The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-08-03
JOHN DAY DIRECTORS
REJECT LEWIS OFFER
Many interested Parties Attend Meeting
Of Board Of Directors Of John Day
Irrigation District Tuesday Night
Three Important Resolutions Adopted.

A meeting of the board of directors
of the John Day Irrigation district was
held at the Office of Woodson and Sweek
in this city on Tuesday evening, the
meeting being called for the purpose of
considering a proposition Of compromise
between the district and John II. Lewis
engineer in charge of work Of the dis
trict. Directors Wheelhouse Of Airing
ton and Clark of Heppner were present,
as was also their attorney, S. E. Van
Vactor and Secretary Sweek. Attending
the meeting were a large number OF
the land owners in the district and the
heaviest taxpayers, among them being
Jas. Carly, Hynd Bros, Smythe Bros,
and others, who were instructed to speak
on behalf of numerous other interested
parties who were unable to attend the
meeting.
The proposition of Mr.. Lewis, being
the chief topic for consideration, it was
taken up first. 1t is as follows:
"To the Board of Directors,
John Day Irrigation District.
Gentlemen:
After talking the matter over with
your attorney, have decided to submit
herewith merely as an offer of compro-
mise, and not to be construed otherwise
the very minimum which could be ac-
cepted in adjustment Of the John Day
controversy recently decided by the
court, which offer is conditioned upon
the completion Of the information here
tofore collected and the preparation of
a final report based thereon for filing
with your district, also that your dis.
trict will protect me against any fur
ther costs or losses incident to this liti-
cation, or the collection of the money
for warrants as issued. The completion
Of the report was referred to in the
courts findings, and | would like to
make II of credit to myself as well as to
the district. II would seem great waste
OF funds not to put this information in
convenient shape for filing and future
reference.
Having heretofore expended approx
imately s29 900 on account of this pro-
ject, exclusive of any salary or profit
to me for the two years of time that
have been connected with this work, it
seems only fair that this amount should
be paid. In addition to this my own
time and profit on the job should far
more than cover the work done under
the supplemental contract and to cover
my attorneys fee in this litigation
which was Unexpectedly forced upon me.
Furthermore some $500 in warrants
have been sold by me without recourse
which were not included in the $4,000
allowed by the court. The proceeds
from these warrants have gone into the
work. As these warrants bear interest
at the rate Of per cent per annum
from September l2, 1920, this interest
should also be allowed to the date when
new warrants are registered. am pri-
mariy influenced at this time to submit
the very minimum as a basis for settle
ment, In order that these warrant hold
ers may be relieved Of further anxiety
due to further litigation.
Therefore | will accept as full set
tlement for all work rendered the John
Day Irrigation district on account of
contracts of John H. Lewis or Lewis &
Clark, with such district, for engineer
ing work, the following warrants Of
your district, bearing 6 per cent inter
est, which warrants are in addition to
the $4,000 allowed by the court