The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-06

the state of Idaho, for the purpose of
determining whether or not the said
district shall enter into a contract
with the United States in terms sub
stantially as follows, to-wit
The United States agrees to expend
for the benefit of the district, in the
repair, extension and improvement OF
the irrigation works already IN ex-
istence, 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 |
continuing with that end in view I'M
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
cultivation. until the amount herein
provided for has been expended, or so
much thereof as shall have been APP
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of the United States for that purpose.
The District agrees on its 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
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the Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
already appropriated, the secretary Of
the interior is to terminate the con-
tract by notice to the district, with
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
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 1, 1921, and one on De-
cember / OF each year thereafter un-
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
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ted States without the express consent
of the secretary of the interior, ex-
cept for the cost and expense of the
Q operation and maintenance of the ir'
rigation works, the maintenance anC
operation of the district. including the
9 expense of it's 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
l who have 20 per centum of their hold
ings under crop in 1921; 40 per cent
UNI in 1922, and 60 per centum il
1923, shall have twenty years to pay
the costs and expenditures of the gov
|. eminent without interest, paying
per centum on each of the first foul
years; per centum on each of the
next two years, and 6 per centum OF
each of the following fourteen years
However, any tract having 20 PEI
e centum reclaimed in 1921, but no
It having 40 per centum reclaimed il
v 1922, shall be allotted the 2 per cent
3 UNI payment due in 1921 but the bal
!. ance of the benefits appropriated tt
such tracts shall become due in tn
- five equal annual payments. An.
tract shown to be reclaimed to tn
required 40 per centum on June lE
L 1922, and which shall not have 60 pc
d centum reclaimed on June 49, 1928
shall be allowed the per centum in
:. stallments in 1921 and in 1922 and tn
balance in five equal annual payments
And any tract reclaimed to the ex
: tent Of 60 per centum before the las
of the five year installments falls due
or any one of them, shall have tel
@ years to pay the balance The dis
g trict further agrees to assess and ap
II portion the cost of the works ant
4 other expenses hereinbefore mention
Is ed rateably according to the benefit
Il upon each tract or legal subdivision
q of irrigable land within the district
, including the taxing power and tn
Q power to withhold delivery of waite
C. TO delnquentS, 10 cOllecL anu pay l
y the United States each and every on
\ of said installments in full on or be
49, 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
r and sufficient deed conveying to tn
he United States all its right, title and in
OF terest in and to the King Hill Pro.
t. ect, and the extension thereof, in
5, Guiding all water rights under filing
b. and appropriations of water and wa
IN err contracts, to be delivered to tn
ce United States as soon as the opera
w ton of said projects shall be turne
ad over to the King Hill Irrigation dis
trict and not later than the 31st da
ne of December, 1918. The state of ldah
e. further agrees 10 continue to operat