The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
IRRIGATION Disra,crsELgcrloN.
To the Eelectors OF the West Okanoean
Valley Irritation District:-

10 the Eelectors Of the West Okanogar
| Nancy irrigation Districts-
"a me Board OF Directors of this District
tion OF September 18th the question OF
wnetner or not q special assessment OF
va. 900 shall be levied to be expended on
by cement lining some Of the important
earth ditches. and metal lining some OF
| tne ilumes This work = p continuation
| OF the Improvement work begun last fall
| and means levy Of three $4,000 Dollars
per acre for this purpose.
consider 1T advisable and necessary
| that this levy be voted.
The work done last winter has made 1t
| In the system this very dry season. BY
continuing this work another season an
| Increased supply will be available and a
continuous delivery made more certain.
a levy. Of $500 per acrR for mainten-
interest Ii now contemplated by the
Board; making with the special assess
that In any event the total would not be
much above this amount.
Since the report to you on July gath
we have practically completed arrange
ments for the sale Of sorile OF the bonds
voted In October 1919. and will have
available for next years Improvement
work from the sale of bonds, on January
or SIS. .7SS 'ii1Vs in ali anu OA 10y 'S' si''''O'00
This with the $4,000 asked fop In the
special election will give{ $54, 10000. This
amount carefully expended should give a
creased water supply. 49,
Financial conditions haze made 1t i'm
possible to sell as many of the bonds
as was first proposed, and the alternative
favor with many land Owaers. AS long as
the total levy Is not too high, it Is better
to pay in part as we go than to increase
In addition to the proceeds from the
sale Of bonds in January and July, next,
as before noted. we will sell bonds at
once to pay for the work done last win-
account enough to pay qp ali back bond
interest. The District must Hereafter
keep its bond interest paad up
Some criticism has bceh passed on the
management of the District because some
Of the work done LAST winter was not
done In the manner firat outlined The
changes made were necessary because a
ed out over q considerable line of work
and to those who understand the condi-
tions of the main line. the successful
operation Of that line this summer has
Some criticism also has been passed
upon the first construction of this main
line flume both as to the design and
construction Whatever merit there NAV
be to such criticism the present condi-
tions remain unchanged. The service
which the system has given the past five
years testifies as to its merits. We have
not, in the five years OF operation. had
as much trouble, nor a. many breaks as
other new systems have had, We must
not forget that this project was built in
war times and at no time since would
the construction have been possible for
the same construction cost which We paid
In 1856. Nor has the District In its
maintenance Of the structures, nor in the
operation Of its system. been one hun.
dred per cent efficient Having to pro-
ceed with the means 1t hand, and with
the management and money available
with inexperience in handling water, and
farming under CHANGED conditios never
theless the District :k;As made material
peogress unnusssy and IN ;ts reasonable
Construction cost and annual charges. as
well as its, successful operation and an
nual production the West Okanogan Val