Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-05-05
BIG WOOD CANAL COMPANY
Synopsis of Minutes of Meeting. Held
at Shoshone, Idaho, May 1st., 1922

Meeting presided over by President
Cooling; all directors present.
Minutes of meeting held on April 1st.
1922, read and approved, with no cor
rections or alterations.
Secretary instructed to communicate
with Watermaster Chapman, relative
to right way in the Gooding Mott
Ditch for lands served in the Lincoln
Addition to Shoshone, involving APP
proximately 20 inches of water.
Mr.. Geo. Wedgewood explained the
advantages that would accrue to the
Big Wood Canal Co., If the Company
purchased the Cleek ranch and water
rights on Lower Big Wood River.
Manager Bailey instructed to take this
matter up personally with the North
Side Canal Co, and the users on upper
Big Wood River, as they, perhaps
would gain more by the purchase than
this Company.
Attorney Bird, representing Mr.. Bis
sell, stated that the matter of the final
deed conveying the project to the Big
Wood Canal Co., would be closed in a
short time; also, that no decision had
been had from the Circuit Court of
in San Francisco.
The Board went on record as favor
ing no permanent transfer of stock
from lands upon which any County
taxes were delinquent.
The Secretary was instructed to take
up with Attorney Bissell the question
of the beneficial proof due on the per-
nit taken out by the I. |. Co., on Little
Wood River. and see that the same
was completed, before final acceptance
of the Project.
Secretary reported that the insur-
ance and yearly lease had been paid
on the warehouse in Shoshone, and the
deed conveying the property to the Big
Wood Canal Co., had been recorded;
also that the matter of having the lease
extended by the Short Line Coz, was
still pending.
If water was demanded upon the
payment of the 1922 assessment, with
out the payment of the delinquent 1921
maintenance, the Secretary, in con-
junction with the Attorney, was in
structed to Immediately institute fore
closure proceedings, under the lien thar
had been filed.
The Idaho Irrigation Co., represented
by A. J. Lindemer, requested the per
manent transfer of stock to lands in
the name of S. Ballard, F. ]. Mathis,
w. D. Fales. George Marlatt, Scott
Bros, and V: Bolte, involving 200
shares; same was acted upon favor
ably by the Board upon the approval
Of the abstracts by the attorney.
c. Irwin requested the permanent
Of or fO
lands which had been excluded under
the Decree. Same was passed by the
Board, subject to the approval of the
Attorney. upon the abstract of title.
The Board went on record to the
effect that no crop mortgages could
be taken, covering the current or de-
nnquent maintenance that was due.
The offer of E. B. Hughs in the mat
ter of installing an engine at Magic
Reservoir to be used in raising the
gates was accepted.
The Board passed a resolution to the
effect that no community laterals or
bitches were to be maintained in which
the Company had no interest.
The order of Commissioner Swedsen,
turning the project over to the Settlers
was read to the Board No final action
was to be taken upon the matter I'M
til the deed of conveyance had been
prepared and submitted.
Mr.. Wedgewood requested the sea
sonal transfer to piece of land that
had been excluded in the Decree but
was still in question before the Court
for in all probability it would be show
that the land was entitled to valid
right. AS the case was ev"
the woard granted the request, same
to apply for this season only.
The Company purchased from the
l. T. Co., the warehouse, bunk houses
and outbuildings situated at Magic
Reservoir for s125.00.
Emergencies, amounting to s1,S2S.19,
expended during April, was approved
by the Board. Bills and pay-rolls
amounting to s5.522.5s were ordered
paid.
The report of the treasurer showed
that after allowing the above claims,
a balance of s16,26S.16 was on hand.
No further business appearing, the
meeting stood adjourned.
S. T. Baer. Secy.- Treas.