OCR Text |
Show I PROPOSED IRRIGATION DISTRICT. Having called on those vriio are directing the affairs of the pro-Dosed pro-Dosed local irrigation district to explain certain phases of the plans 1 J )f organization, The Standard-Examiner has received from the coun-, coun-, ;y agricultural agent the following reply : trAs per your request, we are submitting herewith some information infor-mation on the proposed irrigation district for "Weber county. The two statements attached, on water allotment gives you an idea of qow simple it is to have adjustments made on allotments. Our of-k of-k Eicc has supplied this information to the land owner as an accom-1 accom-1 adation the law does not require that he should be notified other man by the legal notice which appears in the local press. The land Dwner does not obligate himself in any v?ay by signing allotment "If adjustments on water allotment are not made to suit the i individual land owner, it will be because he does not take advantage ?f the opportunit' of meeting our engineer at his home town to secure se-cure information and make adjustments, or else he desires to be eliminated or have the amount of water reduced much below that ! aeeded to properly irrigate his land, thinking that he will receive ! I U 4. e i .1 v.. i- il "On the matter of power development, there is,, in my opinion, p rery little to be said other than that the district proposes to build ! reservoirs, first to supply additional water; second, by building power J plants or entering into a contract with other concerns, to develop 'J pewer to be used in the pumping of water to irrigate certain lands 1 )f the district. The irrigation district law provides that the district m may develop power for such purposes, or contract wth other agen- Ij ;ies for same. The section of the law covering this point is attached Df hereto : I SESSION LAWS 1919 RELATING TO IRRIGATION J v DISTRICTS BEING THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT TO l. Sec. 11. Organization powers and duties final, allot- (j ments purchase of system condemnations contracts J with United States proceedings of Board. I In addition to the means of supplying water foresaid if I district proposed by the petition submitted for the', forma- 1 1 tion thereof, the Board shall have the power to contract for the purchase of a system of irrigation thereafter to be co'n- I' structed, construct, purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire when necessary for the use of the district any and all canals, Ij ditches, reservoirs, reservoir sites lands necessary or inciden- I; tal to the use and operation of irrigation works and reser- 1' voir sites which lands may be leased when the leasing there- I of will not interfere with the aforesaid uses, also water, water filings, water .rights, rights of way, or other property I or any interest therein, including power plants when ac- I quired or developed in connection with an irrigation sys- I tern with the right to sell' or dispose of the surplus power I therefrom. The board shall also have power to purchase stock of irrigation canal and reservoir companies. 1 Satisfactory adjustments on water allotments are being made I throughout the country. W. W. McLaughlin has spent a day each I Huntsville, . Eden, Farr West, Marriott and Wilson in assisting land owners m determining the exact-amount of water they need 1 for their lands. At each town a local committee was on hand to as- sist jIr. IcLaughlin and to receive allotment cards after changes had been made. The committees will make recommendations and I! present requests of each land owner to county commissioners on a iate set for hearings. Ninety per cent of allotment cards from towns dsited are in hands of local committeemen and 99 per cent have had 0 adjustments made to the satisfaction' of .the owner and local com- tnittee. " ... 1 I The local committee and engineer will meet farmers in towns as follows : I Tuesday, April 27, 9 a. -m., North Ogden, at meeting house I Wednesday, April 2S, 9 a. m., Pleasant View; S p. m., Riverdale. Thursday, April 29, 9 a. m., West Weber; 9 a. m., Taylor Thursday, April 29, S p. in., Riverdale. X Friday April 30, 9 a. in., Hooper; 1 p. m., Kanesville. Arrangements have been made with the county commissioners j to have local committee and individuals from each town appear be- J tore the board on certain daj's. The schedule arranged for is J Tuesday, April 27, 10 a. m., Huntsville. Wednesday, April 2S, 10 a. m., Farr West; 2 p.- m., Eden ff Thursday April 29, 10 a. m., Marriott. (1 Friday, April 30, 10 a. m., Wilson. i The local committee from each town will present reauests from Wj zonstituents on date set. In case there is an individual who wishes Ar to appear personally, he should wait until he has had a conference I- . . VUIUWE uu U1S locai iown; also should meet the county i commissioners on the date set for his locality to appear. Plenty of I iime will be provided to make all necessary adjustments. i Strong sentiment in favor of the district was expressed at meet- mgs held during last week at Huntsville, Eden, Harrisville Farr Jest, Pleasant View, Marriott, Wilson, Slaterville, Riverdale h Hooper, Taylor and North Ogden. At the latter town a motion was passed 100 per cent strong as backing the district movement. This expression was manifest after a full discussion on purposes of the listnct and on what would happen if no bedrock could be secured 'or reservoirs or if reservoirs should break, i |