White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-31
Another Step
Is Taken In
Water Case
Water Users Considering
Plans for Engineering
and Financing

Some of the land owners under the
irrigation project in this valley, who
live in Seattle and Tacoma, have been
negotiating with the Equitable APP
praisal corporation of Seattle with
view of working out plan for fin
ancing and taking over the irrigation
and power properties at the receiver
ship sale.
The tentative plan was presented
to resident water right owners and in
order to secure legal advice on the
proposal, party made up of S. r.
resenting the Appraisal company, and
B. Salvini' and Robert Mac Donnell Of
Hartford and w. j. Kincaid, j. E.
Baker and d. S. Wilkinson of White
Bluffs, drove up to Spokane Tues
day to consult Fred j. Cunningham
who has been the legal advisor of one
of the groups of water right owners.
After having the plan explained to
him, Mr.. Cunningham said that GER
tain alterations would have to be
made if the plan were to be satisfac-
tory to every one.
He pointed out that the time before
the receivership sale was getting
short and that it would be necessary
that an engineering study of the pro-
ject be made for presentation to any
one who might finance or purchase
the project and that this should be
done at once.
He suggested that Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Hutchinson make an estimate If
the maximum cost of such a survey
and submit this estimate to the board
of the present irrigation district, it
being at this time the only organized
body in position to finance the pay
ment for such service; that the cost of
this survey together with such 9TH
er information as may be necessary,
be presented to the water right own
ers at mass meeting with view
-of having them express their approx
al or disapproval of the proposal;
that the information so obtained
should be available to the district,
the Appraisal company, or any one
else interested in bidding on the
properties at the sale, and that this
should be done with the understand
ing that this cost should be borne by
whichever one of the two acquired
the properties at the sale. In the
event third party purchased, the
cost should be borne by the irriga-
ton district.
Mr.. Cunningham urged that what
ever plan was adopted should have
the full approval and support Of all
of the water right owners and the
one that promised to be most salts
factory should be used. He said that
by all means the irrigation district
should he in position to bid at least
the upset price at the sale in order
to preserve the trust feature.
Mr. .Cunningham's suggestions met
the approval of all those who at
tended the conference. The plan is
now to be presented to H. j. Snively
for his opinion. In the mean time,
the Appraisal company is asked for
an estimate of their charges for
furnish this data.
At the conference in Spokane, Mr..
Cunningham pointed out that those
Within the Irrigation district who
are now pumping from wells should
be informing themselves so that they
will know whether they will want to
be include in or excluded from the
dlsCrlct. rms, OF course, can not Dc
very well determined until the en-
gineering report above referred to,
showing what lands within the bounds
of the district and the probable costs,
is available.
In order that the settlers may in
form themselves in regard to the con-
ditions should it be necessary for the
irrigation district to buy the proper
ties, D. S. Wilkinson, secretary of the
has secured a number Of
copies of the irrigation district laws
which will be loaned out.
A spirit of harmony and a desire
to work together is apparent and as
there can be no conflict of purpose
under the proposed plan, real prog
ress should be made in the next few
weeks.