and the expense be borne IN
proportion TO the acreage benehtted
md further, that the county commits
'ioners in deciding the amount of guard
iuty necessary, take into consideration
he classified acreage served by the
yarious points they are guarding"
After discussion the Chairman put
he motion. and the same was lost.
And thereupon Robt- j. Mcmahon
made the following motion, which was
luly seconded and carried:
sT move Mr.. Chairman, that the
Sheriff work in conjunction with the
lifrerent irrigation companies and re-
,ort to the Boards of County Commits
ioners monthly; that is, the Sheriffs
II each county work in conjunction
With the Idaho Irrigation Company,
It'd. and the Twin Falls North Side
and and Water Company in putting
N the number Of guards that is deem
d necessary and report to the boards
i county commissioners
Whereupon Charles Burkey made the .
ollowing motion. which was duly sec
nded and carried:
Mr. Chairman. I make a molten tina;
he County Commissioners call on the )
arious irrigation companies for & :
tatement of the principal works which
aight be damaged and for the acreage
applied BY these works. and any other