The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
FALLS CONTRACT
IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE

AMERICAN FALLS CONTRACT
IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLl
Digest Of Proposed Agreement Be
tween Big District and Govern
ment is Prepared by Commute.
Twin Falls, Idaho, May 4.-Th'
voluminous proposed contract be
tween the United States government
| and the American Falls reservoir
district, which must be voted on
May 12, has been put into under
standable form for the layman by
the directors of the district and Civ.
en- out for publication.
A copy has been turned over tC
the general committee on informa-
ton for the south side tract and the
committee announces 1t will mail q
copy to every property owner on the
tract whose address can be procured.
The present mailing list, 1t is stated,
includes about 1000 names of far
mers.
The abstract of the proposed con-
tract, as furnished by the district
directors, Invested of legal phrase
ology, is as follows:
To the Electors of the American
Falls reservoir district:
For your information concerning
the contract to be authorized at the
coming election on May IL, your di-
rectors make the following state
ment:
The proposed contract to be voted
on May ~ in connection with the
bond election of the American Falls
district provides:
First, for the building of a reser-
voir with a minimum capacity of
100000 acre feet. The contract pro-
vides for the purchase of 100000
acre feet, with an option to increase
the amount up to 100000 acre feet,
of which the south side will take
100000 acre feet; the balance 60
ing to the remainder of the district.
The contract provides that each
project will receive the amount of
stored water assessed to the lands of
that project and each land owner of !
each project will receive the amount |
If stored water assessed to his land. !
rhe district is to pay such part of
he cost of the reservoir as the total
amount of water contracted for by
he district is of the total cost of the
eservOir.
The south side project and other
Projects that have heretofore had
ontracts with the reclamation SER
ice for building American Falls
eservoir will receive credit for pay
nents heretofore made, which, in
he case of the south side, is S10,-
he sale of the bonds a cash pay
lent will be made to the govern
lent of an amount fixed by the sec
etary. of the interior.
Reservoir Control
The remainder required for the
will be invested in United
tates government bonds, which will
e deposited with the government
nd which are to be sold from time
, time as funds are required for
lie work. The reservoir will be
lilt and operated by the United
,ates government, and in this re-
,ect the provisions of the contract
e similar to those now governing
lie operation of Jackson Lake. The
strict will be liable for its pro rata
ARE of the annual operation, main
nance and expense of the reser-
,ir. Those provisions of the con-
act relating to exchange of Jack
n Lake storage for American Falls
orage pertain only to that portion
the district lying above American
Ills and do not relate to either
e south side or the north side
esent rights in Jackson Lake.
Rebate Provision
The contract provides that in case
future enlargement of the Amer
In Falls reservoir the parties par
;ipating in such enlargement shall :
It secure storage at any lower price
on any more favorable terms than
e district; and il the enlargement
ould cost less per acre foot, then
sufficient rebate will be given the
strict to reduce it's cost to- the av- al
age cost of the enlarged reservoir. L
The government, for its Minidoka al
tension project, in addition to b,
wing for its pro rata share of the &C
rage in the reservoir, will pay an d(
ditional charge for the reasonable
lue of the privilege for developing ri
wer at the American Falls, for XII
ich power privilege credit will be or
zen the district and other parties wi
to the construction of a
, reservoir. ST
The foregoing are the general cit
visions of the contract.
Jackson Lake Rights Dc
In view of the fact that tho oon O.
ct as originally discussed contain
certain other provisions, it is
II to state that the present con-
ct does not involve in any way CO
present storage rights in Jack
Lake, now belonging to the pro-
within the district. Dr.
t does not involve the assuming Bl
any obligation for the default of
: other canal company or district
in the construction of ad