The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-01-09
ADMINISTRATION OPPON-
ENTS ON WRON GTRACK
Continued from Page Two.)

III A>A, tue legislature, anxious tC
get rid of these lands and their wa
ter charges, and being unable to make
gift outright to the district of the
land in payment of the back waite,
charges, made an appropriation Of
$1,000 out of the general fund as a
gift to the Gem Irrigation district, to
be repaid to the state as the purchase
price OF these lands, and to be appor-
toned to the endowment funds to
which they belonged. Our supreme
court declared the act unconstitution-
al and payment of the $o6,67O was
stopped.
The last legislature appropriated
the sum of $ll9,456 to be used for
the purpose of paying the back water
charges, and provided further that
when these lands were sold the $llo,-
$50 be repaid in to the general fund.
Our present land board ordered the
land commissioner to offer these lands
for sale. In compliance with this or
der these lands were appraised and
sold. A portion of these lands were
sold, bringing $39l,743 The $llo,456
will be returned to the general fund
of the state. Instead of the state TAX
ing $o6,670 out of the general fund
and giving it to the charitable funds
and making a gift of over 1900 acres
of land to the Gem district, the state
receives back the moneys advanced
from the general fund and the charit-
able institutions of the state have
$282,287 added to their endowment
funds instead of $o6y67O. In other
words, this administration in this
transaction saved over 1891 200 to the
people of Idaho.
again wish to call your attention
to the fact that the $o6,670, which was
collected from the taxpayers by the
last administration, was used for 9TH
er purposes.
Snake River improvements:
The legislature made an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to assist the people of
Jefferson and Madison counties in con
trolling the flood waters of the Snake
river, which had been washing out
bridge: and threatened to destroy
thousands of acres of agricultural
lands. At times this condition had
been aggravated by the Jackson lake
reservoir having to release waters at
flood tide. The~legislature consider
ed it the duty of the state to cooper
ate with these people This approi-
alton passed the senate and the house
without single vote being recorded
against it.
Kootenai River Bridge:
An appropriation of $4,000 wa.
made for the erection of a bridge at
LENA, Boundary county, across the
Kootenia river, to be available only
when Montana and the United States
forest service each appropriated like
sum. Not single vote in either the
SShotS VI tiiS houSC was ICCOIuCu
against this appropriation
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
to aid in the construction of this high
way, provided that an equal amount
be supplied by the federal govern
ment
Spokane River Improvement:
An appropriation of 81, 900 for the
purpose of aiding the settlers on 3d..
600 acres OF land subject to overflow
in Kootenai and Benewah counties.
The money is to be expended in wild
ening and cleaning the channel of the
Spokane river at the outlet of the
Occur d'Alene lake. This appropri-
alton passed with only three votes re-
corded against it in the house. In the
senate the vote was unanimous.
Arrowrock Road:
An appropriation of 5000 was made
to aid in the construction of a road
alongside the Arrowrock reservoir and
for the construction of a bridge across
BOISE River above the dam; the bal
ance necessary to be raised by sub
scription. This appropriation had no
opposition, in either the senate or tn.
house.
Shoshone Falls Park:
This park, comprising 1917 acres ov-
crying the great Shoshone Falls, in
1909 became the property of the state.
The people of Twin Falls county, de-
sirous of erecting at large expense
within the park suitable monument,
or other memorial to the soldiers, sail
ors, and marines who entered the ser
vice of their country~:n the war with
Germany, asked that the state aid to
the extent of $4,000, to be used in i'm
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