Thayer Drainage Bill Aims to Speed Irrigation Ditch Work
The Seattle Times notes the Senate passage of Representative R A Thayer s drainage bill to reform ditch construction rules. The measure lets contractors start anywhere along a proposed ditch to accelerate work and save Stevens County taxpayers about 18000. It could also speed projects in the Upper Yakima Valley.
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Seattle Times
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R. A. Thayer
Stevens County
Colville
Yakima
House
A. W. Anderson
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County bond issue pushed again after election void
The county commissioners call a special election to validate outstanding warrants and authorize bonds to refinance current expense debt. Two separate propositions must pass together to be valid, with prior legality questioned due to notice defects and an 1907 law clash. Commissioner S. Beggs signs the appeal urging voters to ratify the warrants and approve bond issuance.
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Towit
S.S. Beggs
Forest Reserve Statements and boundary aims discussed
The statements describe conservation policy aiming to amend laws to remove agricultural lands from natural forests. The Forest Service seeks to exclude lands more valuable for farming than forestry when drawing national forest boundaries, noting pockets of agriculture in valleys in western mountains that complicate boundary decisions.
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Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
Ferry
Relinquishments in Stevens County Timber Quotas
Stevens County relinquishments outline timber runs from one million to three million feet per quarter section. The notice highlights allowable ranges for land parcels and schedules for harvest.
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Stevens County
Alberta Land Offers and Colville Office Plans
A sale notice offers homesteads in Alberta with lands priced six to sixteen dollars per acre. Terms include one fifth cash and the balance in five equal payments at six percent interest. The seller plans an Alberta office within 30 days and to base operations in Colville, offering part or all of an addition to Colville on a four quarter cash and instalment plan, with trade options available.
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Colville
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