Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-25
Land Board Proceedings

Boise, March 24.-The state poaro Oh
land commissioners of the state OF
idaho met this day in regular session. I
At this time Mr.. Ben z. Bush, north
Idaho timber cruiser and land agent,
presented to the board facts showing
| that one John Looma had CONTRACT
for the removal of certain timber from
the following described land ,to-wit:
NWA SWA, section Is, 40 north,
east; that under the terms OF this con-
tract 20 per cent was to be paid In
cash, which was done, but all of the
balance Of the purchase price was to
be paid before any of the timber was
to be removed; that said Looma Vio-
lated this contract and removed the
timber without having paid the bal
ance, and has sold the timber so re-
moved or to be removed to the Nc
Goldrick Lumber company of Spokane.
Wash.
Be it resolved, that the said action
on the part of said Looma and the NC
Goldrick Lumber company amounts to
a trespass clearly in violation OF the
| contract between the state of Idaho
and said Looma. with respect to said
above described lands and timber, and
that Ben E. Bush is hereby authorized
by the state board of land commits
sioners and the state land commission
err to enforce the payment for all tim
Der removed or cut upon said LANDS
under the law governing trespass And
the register of the land board be, and
he is hereby, authorized and directed
to notify at once the said Looma and
the McGoldrick Lumber company Of
this action of the board
Upon motion duly seconded, the
above resolution was passed unani-
mously by the board
AT this time Ben L. Bush, state tim
Der cruiser and land agent for north
Idaho, made a request of the land
board that they allow him to make an
expense not exceeding $3.50 year, for
the purpose of securing desk room and
services of stenographer at such
times as the same are needed to prop
erly expedite the Carrying on of his
work in north Idaho.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
unanimously that an annual expense
not exceeding $500 be allowed Ben +.
Bush for said purpose; claims for each
item to be filed and allowed as other
claims against the state.
Application of the Utah Construc-
ton company for the cancellation of
certain entries on their project for fall
ure to exercise the preference right of
entering into a new contract as pro-
vided in the contract between the state
Of Idaho and the Utah Construction
company was presented to the board.
1t was moved, seconded and unani-
mously carried that entrymen be given
: so days registered notice to show
| hot, 4rta ChA v1nt he
cancelled because of their failure to
Ecomply with the provisions of para
graph of said contract between the
state of Idaho and the Utah Construc-
ton company.
Application of the Snake River Irri-
CATION company for the cancellation OF
entry No. in the name of John Park
because of said Parks failure to COM
ply with the Carey act in that no pay
ments have been made, except the in
itial payment at the time the contract
was entered into, and that no annua
proof has ever been offered on this
entry, was brought before the board.
1t was moved by Attorney Genera
> Black, seconded and unanimously car.
ried that entry No. Q in the name o
John Park be, and the same is hereb,
cancelled, and that the said entrymai
be given the regular 60 days notice o
. cancellation.
. Communication of Fred F. Arnold
. Salt Lake City, stating that final proc
papers have never been issued to hin
and requesting that the same be issue'
20 at once, was read to the board.
1t was moved, seconded and unani
y mously carried that under the showing
= of the present records in the land de
70 partment, which do not contain tn
~ records in evidence which the applican