Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-16
N. c. STOTT BECOMES
LAND COMMISSIONER
Temporary Appointment Given
Pending Reorganization; Ell
mer Made a Register and
Bush Appraiser.

became acting commissioner, and c. A.
Elmer became register, while Ben E.
Bush of Moscow was appointed land
appraiser for northern Idaho. These
changes were made as n result of
action taken by the state land board at
it's Friday meeting. Mr.. Stott has been
with the land department four years.
Mr.. Elmer was secretary to Frank H.
Gooding when governor. and has been
prominent in Republican party poll
tics. Mr.. Bush served under former
Republican administrations as apprais-
er. The appointments of commission
err and register hold good until the re-
organization of the land department,
as provided for under the terms OF
senate bill No. 10. 1t is understood
that Commissioner Stott will retire at
that time. He is holdover Democratic
appointee.
The minutes of the land board meet
ing follow:
Boise, Feb. 14.-The state board of
land commissioners of the state of
Idaho met this day in regular session.
Harry Shellworth appeared before
the board in relation to approval of
the board of application for sale of
timber filed by Rose Lake Lumber
company and McGoldrick Lumber COM
pany. Thereupon 1t was moved by At
torney General Black, seconded, voted
upon and carried, that the land board
proceed to have the timber on the
land included within the applications
of Rose Lake Lumber company and
McGoldrick Lumber company for the
following described land, to-wit (de-
scription), duly appraised for sale and
that as soon as the board has an avail
able appraiser they send him at once
to appraise the timber.
Application for approval Of proposed
contract for the second segregation of
the Owsley Carey Land and irrigation
company was presented to the board
After a careful consideration of the
matter, 1t was moved by Attorney
General Black, seconded voted upon
and unanimously carried, that upon the
state engineers filing a report up to
date approving the proposed project of
the Owsley Carey Land & Irrigation
company as set forth in their applica
ton and contract on file, said proposed
contract embracing Carey act list No
"A be approved by the board of land
commissioners and that the proposed
contract of said company be hereby
authorized and approved by the board,
and that the governor of the state of
Idaho for and on behalf Of tho board
of land commissioners, be authorized
to sign and execute and that the regis
ter of the land board be authorized to
sign and execute the said contract
Representatives of the Payctte
Heights irrigation district appeared
before the board asking that the land
board recommend an appropriation Of
Approximately 10000 as relief from
taxes levied by the district against
state land. After a full discussion OF
the matter, the following resolution
was offered by Attorney General
Black:
"Be it Resolved. by the state board
Of land commissioners that.
"Whcrens. The land board has been
asked to mako a recommendation to
tho legislature with reference to an APP
propraton mentioned and described
IN house bill No 1d3, now pending in
tho legislature, concerning certain lands
under the Payctte Heights irrigation
district, said amount asked for in said
bin being S579SG9, and the board hav-
Ing considered the same,
board OF land commissioners recon-
mend to the legislature that the legis-
lature appropriate instead of the
amount asked for in said bill, the
amount of $4,000. on account Of the
state lands unsold now within the
boundaries of said district, the district
having filed with the board of land
commissioners n waiver OF the dis
&c cold r1 frr
the years 1919-192O. provided the state
land board has been unable to sell the
lands within that time. Also provided
that when the lands are sold. they
will, by n contract with such irriga-
ton district. be required to pay assess
ments beginning with the year follow
ing such sale.
BE it further Resolved, That If such
appropriation is made, that the land
board, at the earliest time, have said
state lands appraised and offered for
sale"
Upon rail- call, the above resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Communication of the county treas
urer and tax collector of Minidoka
county in relation to taxes delinquent
on state lands covered by state land
contracts was presented to the board.
whereupon it was moved by Secretary
of State Jones, seconded, voted upon
and unanimously carried, that the
board having been advised that the
following contract holders are delin-
uuent under the terms of their contract
in the payment of taxes and some OF
them are delinquent in the payment
Of principal and interest and payment
of taxes that the state treasurer be
directed to at once notify each of said
contract .holders by registered mail