Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-02

be subleased or the contract assigned
without the consent of the land board
in writing first had and obtained.
That the attorney general be- d.
rected 70 draw a contract between the
state Of Idaho ana the said stangland
expressing the will Of this board as
contained in this resolution and sub
ject to any provisions, limitations and
conditions that may be hereafter au-
thorized by this board before con-
tract has been signed by the parties
thereto.
CONSIDER LOANS.
1t was moved and carried that let
ter Of Frank d. Brocker, Kaulsauna,
Wis, in re his Carey act entry under
the Twin Falls Salmon river tract be
referred to the state engineer for re-
port.
Claim of the Boise Basin Abstract
of title-Williarn l.. Turner property,
was referred to the state board Of ex-'
aminers for payment.
Refund OF 81 was allowed Nellie M.
Toovs, Aberdeen. Idaho, being balance
OF fee filed with application for loan
after appraisers were deducted.
It was moved by Miss Redfield, that
application for entry of r. e. Bartlett.
Fallon, Mont, Owsley Carey Land and
Irrigation company be referred to the
state engineer for report AZ to status
of this project and that Edwin Snow
be requested to appear before the
board and give such information a. IL
desired. Motion carried.
II was moved and unanimously car
ried that loan of c. o. Workman be re-
ferred to the attorney general with
directions to commence foreclosure
proceedings at once.
Final proof presented by Jirgson
Scott Gildea on entry No ITS, idaho
Irrigation company's project covering
the NWA NEk section 1, township
4 south, range Is east, was approved.
Letter of George Briggs. Jr., Archer,
Idaho. IN regard to bonds Of school
district No. IL Madison county,
amounting to $500 was referred to the
superintendent Of public instruction.
It was moved by State Auditor Van
Deusen, and unanimously carried, that
the report of Secretary Of State
Dougherty in regard to contest filed
by ]. p. Weight VS.. J. c. Rollins, Carey
act entry No. 36s American Falls Ca
nal and Power company, be accepted
and the contest denied.
Application for renewal Of farm loan
of $4,000 by Julia d. Brainard, Payette,
Idaho, was considered and denied and
the attorney general authorized to
ring foreclosure proceedings.
The following applications for farm
loans were granted:
Charles L. Burdick, Parma, $1,000:
George l.. Mccormick, Parma, $1,000;
T. O.. Wheeler Caldwell, $4,000; Albert
L. Pence, Payette, $4,000; Carrie e.
Pence, Payette. $500; Emily Stewart.
Boise. $1,000.
Application for loan by A. ]. Gary,
Weiser. for $4,000. was considered and
denied and refund Of $26 allowed on
the fee filed with application. The ex-
penSe of the appraiser was 81.
REPORT ON AUDIT.
The following report of w. L.
Dougherty, secretary Of state, and
State Auditor c. Van Deusen was read
and accepted and the committee au-
thorized to make the necessary pur-
chases:
ate bill 1os to start the creation OF an
accounting system for the land board.
We wish to recommend first, the ern-
ployment of Miss Doris Dinwiddie and
Miss Smith of Mountain Home to
start work April for rewriting the
certificate of sale contracts to be held
by the state treasurer as securities in
place of loose-leaf ledges, which he
now has.
Second, we wish to recommend that
Miss Redfield as a member of the
land board, be given the privilege to
select a stenographer to begin work
April Is.
Third, the subcommittee recommend
the purchase of seven bound ledgers
containing $40 pages each for the
purpose Of classifying sections 16 and
Sc, public school endowment land
grants, these to be a part of the per-
manent recorda of the land board.
Fourth. we recommend the purchase
of ten bound ledgers, being part of the
number necessary to carry the records
of public school endowment lands sold
under time contracts, these to be a
part of the permanent records Of the
land department
(SiEned) w. T. DOUGHERTY,
c. VAN DEUSEN.
1t was moved by Secretary OF State
Doughcrty that under bill No. 271
passed by the Fourteenth session of
the legislature, that irrigation COM
panies who must furnish a statement
Of all their maintenance charges to the
land board hereafter, that the land
board looks with favor upon the com
pany being permitted to use a portion
of these maintenance charges for the
protection of its property. Motion
carried.
1t was moved by the secretary Of
state, and unanimously carried, that
the state engineer be asked to furnish
the land board with a list of the diff
ferent companies and suggest those
that the state should pay and those
that the companies should pay. Mo-
ton carried. This motion was made
after letter from the state engineer
IL, 4