Arizona republican., 1906-05-30
DISTRIBUTION OF
 ARIZONA WAFER
Executive Board Makes Further Ad-
 ministrNtive Rulings.


 the executive board of the Arizona Canal Water Users association yester- day, at which many regulations were promu. gated, covering the details oe administration in the distribu ion of water.
 In the first place Superintendent Me DermOtJ was instructed to visit the Salt river Indian reservation at once and arrange for an equitable adjust ment of the share of water that should go to the Indians. So far the Indians have been given a run of but 200 inches and il is felt that a larger head is due them. The Indians have co-operated in a very liberal manner in the con- structiOn of the Extension canal. They had no money but they contributed labor that was equally as valuable and some of the work was done by them without a protest that many of the whites could not have been empIoyed to do, especially at the going wage. In re urn therefor the board proposes to see that they have a square deal, the same as the farmers lower down who contributed money. MT. McDermott will investigate their methods of using the water and the proportionate share Co which they are entitled, and then see that they get it.
 It was also decided that the next run ce water in all the laterals would be on the basis of Q twenty-four hour run for each quarter section. The farmers are now getting their third run o- water. The first was a short one. or rather q small enc. It was intended exclusively for he filing of the water hoIes TOT stCCk. The second run was q short one, intended mainly to give the trees a preliminary irrigation. The third or present run is on the basis Of fourteen hours for each quarter section. The next run, as indicated above, will be on a twenty-fOuT hour basis.
 The superintendent was also in- structed yesterday to prepare and an nounce a schedule forty-eight hours in advance of each run of water so the farmers may know when to expect it. and the zanjeros were instructed to notify each farmer in their respective districts before the water is turned into his ditch, so he can be prepared to receive it and make the best possible use of it.
 As near as can be estimated or pre- dicted. from Central avenue east. all the lands wi l receive an irrigation un- der the schedule of twenty-fOur hours per quarter section, by June Mean while approximately 1000 or 4,OOO inches will be allowed to pass west of Central avenue until Sunday morning and on the twenty-four hour schedule will ir- rlgate laterals 15 and l6. Then from June to June all the water will be turned into lateraIs r and IS and from June to June the entire flow will be given to laterals 19 and 20. About June 10 it is expected will begin another general irrigation in all divisions. mak. ing the fifth since the beginning. This is not an absolute or exact fOrecas, but it is as near as the board can now es innate it and it may be materially modified by conditions of rain or the falling Of the water in the river. An other ruling concerning distribution IS that hereafter when water is once turned into a lateral it must remain until that lateral is finished to the ex- tent decided upon, even if it retard5 the schedule.
 ] It is not the intention of the eXecu- l tive committee to allow any one to have water who has not paid for it and all will be treated on the same basis. Tn this connection attention is again called on Secretary Van der Veer for CTS have paid for water who have not called on Secretary Van der Veer for their certificates and water orders. ] These are necessary to show to the zanjero and those who have paid should not neglect to get their proper credentials. There are a few others who have paid a part of their subscrip- ton but have neglected to pay in the rest of it. These have mostly received all they have paid for and now that the water is here for them they should not neglect to pay the balance for their gates will surely be shut down unless they do The association is doing 2 strictly cash business in this respect and the slogan is no money no water. To further strengthen and perfect the administrative system, the executive ! committee Messrs. Alllire. Fowler, i Doris. Silva and Ward. invites every water user cognizant of breaks or leaks in the canals. thefts of water or ans other irregUlarity, or who has any grievance. to bring the matter before the board as soon as possible. A will ing and respectful hearing will alway- be given and any weakness in admins tration will be promptly corrected.
 One more item may be of interest to some even though it has been pub- iished before. That is the description of the respective zanjero divisions com posing the irrigation district. They are as follows.
 First DivisiOn-Laterals (east oi Scottsdale) to 9. inclusive.
 Second Division-Laterals 95a to 141a inclusive.
 Third Division-LateraIs 15. 16 r.
 ourth Division-Laterals IS to 21 in- ! elusive.
 For a better understanding of these divisions it may be said that Central avenue immediately north of Phoenix is on lateral 1112. The sugar beet fac
 tory is in the third division and the town of Glendale is in the fourth di- vision.
 The executive board is very wei pleased with the success of the prog