Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 15 | Court Begins Land Hearing

BEGINS 1 i ilANO lANO HEARING American Falls Reservoir Matter Under Discussion TWIN FALLS Idaho D c. c 21 Hearing In the district court herein here herein in proceedings of ot the confirmation of ot assessment in benefits and ap apportionment apportionment apportionment ap- ap of cost and participation participation pation by hy the American Falls reservoIr reservoir reservoir res res- district in the American Falls balls reservoir project is expected to be beheld beheld beheld held today following the issuance by the tho court yesterday of or a decree decre confirming tho the contract between the tho district an and 1 tho the reclamation under which lands under five southern Idaho canal systems Included in the district will participate participate par par- in the big reservoir pro pro- The court previously has confirmed confirmed con con- firmed proceedings proceeding with respect ct to the organization of ot tho the district and anci andUs its Us bond Issue voted last summer With a n. view to enhancing the value of or the bond issue an and making making making mak mak- ing possible an estimated saving of or from to in ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense of ot negotiating negotiating- its sale ap at appeal appeal ap- ap peal veal to the supreme court Will be betaken betaken betaken taken immediately from the decree e of th the district court with respect o o the confirmation of or assessment of benefits and apportionment o ot of cost Statement to this effect was in mado ado by James R. R Bothwell at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney for the district who an an- an flounced also that hat in order to make malte I possible such an appeal the district district district dis dis- had invited J. J P P. Thrall of or Jerome to a s o-als-s at the hearing here hero as many many questions as possible possible possible ble in order that they might be passed upon by the supreme court An important question to be raised Judge Bothwell stated is whether the assessment as maJe maie r is to become a lien against re remaining remaining re- re l lands landi In the event of ot de delinquency de- de In the case of other lands hinds wI within thin he he ho district Id Idaho's hos ho's supreme court has no not pr previously passed upon this queston queston ques ques- ton an and l. l according to attorneys tho the question has been passed upon only by tho supreme courts of ot Or Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Washington and Colorado and I the Colorado circuit court cour of ap ap- ap- ap peals peale