Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30
BOARD DESIRES
DATA ON WATER
ON NORTH SIDE
Twin Falls North Side Land
& Water Company Asked
to Furnish Information
Before Hearing.
Voluntary Contributions Re-
ceived for Fire Protection
School District Bonds
Amounting to $4,000 Or
dered Purchased.

charge data from the Twin Falls North
Side Land Water company covering
maintenance and has formally request
ed the data to be compiled and fur
nished prior to the meeting of the
board October IL. The board also au-
thorized the purchase of 100000 worth
OF school district No. 16, Lincoln county
bonds, and accepted voluntary contrt-
buttons to the Southern Idaho Fire
Protective association.
The minutes of the board follow.
Boise, Idaho, Sept. 20, 1917. The
state board of land commissioners Of
the state Of Idaho met this day In reg
ular session.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Affidavit and APPLICATION of Frank l..
Colt, Melba, Idaho, was read in regard
70 changing land under grazing lease
No. Sob to an agricultural lease, after
which motion was made by the attor-
ney general that Mr.. Colt be requested
TO show a right to the use Of water
sufficient to irrgate the land before
making the change in the lease.
Moved by the attorney general and
carried, that application of Milwaulz ee
Lane company to lease a landing on
Lake Chatcolet be referred to the Hey
burn Park commission for report
Motion was made by the attorney
general, and carried, that report of G.
W. Whiffin on land selections in Owy-
hee county under date of September
p2, 1917, be accepted and the register
of the land board instructed to make
selections in accordance with report.
carried, that report of o. w. Whiffin
pm George Duvall lease, covering SEQ.
ss, Twp. S., Rye. w, be accepted
and filed, and Mr.. Whiffin proceed to
Owyhee county and carry same into
affect.
Want Project Data.
Moved by the attorney general, and
carried that petition for continuance
of hearing on maintenance budget of
the Twin Falls North Side Land &
Water company be received and the
prayer granted, and that the hearing
be set for the fourth meeting In Octo-
Der. being October IL, and the COM
pany and water users association be
30 notified
Motion was made by the attorney
general, and carried unanimously, that
the Twin Falls North Side L. & w.
company furnish the water users as
ISOLATION an itemized statement OF the
charges under each classification con-
tanned In the statement submitted to
the land board in reference to main
tenance charges to be levied for the
irrigation season of 1917, also SINH
lar statement of the charges made for
the years 1914, 1915 and 1916; and that
such statements be furnished five days
before the hearing set to be had be-
fore this board on the 18th day Of o.
tober, 1917.
Moved by the superintendent of pub
fic instruction, and carried, that the
attorney general proceed to institute
foreclosure proceedings on Loan No.
42S running to Roman Siepert, and
Loan No. 429 running to W. J. Rogers.
Request of ]. w. Pittinger. Nampa,
idaho. for a change in the rate of
interest on his farm loan was referred
to the attorney general.
Application of d. H. Conkfin, Blaine,
idaho. for an additional loan of $3.50
was denied, and application Of David
Tappan, Emmett, Idaho, for a renewal
loan of $4,000 was denied.
Moved by Attorney General Walters
and carried, that loan application Of
no. be referred for further informa-
Margaret Ellen Owens. Rogerson, Ida
ton.
PURCHASES BONDS.
The following farm loan applications
were granted, and the register in
structed to refund to applicants the
difference between cost of appraise-
ment and one per cent fee paid:
Truman F. Raught, st. Maries, 5000,
Edwin Shay. St. Maries. $1,000; W. T.
Yearout Subesto, $3.50: Walter S.
Smith, Payette, $4,000. refund, $1,000;
Nellie Q. Thompson, American Falls.
$4,000, refund $50; Charles w. Thomp-
son, American Falls, $500, refund
$24; Mary l.. Thompson, American
Falls, $780, refund $50; Pattie Harris,
Melba, $500, refund 60 cents; Alex
Rnder H. Ross Meridian. $1,000, refund
IS cents.
The following refunds were allowed
on renewal loans, the same to be taken
out of per cent fund:
Solomon L. Cox, Stone. SIS: l. T. os-
born. HALEY, $40.
Moved by the attorney general, and
carried, that the state purchase the
$oV,oVv ponu issue OF Independent
school district No. 16, Lincoln county, |
when the abstract has been approved. |
Moved by Attorney General Walters, |
which motion carried, that checks, be- |
ing a voluntary contribution by the |
parties making them. to-wit: '$727.6s of |
the Boise Payette Lumber Company,
$500 Of the Crane Creek Sheep Com
pany. $50 Of the Crane Creek Sheep +
Company and $3.50 of John Skillern,
be deposited to the credit of the South
ern Idaho Fire Protective association;
and further, that the Crane Creek
Sheep company be and is hereby re-
leased from all claims or actions at
law or in equity for damages caused
by fires during the season of 1917.
Whereupon the board adjourned.