The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-30

With the United States in terms sub :
as follows, towit:
The United States agrees to expend :
or the benefit of the district, in the
'epair, extension and improvement of
he irrigation works already in ex :
silence, or in the sustitution of other :
works, including costs of surveys and :
estimates heretofore or hereafter to
be made, including engineering, over
head expenses, right of way, real prop
erty, damages to property, if any, in
the sum of One Million Dollars, or so
much thereof as the secretary of the
interior shall find necessary, begin
ming with that part OF said works
which shall be found most urgent and F.:
with that end in view IN
til completed, and with the purpose
of keeping an available supply of wat
er for the irrigation of the lands un
der cultivation and to be put under
until the amount herein
provided for has been expended, or so
much thereof as shall have been APP
propriated or allotted by the congress
of the United States for that purpose.
The District agrees on it's part to
pay the United States the sum of One
Million Dollars or so much thereof /
as may be expended in the perform
ance of the work hereinabove specifi- |
ed, including the other charges men
toned in connection herewith but
should congress fail to make the APP
preparation after the expenditure of
the Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
already appropriated, the secretary of
the interior is to terminate the con
tract by notice to the district, with
a statement of the amount expended,
including costs and expenditures
aforesaid. And in such an event the
amount to be paid by the district to
the United States will be the actual
amount expended. The amount found
to be paid by the United States on
the completion of the contract shall
be payable in five equal annual in
stallments, the first to become due on
December l, 1921, and one on De-
cember l of each year thereafter I'M
til the whole thereof has been paid,
no interest to be paid on deferred
payments unless not paid at maturity,
and in that event both interest and
penalties will be charged
The district further agrees that the
obligations created by the contract
shall be the first lien upon the funds,
collections, property and resources of
the district, and that the district will
not incur any obligations prior to
those of the contract nor any obliga-
ton requiring payment prior to the
completion of the payments to the Uni
ted States without the express consent
of the secretary of the interior, ex-
cept for the cost and expense of the
operation and maintenance of the ir-
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operation of the district. including the
expense of its organization.
To hasten the reclamation of all the
irrigable lands of the district and as
sure an increase in the needed food
supply of the nation, it is provided
that all owners of land in the district
who have 20 per centum of their hold
ings under crop in 1921; 40 per cent
UNI in 1922, and 60 per centum in
1928, shall have twenty years to pay
the costs and expenditures of the gov
eminent without interest, paying 2
per centum on each of the first four
years; per centum on each of the
next two years, and per centum on
each of the following fourteen years.
However, any tract having 20 per
centum reclaimed in 1921, but not
having 40 per centum reclaimed in
1922, shall be allotted the per cent
UNI payment due in 1921, but the bal
ance of the benefits appropriated to
such tracts shall become due in the
five equal annual payments. Any
tract shown to be reclaimed to the
required 40 per centum on June Is,
1922. and which shall not have so per
centum reclaimed on June Is, 1928
shall be allowed the per centum in
stallments in 1921 and in 1922 and the
balance in five equal annual payments
And any tract reclaimed to the ex-
tent of 60 per centum before the last
of the five year installments falls due
or any one of them, shall have ter
years to pay the balance. The dis
trict further agrees to assess and ap
portion the cost of the works anC
other expenses hereinbefore mention
ed rateably according to the benefits
upon each tract OF legal subdivision
OF irrigable land within the district
including the taxing power and thu
power to withhold delivery of waite
to delinquents, to collect and pay t,
the United States each and every on,
of said installments in full on or be
fore the day the same falls due.
The state of Idaho on its par
agrees for the sum of One Dollar t
execute and place in escrow a goo'
and sufficient deed conveying to tn
United States all its right, title and in
terest in and to the King Hill Prof
ect, and the extension thereof, in
Guiding all water rights under filing
and appropriations of water and wat
er contracts, to be delivered to tn
United States as soon as the opera
ton of said projects shall be turned
over to the King Hill Irrigation dis
trict and not later than the 31st da.
of December, 1918. The state of Idah'
further agrees to continue to operat
the project so long as sufficient fund
remain from the appropriation mad
for that purpose by the last legisla
ture of the state of Idaho and unit
such appropriation is exhausted, blu
not later than December 81, 1918.
Said election will be held in the di
visions or precincts of the King Hill
Irrigation District as established b,