Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-16


John.
NOTICE.
To the Stockholders of the Big Wood
River Reservoir & Canal Company,
Limited:
You will please take notice that the
State Board of Land Commissioners
has fixed March 18th at 1000 o'clock,
A. NJ, before the Board at Boise, Idaho,
as the time and place for hearing any
protests against the proposal Of the
Idaho Irrigation Company. Limited. a
true copy of the statement embodying
which is hereto attached.
NJ. c. sTOTT.
Register State Board of Land
Commissioners of the State of
Idaho.
Dated March II. 1917.
Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd.
RichfieId, Idaho
March 9, 1917.
To The Honorable
The State Board of Land Commits
sioners.
Boise, Idaho.
Sirs:
In compliance with the provisions of
House Bill No. I'll. we have the honor
to submit the following statement OF
assessments for the operation and
maintenance of the canals of the Big
Wood River Reservoir and Canal Com
pany. Limited. proposed to be assessed
against the water users of said project
together with a statement of the num-
her of shares. of stock against which
assessments are proposed to be made
and the amount per share of stock
proposed to be levied by such Company
to raise such amount;
For the operation and maintenance
for the year 1917, of the Magic Res
ervoir and approximately four hun
dred f40O)niles of canals and later
ais. with appurtenant structures
constituting the irrigation system op-
Grated and maintained by the Big
Wood River Reservoir and Canal
Company, Limited S'eoo'so
Divided as follows;
Estimated superintendent and Once
a~narsa .............-.-...-s1 2, 10000
Fstimated operation expense 22,000-oo
Estimated maintenance exp. 25,50o-Oo
100000
Less amount to be borne by
Idaho Irrigation Company
Ii~,,i+ad ...-------26,1 1870
.-.assn,e,,t .....-..........33. S6S.45
The number of shares of stock
AGAINST which assessments are TO De
made and the amount per share OF
stock are as follows:
s5.s77 shares at 35c per share 2S'o9e-sS
81 sa3 shares at soc per share 10'Sll-oo
on o.1c
Tho authority for these assessments
is contained in contracts between the
State of Idaho and the Idaho irrigation
Co,onanv Limited. Section II OF con-
tract dated August 81, 1s0f' coheaiis
the following clause;
"For each succeeding year Thereafter
while the second party retains IN
control of the said Big WOOD River
Reservoir and Canal Company -
tied. said Company may cnarse o..
assess the purchasers OF water ISL
in said irrigation system not "
coed the sum Of thirty-llNe
10 Az per acre for each acre OIL ia-o
for which a water right mas
purchased. the same to become
az the beginning OF eacn irri
saason if the water Is READY lor
livery at the beginning OF sucn 81,
con and such water must oe
t.1a FOR use at a point WITHIN one
SsIs ,,,ile of each quarter sectlon
-, Iand If the sum so raised sii<'i.
ha insufficient for the purpose
r,,aintaining, operating anu
- -anair the said system ana pay ine
u ~ e~nenses for the management
txeraof then the said party Oh ee
s,,,d mart will furnish all the au'',
$50 f,,nds necessary to supply sucii
deficiency. .;o,, 10 con-
An amendment to this sect,oll = rt
,inad in the Supplemental AS - ;
tered into with certain seluie 80 .
~ advantage of the eAle,sio
30. - for navment of principal lnse"
.ots offered by the Idaho Irrisa.lo
o,,,nanv. Limited. This aiiieh''---0 {
as follows: an r
"The purchaser agrees ~ Pc, onera ton /,
l l,.a.e-o not exceeding fifty (5ocl cents
. .,a,. acre beginning with the irrls d
Pc Pc saason of 1915 and contlnuins
- the irrigation system shah %
t..',,ad over to the operating Gun. I
many. Big Wood River hese'
canal Company, Limited was
This supplemental Agreeniex1 nd Q
,nroved by the State BOARD u *
under date OIL July a
~. asnectfully,
.o rRIGATION COMPANi' IL -
JAZZ BY H. c. Essley'
Assistant Secretary. d