The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-09
BEGIN WORK
ON IRRIGATION
CANAL SOON
Water will be Turned Out OctO-
ber 20 and Large Force will
Start Work
TO SPEND $685. 900 THTSFALL
Expected that by Next Spring COIum-
bia Irrigation System will be
in First Class Shape

The irrigation season for the Co
lumbia Irrigation District will end
Monday, October Goth, unless the
weather is very hot and dry at that
time, in which case, the season will
probably be continued for another
four or five days. AS the district is
planning to complete the reconstruc-
tion work in time to start water early
next spring, it is advisable to close
the irrigation season as soon as pos
sible this fall, in order that the War
rem Construction company may start
work while the weather is favorable.
The plans for reconstruction this
fall include the enlargement of the
main canal and main laterals thruout,
increasing their capacity approximate
ly fifty per cent; the renewal Of flume
No. / at ten-mile on the canal; the
replacing Of fumes No. 2 and with
concrete lined canal; the renewal of
flume No. on lateral No. 2; the re-
placement of the majority of flume
No. on lateral No. 2 with concrete
lined canal and the renewal of por-
tion of the balance with wood stave
flume; also the renewal of the turn
outs along the main canal and main
laterals where necessary.
This work will require consid-
cradle number Of men and teams and
the policy of the district is to hire
local help as much as possible, and
anyone desiring work, either single
handed or with team should place
their application with the Warren
Construction company, who will have
representative in their Office not lat
er than Friday of this week.
A detailed statement of the iancial
condition of the Columbia Irrigation
District will appear in next weeks
Courier-Reporter.
Of the $4,000 in bonds voted for
the reconstruction of the system $685.
have been sold to pay for the recon-
,struction to October 1st, and $685.
600 remains to pay for reconstruction
work planned for this fall.
The assessment roll for 1920 is now
on file in the District office and any
one desiring to know the amount Of
their charges for next year can Sc
cure the same by calling at the Of
fee. Statements will be sent out be-
fore November 1st to all property
owners where the address is known,
giving this information. This assess
ment can be paid on or after Novem-
Der 1st at the county treasurer's Of
flee, Prosser, Washington, and sixty
per cent of the amount must be paid
before December 31st, 1919, and, the
balance of forty per cent before April
80, 1920.
Several petitions have been receiv-
ed by the board of directors from wa
terusers desiring relief from seepage
conditions which are developing in
various parts of the district. AS the
board has no funds available for this
work no action can be taken towards
the relief of these conditions at the
present time. The board has had this
matter under consideration for some
time and in the near future will for
mulate policy which will be put up
to the waterusers Of the district to
vote upon, probably at the next regu-
lar election, which occurs on the Sc
cond Tuesday in December when one
director will be elected to serve for
three years.