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Show 3 motions carried by vote of the We have also noted the meeting of Jan. themselves into for water-right $466.00 it O"'TnS 7, 1886---lIpersons an Irrigating Co.; ($2.?0 D'i t ch on on Ditch, United Order interested in Dam and Ditch to organize Each individual to pay 7.00 per Acre and $5.00 and Dam for future on Dam); the dLposal." Compankeep the that some records were lost from Irrigation CD. files a general meeting of the St. At early Joseph Irrigatio Co. held Mar. , 1895, HeLry M. Tanner, Joseph H. Richards, and John McLaws were chosen a co.rmi t.t.ee lito draft By-Laws for the Irrigation Co.". With some addition or chavge , this committee, April 6, 1895, "ado pt ed" It is eyident tmes. . n the By-laws framed by the Board De. 30, 1886. A motion that certificates be issued to sto ckholders was passed Mar. 23, 1895--the same meeting at which this committee was appointed and it appears that the first stock certificates were issued Oct.28,1895, -- Probably as members of The determin3d the Settling Company. by dates on stock certificates held by indiidual Tanks Joseph was founded in 1876, trouble has been experienced great amount of sediment which settles on the farming la:slly Because of this and pasture lands, from the river water used in irrigation. is now settled sediment, much of the land originally "good" as virgin soil, rather fine textured clay, which, apparently co vered by a foot or more of a . Ever since St. because of the without the use of unless it is well cultivated---and this is difficult Such soil raised may hardly pay. high-powered rnachinery for \.,. hich the crops rrneral content of is rather impervious to either air or water; and the has made much of the original this "mud", with its sodium, alkali, etc. handle. to hard and land unproductive very farming from the Mogollon MountJins to the southward, enrich the soil rather than de= like theaters of the Egyptian Nile, rry the forest, rather t 11m from of usua.lly the fertile topsoil plete The proponion of our River. the of north the "1:n'ilands" and clay flats has soils continually increased "dead'! these irrigation water coming from water the of coming from the diversion because of the impound::.ent and tributaries. Flowing and its ad Colorado the Little Sediment from waters it/·s so uthward, along unsatisfactor,y much to dilute this not a "cure". but at the best thibut a sort of "remedy", pumped wells hawe ip.p,e river-flow; levied an assessment assessible capital stock (later, of 20¢ per share on its 1509 shares of the water on them because the assessment on III shares was refunded the for purpose of purchasing was used above the de silting tanks The cost constructed. be could land on which these "settling t.ank s" owner former for fencing---the of this land was $375.00 plus $128.77 In Feb., 1941, the St. Josepb Irrigation Co. retaining the pasture rights. in the Ttter by the U.S.Soil Considerable interest was taken and "blds" cs.lled for. Plans were drawn up, Conservation Service. these farmers, who for The bids received, however, were too high less expense. much at themselves thought they could do the work done in 1947. but was in the main in 1943; Construction was begun for use, with water to be In attemptng to fill the basins It so only way, makng the levee at one of the sluice-gates 8ave break Has repsired The season. 2 of the 4 tanks could be used the first etted |
