Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands: v. 3. Rocky Mountain region and Great PlainsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... cost in the neighbornood of $ 200,000 or $ 250,000 . The CHAIRMAN . And that was put in by labor ? Mr. SMITH . Yes . Senator JONES . That canal will irrigate how much land ? Mr. SMITH . From 5,000 to 10,000 acres . Director POWELL . Be ...
... cost in the neighbornood of $ 200,000 or $ 250,000 . The CHAIRMAN . And that was put in by labor ? Mr. SMITH . Yes . Senator JONES . That canal will irrigate how much land ? Mr. SMITH . From 5,000 to 10,000 acres . Director POWELL . Be ...
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... show what could be done and give estimates of the cost , would not that enable private parties to combine and bring the water through THE VALLEY AND LAKE STORAGE BASINS IN UTAH . 41 40 IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS .
... show what could be done and give estimates of the cost , would not that enable private parties to combine and bring the water through THE VALLEY AND LAKE STORAGE BASINS IN UTAH . 41 40 IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS .
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... cost more than a quarter of a million at the outside . But after thorough examination competent engineers estimated the cost at a round million dollars . The first step towards success was the inducing of Mr. Kerr to enter into a ...
... cost more than a quarter of a million at the outside . But after thorough examination competent engineers estimated the cost at a round million dollars . The first step towards success was the inducing of Mr. Kerr to enter into a ...
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... cost to $ 2,000,000 and possibly $ 3,000,000 . The enterprise has now been in- corporated , a loan secured , and a contract for the heavy work of the first 12 miles was let on the 17th instant . Millions of dollars have gone into the ...
... cost to $ 2,000,000 and possibly $ 3,000,000 . The enterprise has now been in- corporated , a loan secured , and a contract for the heavy work of the first 12 miles was let on the 17th instant . Millions of dollars have gone into the ...
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... cost us upwards of $ 100,000 to keep up a 7 - mile ditch with about 700 acres of land under it . We have had three surveys made , three different times , at three different locations , in order to attack more land higher up . The ...
... cost us upwards of $ 100,000 to keep up a 7 - mile ditch with about 700 acres of land under it . We have had three surveys made , three different times , at three different locations , in order to attack more land higher up . The ...
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Seite 3 - Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same ; and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed...
Seite 248 - The board of directors must declare elected the person having the highest number of votes given for each office. The secretary must immediately make out and deliver to such person a certificate of election signed by him and authenticated with the seal of the board. In case of a vacancy in the...
Seite 246 - Act any territory within the boundaries of the district proposed by said petitioners which is susceptible of irrigation by the same system of works applicable to the other lands in such proposed district...
Seite 249 - The use of all water required for the irrigation of the lands of any district formed under the provisions of this Act, together with the rights of way for canals and ditches, sites for reservoirs, and all other property required in fully carrying out the provisions of this Act, is hereby declared to be a public use, subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner prescribed by law.
Seite 261 - The court, in inquiring into the regularity, legality or correctness of said proceedings, must disregard any error, irregularity or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties...
Seite 255 - ... the outstanding bonds as they mature. The secretary of the board must compute and enter in a separate column of the assessment book the respective sums, in dollars and cents, to be paid as an assessment on the property therein enumerated. When collected, the assessment shall be paid into the district treasury, and shall constitute a special fund, to be called the 'Bond Fund of Irrigation District.
Seite 3 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Seite 252 - The matter recited in the certificate of sale must be recited in the deed, and such deed duly acknowledged or proved is prima facie evidence that — First.
Seite 247 - Directors shall cause notices to be posted in three public places in each election precinct, of the time and place of holding the election, and shall also post a general notice of the same in the office of said Board, which shall be established and kept at 'some fixed place to be determined by said Board, specifying the polling places of each precinct.
Seite 254 - The board of directors, or other officers of the district, shall have no power to incur any debt or liability whatever, either by issuing bonds or otherwise, in excess of the express provisions of this title; and any debt or liability incurred in excess of such express provisions shall be and remain absolutely void...