Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-25
TO ABSOLVE STATE.
FROM CONNECTION
ONEIDA DISTRICT
Land Board Asks Attorney
General to Report on the
Legal Steps Necessary
To Protect Settlers.

Attorney General T. A. Walters has
prepare a report as to the legal steps
necessary to absolve the state from any
connection with the Oneida irrigation
district and at the same time protect
the settlers who have purchased the
land. On this project the state paid
1000 to the district, or the amount
assessed against state land to meet
water maintenance. Later the project
was virtually abandoned owing to in
sufficiency of water, but recently a
plan was made to revive it and this
plan was taken up with the board. The
latter desires. in the event the new dis
trict is formed and the plans go
through. to have the amount it has al
ready paid out pro-rated to the credit
of the state land within the district.
The minutes of the land board COW
ering this and other matters follows:
Boise, Idaho. Dec. q. 1917. State
board of land commissioners of the
state of Idaho met this day in regular
session. The following members were
present: NJ. Alexander. governor and
chairman; w. T. Dougherty, secretary
of state; C. Van Deusen, state audi
tor; l. A. Smoot. land commissioner;
NJ. c. Stott register
Whereupon the following proceedings
were had, to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Motion was made by the state audi
tor that the land commissioner be in
| structed to offer for sale all of the land
owned by the state in township b
north, range AZ east, and this Will be
the only state land sold in Madison
county during the year 1918. The land
commissioner to be instructed to APP
praise the land at an early date as
possible and report to this board. Mo-
ton carried unanimously.
Motion was made by the secretary or
state that lease No 1899 in the name
of Cadet Anxo be cancelled. Motion
carried unanimously.
r. c. Taylor appeared before the land
board in relation to his application to
lease land for grazing purposes and
Dec. "a was the date set for hearing
this matter.
Motion was made and carried that the
land commissioner be directed to re-
move the wire rope from King Hill
project and bring it to Boise.
Letter of NJ Fl. Woods, in relation
to payments on water contracts OF
Blaine County Investment company,
was referred to the land commissioners
for investigation and report. and the
register was directed to secure copy
/ of new contract between the company
and the settlers.
Il Report of w. G. Mann, forest super
visor was referred to Land Commits
sioner Smoot for approval.
CONSIDER ONEIDA DISTRICT.
Motion was made by the state audi
tor that in view of the fact that p. A.
Montague has paid taxes on land COW
cred by certificate of sale No. 4492, that
previous order of the hoard ordering
cancellation of this certificate be re-
yoked in so far as the payment Of taxes
Is concerned.
Motion was made and duly carried
that the state treasurer be directed &c
secure from the bank the bonds OF sec
ond liberty loan issue and report te
the board the amount Of bonds re-
ceived.
Motion was made by Governor Alex.
ander, and unanimously carried. thai
the state engineer be requested to as
sist the Mountin View Canal company
whose post office address is P. c. Will
Hams, BOX Az. Dubois. Idaho. and tina
he lend them such assistance as IL con
sistent with the dignity OF the stats
without expense
Memorandum brief by 8. H. Hays Il
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