Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-05
KING HILL PROJECT.

REGISTER.
KING HILL PROJECT.
The following report of Land Com
missioner Smoot in re his inspection
of King Hill matters was read and ac-
cepted
Boise, Idaho, March 81, 1917. State
Board of Land Commissioners,
Boise, Idaho. Honorable Board:
Herewith report on bills which were
contracted at the King Hill project and
which were referred to me for personal
investigation.
The bills of Irving Buck, in the
amount of $27.5s, and Cyrus Cook, in
the amount of $16.67, were incurred
for services rendered during the period
of Nov. IL to IA inclusive in repairing
the Magenheimer break. The claim
ants were employed by Mr.. Hillstone
at the order Of Mr.. Shawhan.
The claims of George Leeright, in
the amount of $10.Ss. o. e. Greiner, in
the amount of 1928 and Emil Hansen,
in the amount of So, covering services
rendered in repairing the canal at Nc
Ginnis syphon on Aug, l. 1916, were
authorized by Mr.. Shawhan.
The claim of Ralph Davis, in the
amount of 50. is for services rendered
in repairing the canal at Medbuly on
Aug. s, 1916.
The bill of Slick Bros. Construction
company in the amount of $144, is for
work authorized by Mr.. Shawhan on
the construction of the syphon at Big
Pilgrim break. The warrant is to be
applied on his 1916 water maintenance
charge.
The bill of the Nampa Lumber COM
pany, in the amount of $3.50, is for
lumber purchased by Mr.. Shawhan for
repairs on tho canal.
The claims of Charles Garfield,
blacksmith, in the amount of $3.50,
and &. +. Goodman, liveryman, in the
amount of $3.50. is for work cover
ing period May to October 1915. They
were incurred by Mr.. Shawhan. These
gentlemen informed me that 1t had
been their custom to submit claims
every few months.
| am convinced that these accounts
are all regular The claimants are
not responsible for the delay in their
submission to the board, that was the
fault of the manager of the project
and l recommend that the bills be
paid.
Mr.. Hillstone has II men employed
at the present time. He is paying la
borers $2.75 per day and carpenters
$3.50 per day. He anticipates having
the canal in shape by April 20.
/ requested that, on the first of
every month, he submit statement of
all expenses incurred; that work that
had been done and the work that he
n he
Also that he submit a requisition for
what supplies he would need.
! find that a great many of the
tools, and much of the property that
belongs to the state, is now. being used
and that it would not be wise to hold
sale of these things until the re-
pairs on the canal have been COM
pleted. l attach herewith an inven-
tory of the personal property. Mr..
Hillstone will be able to dispose of
some of these articles to better ad-
vantage than we could at public auc-
ton, and l told him, whenever pos
sible, to do so and make a report of
all such sales to the auditor.
Later in the season we will adVer-
tise and sell at public auction the
property which still belongs to the
| state. There is a large safe in the
office at King Hill which the state
auditor could make good use of and
l recommend that the safe be shipped
to the capitol building for his DISPOSE
! ton.
The 10 strands of cable you in
structed me t, dispose of some time
ago have not yet been sold. 7 have
been unable to secure a purchaser for
same. However, / will make every
! effort to dispose of these in the very
near future.
| Respectfully submitted,
l. A. SMOOT,
State Land Commissioner
1t was moved by Attorney General
Walters that the bills be allowed, and
that warrants be drawn against the
appropriation for the King Hill prof.
ect, with the exception of the Slick
Brothers Construction company, which
shall be applied on their water assess
ment for 1916. Upon roll call the mo-
ton was unanimously carried.
Claim of ]. A. Smoot, land commits.
sioner, for $l6.05, together will. Other
claims against the King Hill appro.
priation, was referred to the board Of
examiners for payment.
1t was moved by the secretary Of
state that the register find out the
: amount of interest, taxes or any othel
expenses que on mortgage of Charlie.