The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-12-06
Leasing Protested
by Water Users
Directors Of Irrigation District
Board Rescind Resolution Approv-
ing Ton Year Lease
ASK SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
TO DEFER ACTION ON CONTRACT


The board of directors Of the
Truckee-C Carson Irrigation Distfict
at regular meeting last Monday A.
ternoon took action rescindine their
previous resolution approving een-
tract which provides for the leasins
OF the Lahontan Power plant to ~.
Canyon Power Company tor Z pori-
cd OF ten years. The action of the
board came ~ Z result Of vigor0uD
protests from water users who have
petitioned the Secretary Of the Inter
ior to defer action on the contract
until they have an opportunity to
present their claims to the power de-
veloped at Lahontan. Petitions wero
presented from the water users d
Old River, Sheckler, Harmon ana
Island communities. Repreaeuta-
tives from Union and Saltwater were
present and stated to the board that
those two districts had drawn up
petitions similar to the others but
did not present them to the board.
The above mentioned oontraGl
provides for . ten-year leaso .es ~
Lahontan power plant to the CsuyeA
Power Company. One of the pfin-
cipal considerations given BY thu
power company in return for the
lease is a relinquishment of their
rights to water and dam site on
the Truckee river near Vista, there
by removing an obstacle to the COM
pletion Of the Newlands Project and
the immediate construction of Span
ish Springs reservoir. The rights ct
the Canyon Power Company ON the
Truckee and the terms Of the con-
tract leasing to them the Lahontan
power plant have been the subject
of bitter controversy during the
past year and became an important
issue In the recent election cam
paign.
Complying with q request from
the board of directors which was
made several wee,rs age that the OBJ
jectors to the contrset put Usi.
.objsctions in~writtne AAd that the
objections of the city OF -siiou be
segregated, H. A. Clark presented
resolution from the city Of Fallon
stating that the city objected to
lease of the Lahontan plant to the
Canyon Power Company or any 9TH
er company unless 1t was specified
that the city of Fallon should at all
times have preferred right to suf-
ficient electrical energy to supply re-
quirements of Its distributing system
and that the city Of Fallon should
kn nrsf IN -
has been paid for power under prior
or existing contracts.
The motion to rescind the previ-
Gus resolution relative to the power
contract was made by w. A. Har-
mon and seconded by C. y. Kent.
The vote was taken by roll call,
only one director dissenting. II wa
intimated by more than one direc-
tor that while their attitude toward
the power contract. had not changed
the vote to rescind in response 70
the petitions OF the water users.
1928 Budget Approved
The budget for operation and
maintenance expense during the year
1923, which had been presented 70
the board by Mr. Stuver at the meet
ing November 14th. was approved
at the meeting last Monday with
some slight alterations. The budg-
ct provides approximately $1o6,ooo
for o. & M. In 1s23, q reduction Of
about $4,000 from the budget for
the same purpose in 1927. The 1893
budget includes $1,000 for tempor-
airy repairs to the Truckee canal.
The board recommended that the re-
pairs to be made permanent %
quickly as conditions will permit and
that the cost be returned to the Rec
lamation Service funds In twenty
years under q suitable contract.