The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

Canyon dam is to come.
With a unanimity that left no doubt
of the sentiment of the Emmett Irri-
cation District as to the government
reclamation service building a dam at
Black canyon, the water users on
Tuesday afternoon unanimously gave
their endorsement to the work of the
committee in charge of the prelimi-
nary work and unanimously express
ed their approval of the contract sub
mitted by the government. Not a
dissenting voice or vote was register
ed during the entire session.
The meeting was held in Ideal The
atre, and the auditorium was filed to
its capacity with men vitality interest
ed in the project that seems now to
be assured. For it means the solu-
ton of the water problems that have
harassed the district for nigh onto
Is years. It also means that relief
is in sight for hundreds of land own
ers in the Black Canyon Irrigation
District in the vicinity of New Ply
mouth who filed on the land with the
understanding the government would
provide water for irrigation.
The contract as made public for
the first time and presented in pam
phlet form to the water users for
their preliminary consideration, is
the result of nearly year of inces
SAINT thought and labor on the part
of the water users committee, COM
posed of G. B. Mains. C. E. Mac Lean,
]. /. Guthrie, D. II. Van Deusen, Per-
nv Spratt and the board of directors
of the Emmett Irrigation District, and
officials Of the reclamation service.
1t is a liberal contract, the salient
features of which are as follows:
Cost of concrete diversion dam and
a direct connected pumping plant of
sufficient capacity to pump approx
mately 266 second-feet of water into
Districts North Side canal, $780,
600.
Government agrees to divert each
year 70 second-feet of water to South
Side canal.
Will construct all gates and other
structures necessary for operation and
maintenance of said works.
Reserves the right to use said dam
for diversion of water to Black Can
yon District.
Reserves the power rights and priv
ileges, except the power required for
pumping to Emmett District.
Cost of works to be paid back in 20
annual installments, without interest.
First installment due December
Of year following completion of the
works.
First four installments to be 2 per
cent of total; the next two install
ments, 4 per cent; and the next Ia in
stallments, 6 per cent.
In addition to payments noted
above, District to pay government |
cost of operation and maintenance.
When the Black Canyon District
begins using said dam to divert wat
er, the cost of works and maintenance
to be pro rated in the proportion that |
the number of acres irrigated in the |
Emmett District bears to the total
number of acres irrigated in the Black
CANYON district. (Estimated ratio
one-third to two-thirds).
Benefits to be spread over entire
Emmett District in equal amounts
acre for acre.
District conveys to government the
South Side canal and the right to en-
large the same to sufficient capacity
to serve the lands in the Black Can
Won District. The work Of making
changes to be carried on so as not to
interfere with the delivery of water
to South Side canal during irrigation
season.
The proposed works contemplate
the irrigation Of 22,5O0 acres in the
District and approximately i