The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-08
ANNUAL ELECTION OF WATER
MASTER WATER DIST. NO. SO

Meeting was called TO Oruer Dy
w. G. Swendsen, commissioner Of
reclamation and few remarks rela-
tive to the matters in hand preceded
his idea that the meeting endorse
some one for temporary chairman.
To Senator John w. Hart fell this
honor and upon assuming the chair
he suggested that the first business
in order would be the selection of a
secretary for this meeting. Nomina-
tions were in order and Claud Black,
of Idaho Falls, was first nominated;
John Lee, of Grant, was nominated
second and Bert Miller, who begged
to be excused on account of commit
tee affairs, was third. A rising vote
was called for and the result was
John Lee, forty-eight and Claud
Black thirty-two. Mr.. Lee was
elected and assumed the chair.
The next order of business was
the reading of the minutes of the
water master election held on March
Is, 1922. Motion was made to adopt
and approve these minutes as read.
The chair then suggested in order
to get down to the business in hand,
that committee on credentials be
appointed and also a committee on
nominations. Mr.. Fuller of Ashton
moved that five men be chosen for
each committee. Banks made an
amendment to this motion that each
district adjourn for caucas and that
two men be chosen from the north
fork, four from the south fork and
middle river and three from the
lower or Twin Falls section.
Mr.. Banks amendment carried
and districts adjourned for five
minutes. Credential committees
were chosen to pass on the amount
of stock each canal would vote and
the proper authority for voting. The
nominating committees were chosen
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates for nomination for the position
of water master for District No. SO.
These committees were asked to re-
port at 1 O'Clock p. m.
The chairman suggested that 1t
might be in order to consider a COM
mittee on permanent organization
and after discussion the meeting de-
cided to accept the choice of the
chairman. He appointed Heath, Pin
cock and Lincoln.
Motion was then made that the
committee of nine make a report
which was done from the chair. No
definite plans had been formulated
to handle the distribution of Snake
river water but several recommends
lions were read and reports of
activities of former meetings were
given. Among other matters to be
handled by this Committee of Nine
was the selection of competent out
side engineer to make an investiga-
ton on Snake river and its tributar-
les. Four men were communicated
with and one, Mr.. Meeker, of Denver,
Colo, was present and was next in
troduced by the chairman and asked
to speak.
He said that this was his first trip
to this section, but thought that con-
ditions here were similar to some in
Colorado, with which he had con-
siderable experience. He stated that
a similar investigation was mhde
on the South Platte river by him and
also upon the Arkansas river only on
a smaller scale. Colorado is divided
into seven water districts and the
state appropriated 100000 a year
toward Investigations that would
better water conditions on these dis
tricts. Associations contributed SINH
lar amounts and Mr.. Meeker laid
great stress on the great good that
could do by proper or
ganization and financial help.
If Mr.. Meeker is chosen as the
engineer to make our Investigations
he will conduct q personal survey
upon the river as soon as weather
will permit.
The maffar nf a ao1ooffnn nf
advisory board to work In conjunc-
ion with the special deputy and the
water master, Is one of the questions
or the approval of the annual meet
ng and upon motion and second the
present Committee of Nine as chosen
n January, was approved as the adj
history board. Hitherto this board
las been represented by three men,
oers. No salary is attached to
on the board.
Then there was considerable dis
ussion relative to the acceptance of
eports of the Committee of Nine as
cad by the chair, and it was ex-
'lained that the proceedings of this
committee so far were not definite
nd were not open to acceptance or
election at this meeting, but opin-
ons as to the recommendation were
wanted from any one present.
1t was also decided that the gen.
raj meeting sustain the opinion of =
he Committee of Nine that nothing
t present be done about the division
Water District No. SO.
Meeting then adjourned until l
m.
Awaiting the reports of the Gre
entail committee and the nominat-
lg committee some discussion was
ad between Lavering of Rexburg
nd Banks of American Falls and
lso member of the Special Report
ommittee of Three under the Com
ittee of Nine, relative to the exclu-
on of the north fork from partici-
iting in exchange of water from
ackson Lake. Now that Henry
'servoir is practically complete 1t
as deemed advisable by the special
'mmittee that the north fork make
alter exchanges thru this reservoir
1t Is impossible to exchange Jack
N Lake water with that section