The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1904-10-05
Irrigation Notes.

Irrigation Notes.
Preparations for actual wor! on the
great LagGna dam, more properly the
Yuma irrigation project. upon which
the government will expend $1,000, 600,
are rapidly taking or tangible form
and before long viii be we'll under
way.
Bids fer construction work on the
darn viii be advertised for within u
week.
Homer Hamlin, engineer in charge
Of the work on the Colorado river, is
expected here in few days with Il
corps OF engineers. when iBal prep
rrations for actual work on the dam
ana irrigation works will be completed.
At meeting OF the Water Users As
sociatiOn on Monday, Attorney f. L.
Ingraham was instructed to draw up
articles admitting mesa land holders
to the association, although no sigma
lures will be received for a few days
yet, as only general plans have been
decided upon.
\ resolution was adopted closing
books for stock subscriptions after
November I. BY that time the gov
eminent engineers expect to have
finally determined the number OF
acres that can be irrigated, and lands
not signed up by that time will have
to remain out in the dry.
Looking toward providing water for
irrigating the valley lands during the
! time required in constructing the gov
eminent works, plans are being con-
sidered for purchasing, by the Water
Users Association, of the existing
canal systems. This becomes neces-
sary at this time by the decision of the
government to build the levees with
out delay, as provided in the approved
plans. The government does not care
to build levees to protect private
canals, in addition to the lands, unless
they can be controlled by the Water
been deeply deliberated upon by the
engineers and Mr.. Lippincott has sub
mitted the following reeomme ndations
regarding the matter.
''The association has the legal right
to acquire the control of these canals
or such of them as may be necessary,
and operate them during the period of
construction of the government works
under its charter and bylaws.
"a canal district or canal districts
should be formed under the provisions
OF the Articles of Incorporation of the
Yuma County Water Users Association.
The districts shall be so arranged as
to place the lands under each canal
most convenient for service under that
canal. All cost of maintenance and
operation shall be raised by the Yuma
County Water Users Association against
the lands which shall be irrigated in
the district. If Improvements on the
headwOrkS, new construction or en-
largement in this distribution system
be required, the cost thereof shall be
assessed against the land specially
benefited by such enlargement Or
new construction.
Upon completion Of the government
works, the owners CT such canal or
canals whether the original owners or
those who shall have acquired an in
tcrest therein by payment Of special
assessments shall in proportion to
their interest therein be allowed a sum
of money or credit upon their pro-
portionate part of the entire cost Of
government works, equal to the cost of
construction work necessary for the
canal systems, or part Of the system,
which may be acceptable to and APP
proved by the government. Upon
such estimate and acceptance the canal
system or parts Of the system so ac-
cepted shall be deemed part of the
government works.