The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-06-29
Drainage
Is Assured
judge McFadden Settles
Points Favor District
Gives Full Sanction to All Pro-
posals OF the District Irrigation
Board

Inc OPINION gwen Uy Disllltl JUICY
e. j. McFadden, of Ely, who on Sat
urday issued rulings that sustained
every point in the Truckee-carson
irrigation district drainage case
contended for by the defendants in
the matters OF authority to act in
the institution of drainage and to
designate benefits and levy assess
ments. Judge McFadden heard the
drainage protestants over long
period OF time in the Churchill
county district court and his opinion
is clear and concise, reciting that in
no particular did the protestants to
the drainage plan of the irrigation
authorities show conflict with priv
ate rights. nor is there any reason
to presuppose that plans of assess
ments entertained will prove in
equitable.
Judge MeFadden has given sane
tion to the scheme upon the broad
premise of general community good
and his opinion has been received
with glad acclaim by a great num-
ber In this valley. including both
farmers and officials OF the govern
ment Among the farmers need for
drainage becomes more apparent
with the passing of each season
while the representatives of the
United States reclamation service
feel that we are now entitled to a
new rating In Washington where
oiiicialdom having the final say In
our affairs had come to regard us
a. a recaleiirant lot IL was also
feared that nearly one million dol
lars appropriated for expenditure
here might be jeopordized and the
money reverted into other funds
while our own best interests went
nnseryed and would languish.
Authority Is looked for daily from
the secretary of the interior for the
commencement OF work on the big
three-quarters of million dollar
drainage undertaking that will not
only prevent further seepage OF
lands in this valley but will also re-
claim a very large proportion OF the
lands now affected by high water
table.
Project Manager John r. Rich
ardson is preparing to assemble
seven great excavators which will
be placed to work in different parts
of the project. Two of these are of
the great s2-ton type. mounted on
four caterpillars and operating
buckets Of two and one-half yards
capacity One of these great ma
chimes was received In the local rec
lamation yards Saturday and Is
now being assembled Machines of
this type cost $4,000 Five small
er machines viii make up the COM
plement of seven. II is said that the
costs OF exeavating machines will be
paid for out of the funds available
for expenditure during the fiscal
year closing on the last day of this
month Had the funds been unex-
pended on that date they would
have been lost TO the Newlands pro-
jeet.
Work Will be started at three
points In the valley. One outfit VIII
be started at Carson lake and will
work northwest to near the southern
limits of this city while another out
1T will be set to work building
drainage near the Walter Winder
farm In the Saltwater vicinity. An
other will institute work In the
Lower Soda Lake district
The total cost of new machinery
ordered is given as being $lS9.000.
For the fiscal year commencing z
on July LIST Il Is asserted that $300.-
600 is now appropriated and avail
able for expenditure and that other
moneys will be forthcoming as need
ed Within the next fiscal year II
is thought to have about 40 per
cent. of the projected work. com
pleted Construction plans call for
the completion of the work out
lined within two and one-hali
year period.
All OF these benign things are
made possible by Judge McFadden .
decision which follows:
This Is special proceeding
bought by petition in the above
entitled court. as provided by the
statutes of this state wherein the
legislature has seen tit to lay down
certain rules and regulations which
should be substantially followed in
order that an irrigation district
might be created and also to provide
a metheod by which all of the lands
contained In said irritation district
might be drained and properly taken
care of so as to secure the very best
results possible for the cultivation
of all crops as the soils of said lane
will permit
The petition filed herein need no
be reviewed at length 1t Is draw
in accordance with the rules o.
pleading and at the same time is II
compliance with the statutes of thi
state.
While great deal of time wa
consumed in the trial of the case,
think the court can safely say on |
careful examination of the statut
and all of the evidence introduced
at the trial both expert and other
wise that In fact there are only
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