Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-09
NEWQUARTERSTO
BE PROVIDED FOR
LANDDEPARTMENT
Rooms Now Occupied by
State Auditor to Be Made
Home of Board-To Move
Securities.

The state land board has authorized
the transfer of the state land depart
mept again, this time from it's present
quarters on the east side of the ground
tloor or the state capitol building to
the west side, and directed the state
auditor to move his offices from the
east side into the quarters now oc-
cupied by the state land department
At the same time the board
directed the state treasurer to
turn back all the land securities
ana contracts held by him to the
land department which is giv-a
Jurisdiction over them. The transfer
VIII mean the taking Of three clerks
from the treasury department and
transferring them to the land depart
ment and give the land department
jurisdiction over the securities This
jurisdiction was held by the land de-
partment until about year ago when
the securities were ordered by the old
land board transferred to the treasury
department. In fact the transfer Of
these securities has been a bone Of
contention for some time. The trans
fer ordered gives the land department
more vault room in the new quarters.
Following are the Official minutes of
the meeting of the board
Boise, Idaho, Jan. s, 1917.-State
board of land commissioners of the
state of Idaho met this day pursuant to
call.
Present:
Hon. NJ Alexander. governor and
chairman.
I. a. Walters, attorney general.
w. I. Dougherty, secretary of state.
Clarence Van Deuscn, state auditor
Ethel Redfield. superintendent Of
public instruction.
l. A. Smoot land commissioner,
NJ. c. Stott, register.
Whereupon the following proceed
'ngs were had to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
The register was authorized to pur-
chase $50 worth of postage stamps for
he land department.
Claim of w. T.. Daggett for S266.30
for salary and expenses in making APP
praisements to Jan. /, 1917, was al
lowed. same to be paid from the loan
fund.
1t was moved by Attorney General
Walters that the report of the state
engineer in regard to cancellation of
contracts with the Darlington Land &
Irrigation company be filed, and that
the company be instructed to sell no
more water rights under their project
without consent of the land board: also
that these entrymen be notified by the
register to show cause why their entry
should not be cancelled at the first
meeting of the land board held In
April, 1917. Motion unanimously car
wed.
1t was moved by Attorney General
Walters that Russell NJ. Ash ct al re
notified that unless their loan is paid
down to $4,000 and renewal loan COM
pleted that the department viii begin
foreclosure proceedings at once Mo-
ton carried. State Auditor Van
Deusen was excused from voting on
this motion.
School district bonds in the sum of
$500, District No. "a Bonneville coun-
y, were ordered purchased
Upon the request of Sweeley Dc
Sweeley of Twin Falls, Idaho. proxy
to vote water stock. now held by the
state by assignment from James Mon
roe in the Twin Falls Canal company.
be issued to c. f. Liebhart who has as
sumed mortgage given to the state
by James Monroe. Request was grant
ed upon motion duly made and carried.
It was moved and carried that right
of way deed be issued covering 2424
acres in section 16. township A. north.
range 4 west for road purposes IN