White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-04-06
|RECEWER MARVIN CHASE FILES his
ANNUAL REPORT IN FEDERAL COURT

maintenance for the season Of 1929 to
twelve ($l2.oo) per acre.
"As near as your receiver can de-
terrnine at this time, there will be
irrigated during the season of 1928
about 14o0 acres, and the maintenance
should be fixed at fifteen (Sl5.00)
per acre, which is believed will meet
the ordinary expense of operation.
"The repairs and betterments nec-
essary to give service lin 1928 will be
about the same as 1927, unless some
unforeseen failure occurs owing to the
advanced age of structures and mach
inery. Practically all Of the labor will
be performed by the farmers as in the
past season. Less will be expended on
the canal and more on; the generating
plant at Priest Rapids. The Coyote
pumping station is in good shape and
requires very little outlay except for
oil and other necessary supplies.
"The main canal is nearly all con-
structed through earth and gravel and
needs less repair each. year owing to
the fact that it is sitting up and be-
coming more impervious with each
irrigation c.ason. Owing to the to-
geography of the land, the distribution
system could not be constructed of
earthen canals, and untreated wood
stave pipe and wooden flume conduits
were used. These have about served
/ their economic life, but with careful
handling it is hoped to carry them
through the 1928 irrigation season"
At this point the report gives a
detailed statement of expenditures for
the operation Of the properties during
the 1927 season as well as an itenaized
list of receipts.
! The expenditures for each unit of
the properties are listed separately
and in detail.
At the Priest Rapids generating
plant the total expense for salaries and
labor for the year is given as $3796.e8;
taxes, $312.32; insurance (premium on
incurance policy) $30.: material, ,$522.-
SO. making total of $4661. .eo.
Expenditures on the transmission
line were: salaries, $107o.l3; material,
$152.50, making total of $i222.63.
Expenditures at Coyote pumping
station were: salaries, $2807.4S; mat
erial, $27s66; taxes. $412.3s; insur-
ance premium, $3.50, making total
of $3521.02.
Maintenance and operation Of
irrigation system, salaries and labor,
s3536.32; material $367.o4, making a
total of $3903.36.
The list of administrative expenses
shows the following totals: salar es,
$2556.8e; legal expenses, $11oS.54; ex-
penses of receiver, %01.64; taxes,
S1o26; supplies, s23o.91, making q
total of $4608.24.
units were S17.917.24.
The receipts for the year 1927 were
listed as follows:
? Maintenance. 1927, s;.sn...s. $l6, 335.1z
Collected for back years, 455.OC
/ Collections on bills receivable
and merchandise sold, 1927 640.96
Rental of transmission line to
P. p. & L. Co.............. $4,000
Cash on hand January IL,
1927. Observation-Disclosures. 1O4.7O
Total receipts, .........-.........$18,1 ,115.7s
A separate report and petition was
filed with the Court the same day by
the receiver, relating to claims filed
with him by those claiming damages
agains,t the Consumers Ditch COM
rany and the Black Rock Power &
Irrigation company for alleged breach
es of contract and upon various gro
unds. This report shows that there
were IS separate claims filed with
the receiver prior to February Is
u 1928, which under order of the court
was the last day for filing such claims
The total amount of these claims
including a claim of the Colorado
Title & Trust company for $1s2, 2,944
90, is approximately $725,o0o.o0 An
order was entered by the Court on
the same day allowing the receiver
ninety days from March 20, 1928, to
examine the report on these claims.
/ The report was filed in the Federal
court on March 20 and an order was
signed by Judge Webster on that
day authorizing a SIS an acre main
tenance charge for the 1928 season.