Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-19
adopt REPORT OF.
ENGINEER ON THE.
NORTH SIDE LAND
Specification Regarding I'm
provements at Controlling
Works Approved at Land
Board Meeting.

The state land board adopted the re-
port to the Twin Falls North Side prof.
ect and approved the blue prints and
specifications covering improvements
at the controlling works. The minutes
Of the board follow: =
Boise. Idaho. Nov. is. 1917.-State
board Of land commissions Of the state
Of Idaho met this day in regular ses-
sion. Present: M. Alexander, gov
secretary of state; I. A. Smoot land
commissioner; M. c. Stott, register.
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit: Minutes Of the previous meet
ing read and approved.
Upon motion the register was re-
quested to file report with the board
Of the school lands in the Gem Irrt-
cation district.
Secretary of State Dougherty, as
committee. referred back to the board
report Of State Engineer Smith in re-
lation to station 200 main canal, Twin
Falls North Side Land & Water COM
pany. with recommendation that the
same be adopted, and upon motion Of
Governor Alexander blue prints and
specifications covering improvements
at controlling works were approved.
REFER APPLICATIONS.
Moved by Governor Alexander that
application of 8. N. Morris. and Frank
Hillhouse, for partial release of their
mortgage for railroad purposes be
granted upon payment of proportion
ate share Of the loan. and the regis
ter to report to the land board the
amount due.
Upon motion of the governor the fol-
lowing state loans were referred to
the attorney general for foreclosure.
/ Wilson Barnard, American Falls, No
$50; Walter A. Mckenzie. Bishop
Wash, No. S1s; Linda A. Warner
Mountain Home. No. $40; Chas. N. Nc
Donald, Roseberry, No. s65; Olive j.
Coate, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. No. 104s;
Farley M. Morris, American Falls. No
1886; d. d. brennan. Rathdrum. No
1913; Henry Biggs, Franklin, No. 1880;
Arthur w. Hart, Preston. No 1891.
Upon motion Of Governor Alexander
loan application of William Barbon
Bellevue, was reconsidered and eight
acres excluded from application, and
loan Of $4,000 allowed on remaining 81
acres.
LOANS APPROVED.
The following farm loans were APP
proved by the board. and the register
instructed to refund to applicants Tho
balance Of per cent fee paid after
deducting costs of appraisement.
George D. Hanson, Ridgedale, $4,000
refund $S275: william J. Scheuss
, Rockland, $500, refund $500; L. A
, Garrison, Caldwell. $4,000, refund 1885
Gustave H. Kroeger. Boise, $4,000. re
fund $4,000; L. E. Merritt, (renewal,
Eagle, $1,000; Robert L. Dayle, IRE
newaD, Boise. $4,000, refund Accents
/ George E. Kelley. Rockland, $1,000, re-
fund, $500; Julia Head, (renewaD
Barber, $685., refund, $1.65; Fred L
, Frazier, (renewaD, Orofino, $4,000
. William Edward War;, (renewaD Oak
, LEY, $500; Truman F. Raught, lin
crease), st. Maries, $1,000.
, State Land Commissioner A
, smoot presented application Of Hon
, Fred w. Gooding for selection of 100
. acres of land for sale. which was re
t ferred to the secretary Of state for In
f vestigation and report to the board.
Claim of o. M. Harvey Title & Trus
= company, w elbCT, IOE S1V.co Aot WIN
t tinuation of abstract of Roy C. McKin
ney, loan No. 891, was allowed.
George E. Cahoon, Bellevue. havinl
withdrawn loan application the boar
order a refund made Of $4,000.
: Upon motion duly made and carried
the following taxes were allowed ol
loans now under foreclosure. and tn
!. register was instructed to file vouch
Z ers with the state board of examiner
q covering: Caroline e. Cruse loan NJ
. s2s, sao.75; Wallace s. Haws, loan NJ
$ s5s, 1885: William c. Schmelzel. loa
No. $50, 334.4s.
n PURCHASE BONDS.
2 Application of William N. Rudge 70
= release from mortgage No. 1875 of M
NWk, Sec. 10, IN. TIE. upon paymer
Of $500 was allowed by the board sub
ject to favorable report on same b
land appraiser.
l. The following school bonds wer
, upon motion ordered purchased by tn
J, board. Jefferson county, district No.
;. $1,000; Lewis county. district No. q
= $4,000; Lewis county, district No. q
= (second issue), $1,000; Lewis count!
, district No. IA. $4,000; Madison count!
= district No. .. $500; Madison count!
. district No. IL, $4,000: Valley count.
district No. l, $4,000.
Petition Of Fred Dill and J. F. Ko
sanke in relation to improvements o
state land in Minidoka county, whic
land was sold at recent state Ian
= sale. was presented to the board an
. ordered filed. and order made tbs
II settlement Of improvements be mad
= in accordance with agreement reache
/. between Dill. Schresaler. REIN,
- Chambeau and State Land Apraise
C. W. Whiffin.
:. Whereupon the board adjourned.