Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-09
AMEND SCHOOL LAW
RECOMMENDS BOARD
Land Commissioners Pass Res
olution Urging Passage of
Act Regarding Payment of
Bonds by Districts.

AAo pIcSenl legislature Is asked TO
amend the school law with reference
to the payment of bonds by indepen-
dent school districts, by the state land
board. The commissioners Friday
passed the following resolution:
BE it resolved by the land board
that it recommend to the legislature
that 1t amend the school law with refer
ence to the payment of bonds by inde-
pendent school districts in the state { (
Idaho, providing that said payments
shall be made on the amortization
plan carrying out the plan used by the
common school district as it now ex-
lists in the common law
The following are the minutes Of the
boards meeting:
Boise, Feb. THE state board of
land commissioners of the state of
Idaho met this day in regular session.
X. e. Shepherd. representing the
North Side Twin Falls Land d Water
company, appeared before the board
with reference to proposed patent list
covering lands which have already been
entered and for which the state will re-
quest patent from the government
Whereupon it was moved by Attorney
General Black, seconded, voted upon
ana unanimously carried, that the re-
quest OF the North Side Land & Water'
company, together with the statement
OF the lands submitted to the land
board be submitted to the state engi-
neer for his full report in compliance
with the statute, said list being known
as patent list No. 81, class A.
At this time the attorney general
presented letter from one Carl S.
Martin of Wendell, dated Jan. rs, stat
Ing that he had purchased state land
at land sale held in Gooding county,
Sept. %, 1918, said land being the
NWA, section 36, township south,
r~nge IA east, and was given to under
stand that under contract between the
state and the North Side Twin Falls
Land d. Water company, the company
was compelled to furnish him water at
$z5 per acre, and that since that time
the company has refused to furnish
such water. After consideration by the |
board it was determined that under the |
decree of the federal court involving |
the said Twin Falls North Side Land |
& Water company which decree was
dated Dec. 20, 1917, and which is still |
in force the said company only has
available 100000 shares of water
stock and that it has already sold said
10000 shares of said water stock and |
that under such conditions the land
board has no power to compel the said
Twin Falls North Side Land &c Water
company to furnish water to plaintiffs
land Therefore, 1t was moved, Sec
onded, voted upon and unanimously
carried, that the attorney general adj
wise said Carl S. Martin that the land
board is unable to comply with his re-
quest or take any action in the matter.
A nrOnnSn6 Dfton fo
ton of the second segregation under
the Owsley Carey Land e. Irrigation
company was presented to the board
for their consideration. Whereupon, it
was moved by Attorney General Black,
seconded, voted upon and unanimously
carried, that the petition be laid over
until the next meeting and that register
invite Mr.. Snow and Mr.. Wilkie to be
present.
Communication of F. G. Miller, dean
of the forestry department of the state
university, was duly read to the board.
1T was moved by Attorney General
Black, seconded, voted upon and car
ried. that Mr. Miller be notified to come
to Boise and carry out the work of
cruising the timber near Payette lakes
in the manner suggested but that he
receive instructions from this beard be-
fore commencing such work.
Ii was moved by Attorney General
Black, seconded, voted upon and car
ried, that hereafter when application
for renewal of state loans are made
that the application shall be consider
ed as an original application for loan
and the same procedure followed with
reference to the appraisement of lands,
the execution Of new mortgages and
potes, examining of abstract, that is
followed in connection with original
new loan and that the additional ex-
pense for the same be collected by
the register as IL it were a new loan
1t was moved by Superintendent OF
Public instruction Miss Redfield, Sec
onded, voted upon and carried, that the