The Delta independent., 1904-07-22

save the cost and trouble oe sscurina
rights-of way and place everyone Who h
now using water in much better shaps
ss tho Isteials they now have fsoin thu
main bitches could be used the came q
at present
Tho last amendment 70 b. voesd %
and possibly the ono which hss essssd
and will cause more discussion thss sll
the others, section 6. article II. rssds -
follower
Section 6. Assessments shall bscsos,
from time to tine a. thsy arc made and
levied. and. until they are paid or other
wise discharged. shall be aud roman .
lien on the lands OF the shareholdes
against which they are levied and upoa
the shares OF stock appurtenant to said
lands and all rights and interests repre-
sented by such shares. Tho manner oS
fixing the lien and enforcing tho sans
shall be prescribed in the by laws; how
ever. no lien shall attach to the land u0-
til the government 10 ready to furnish
" iter therefor.
The proposed amendment resds -
follows:
Section 6. Assessments shall become
from time to time as they are made and
levied. and until they are paid or other
wise discharged. shall be and remain .
lien on the land of the shareholder
sgpinst which they are levied aud upoa
the shares Of stock appurtenant to sid
lsnds add all rights .od interests rspss
sented by such shares. The manner q
fixing the lien and enforcing the same.
sh all be pree cribed in the by-laws-
The reason for tho change 10 simply
this: All the fuuds that the association
has had fos the carrying on OF its uoek
have been donated by the counties of
Noutrose and Delta and the towns of
Delta. Montrose snd Oisthe. The town
u Delta has cootrib uied e236. Oiaths
so. Aouirose $3.50, while Montrose cosu-
~ hss donated $500 30 and Delta county
$500, making . total Of sl935.SO donated
~ ths soSss and ooastiss - ahis eeo
ject. -,
Considering the fact that oil the pre-.
liminary work. such - preparing and
ding all papers. printing. stationery.
postage. looking up records and prepar-
ing land list OF all lands in the valley
uodes this proposed system. preparing
complete report Tor the secretary OF the
interior. classifying the lard and prepar
ing reports on tho various bitches. tn is
seems = remarkably low expense for the
amount Ct work accomplished.
Whom tho board of consulting eng,
nsers were in tho valley they said we
should have the authority to pay our
own expenses AID not b dependeu,
upon the donations which might be made
to us by the towns aud Counties
Between nov aud the completion Of
the project there 10 going to be gres,
deal os work for the association to do.
A great part of this work will natural
ly have come the nrst year and to pro
vide means u meeting tho current ex
penses il may Be come necessary to lev!
an assessment Of 3 cents per acre upon
the stockholders OF the association. Be
tween now and tho completion OF the
project the total expense OF the associa.
ton should not exceed 10 cents per acre
unless something unforeseen happens.
Heretofore it has been very proper Tor
the various towns and counties to pay
the expenses OF the association. as it wac
not IN assured fact that the projec,
would be constructed. but now with
every assurance that the tunnel will be
built il seems as il we should pay the
expenses that legitimateiy arise from
this proposition.
All money paid in on these aseess
ments will be credited on the tiual pay
ments for water to be taken front he
project. There has been no money paid
to the association by the two counties
that the county commissioners did mo-,
have an itemised bill Of all sxper ditures
and feel that am safe in sayiug ,ha,
the same economy that has been practi
ced in the past will continue in the
future in regard to expenditures.
Tho board of directors being all Of
them land owners and pafties directly
interested in this movement will fec
that It 10 to their particular interest to
keep the expenses 40 low - possible
and s,ill protect all the interests Of the
association.
IRA H. MoSkLI,
Secretary.