Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-06
plicstions have not Been made in


marsh tho Secretary Of the Assooia-
ton is instructed to notify the own
ers or said lands by registered mail
| that unless Water-right applications
are filed covering said lands ~ lanu-
airy 1st, 1918. that such lands as are
not covered by applications by tina,
time viii be sold al public auction by
the Association under the terms and
conditions OF said trust deeds.
The attention of the Board being
called to the fact that communities
tons by Association with the city OF
icials OF Belle Fourche regarding the
dumping of its sewage into the Belle
| Fourche river and the Association
water system have been entirely ie-
nored aud disregafded, it was moved
| by direetor Gnrwell. seconded by di-
rector Staiger. that the attorney for
| the Association take the matter up
er legal steps available on the part
of the Association and TO invite the
cooperation OF the State Board OF
Health in the matter, and report at
the next meeting of the Board
which motion prevailed.
On motion the meeting adjourned
to 9 o'clock, A. NJ November -
iyI7,
4 The meeting reconyened at nine
O'Clock A. NJ, November ~, 1917.
| Present. Directors Martin, Perry,
Gurwel, Wilson. Whtmarsh, Staiger
/ and Mccall. and Secretary Farnham
Absent, Directors Doe and Sorenson.
The matter of procuring sites for
ditcnrider's residences was taken IN
with Mr. Counter Of he Reclamation
| Service. On motion, Director Perry
was appointed a committee to in
yestigate the available sites and re
port 20 the Board prices for which
same can be pur ehased
Applications for official papers for
tHS eHSuiiS. yCdi were iicd ~ itSF
clamation News and Valley Irrigator
of Newell.
4 on motion of Whitmarsh, second
ed 81 Wilson,, the Valley Irrigator
was designated the official paper of
he Association
l. was moved by Gurwell, second
cd by Mccall, that the legal notices
be published in both the Valley r.
| rigator and the Reclamation News,
ma that the.job @ork he divided be-
wseh hose two pagers, which mo-
non prevailed.
tile matter Of lie form of contract
wstb tho Depa lment of tie Iuterior
with resqes5t 10 operating tae DIS
tributing system OF THE. project was
taken up. and, on motion of Whit
marsh, seconded by Wilson, the Sec
:atars OF the Assoeiasion was in
| strircled TO core ord with such
| other l1edesal Associations as are
now handling the operation and
| main tenance of their projects, and
THAT the Board postpone further ac-
1 zion III the matter until the local
ounsel for the Reclamation Service.
1 Mr. Honnold, can be present.
Upon, motion of. Gurwell. second
cd by Wilson, the Secretary Of the
Association is Instructed to commun-
icate- with the commissioner Of the
State and Public Lands and urge up
Fupon him the Importance Of placing
Fine school lands within the project
on, the market az early as February
1913, so that prospective purehasera
'may plan on cropping the land the
looming season, and that the atten-
lion, OF the Secretary Of the Interior
be called to the fact that the present
plan of water delivery to the school
lands is discouraging the prospective
purchasers Of said lands, and the De-
partment, is urged to have tie rights
LOT wav for the necessary laterals to
1deliyertwated to each farm unit sur
veyed and plated and the purchas-
ers Of units assured that they will be
put to no expense in this regard,
| Bills for per diem of the members
Of the Board were filed and allowed
as follows:
is. H. Martin, per diem. one
| day 49,. - ..S. 800
M. e Perry, per diem one
| day 400
A. L. GurwelI, per diem, one
day III, 400
n. c. Wilson, per diem. one
day s, 400.
Icharles "A. mahitmarsh. per
dien, days ....... SOC
WI G staigar, rer diem, one
day 4.0tl
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