Arizona republican., 1899-04-30

who would be deprived of irrigating water by the taking away of the old fitch, came up There were various ,outes by which they could be reached. The nest natural rCEre was one by the way of Mir. Monihon's p-ace. The council was encouraged Jn go that way by public spiritedo offer by him of 2 free right of way along the edge of 1is land The council was warmed to- ward MT Monibcn. There was some hing c0mpens2UoIy in the taking up If the offer. for MT Monihon would 'ertainly be more greatly benefted by The new ditch than anybody else But his proposition was regarded as none -fe less generous aR1 disinterestzd. md the construction of the branch was begun Soon after that time MT. MonihOn experienced a change of 1eart- Since the ditch was coming his way hs figured that if might as veil bring him something. He re- ca-fed his offe- of free right Of way and wanted s250 fer it He was then willing to execute a deed fcr. 9 strip twenty-Cwo feet wICs. about one acre. Frs was a high price and the coun- gil demsrred, but at last came 10 Mr NonIhon's terms As the ditch drew
 
 ihon- He figured with great r=ason that as the city wanted the right of way for a ditch, it would not want is :oT any thing else. He then announced hat he would not sell the land at al put would give an easement for S25O. When the city should cease to use it for a ditch i+s franchise would be de Jared forfeited and the strip Of land T0uId revert to it's original owner The council kicked sonTs Iitore. but finally accepted the easement. cOmDli- cated by certain conditions and stipu-
 ations, one of which provided that the ditch should be fenced The les sor insisted that tlh= fencing should consist of more or less ornamental pests and wire.
 This has all been done. and still tha ccurbciI is having trouble with MT. MonihOn- He is fguTatively occupy ing the ditch with his 5ore feet and threatening tc. get into it with his hind ones also. to the inconvenience of per sons living h5lOw him. He is, like other persons living along the ditch, entitled to receive wat5r from it, but net au the water. He has buifG an other ditch connecting with the city fitch ard has put in a headSate of his oHn without consultation with any body He has also connected ditch or two with 1t without any he2dgate at all and in other respects he has as sumed proprietary attitude toward the ditch. The council will find IL necessary in order to restrain MT M0nihon from the sole and exclusive use of .she water flowing through the easement t1 either hire a Zaniero for that section of the ditch or ar range it 50 that MT Monihon's water shall be delivered to him separate and apart from that of other persons designed to be served.
 The exaCJ cost Of the new ditch has ni5J been determined yet. There has been paid for rights of way and ease ments" S950. Excellent and strong bridges have ben put in wherever property owners wanted them and owners have generally wanted them wherever there was a hole in the fence or wherever there was 8 loose wire The headgates and boxes ars all strong aI5 durable and in a general way the ditch nay be said to be or namental to the roadside. The main ditch ends or runs into the old Dutch ditch on Center street half mile south Of the city. The old dicch which divided that street and made iJ Insightly is now being filed up and ehe street is being graded. The city will be reimbursed. to the extent Of s250 by the canal company.
 This important improvement owes it's completion principally to th. per- sisoence of Councilman Sanders. whose constituents are chiefly benefited by it. Ie r5fuSed to be discouraged by the Obstr2cti5nists and was strongly sup ported by CouncImen Dyer and Brooks. City Engineer Davidson has had charge of the work and his patience has ably supplemented Councilman Sanders determination when ob- sta&-es wero encountered. The di-cn IS, perhaps, the handsomest in the valley.
 FRANK SCOTT. DEFECTIVE