The daily sentinel., 1908-10-24
HIGH Line CANAL
CONTRACT SIGNED
Local Organization Approves Terms---Land Holders vii
Now Vote on Contract Early Beginning of
Work Assured

been submitted to the association and
checks therefor have been delivered
to the proper payees, the project en-
gineer will register cooperation GER
tificates in total amount equal to the
total of such accounts and the assoc
iation will deliver such cooperation
certificates to the persons who have
paid in moneys upon the calls issued
by the association.
6. Such cooperation certificates
shall not be redeemed in money by
the United States, but will, in accord
ance with the rules and regulations
established by the Secretary of the
Interior be accepted and applied at
their face value in reduction of the
instalments of water right charges
hereafter to accrue against the lands
within the project, when public no.
tice thereof shall have been issued
in accordance with Section A of the
Reclamation act.
Z. Such certificates may be re-
deemed by the association by special
assessment or assessments made
against all the lands under the pro-
ject to create a fund for such pur-
pose or they may be taken up by the
association with funds which may
come into its hands in pursuance of
It's first assessment made for the col
lection of the charges announced in
said public notice issued by the Sec
retary of the Interior.
s. OF the allotments heretofore
made by the Secretary of the Interior
for said project, amounting to the
sum of one hundred thousand (S1O0,-
000) dollars, to be utilized prior to
and during the calendar year 1909,
for the acquisition of the necessary
property, rights of way, and other
purposes in connection with said pro-
ject. the unexpended balance shall re-
main available in addition to the al
lotment of one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars ($125, ,000)
herein provided for.
8. For the work to be performed
in pursuance of subscriptions payable
in work. specific contracts will here
after be entered into between the
parties hereto, providing for the
character of the work and the meth
cd of making settlements therefor in
cooperation certificates.
10. Only those who are or nay
become members of said associa N,
under the provisions of its an .es
of Incorporation and bylaws, sha.i be
accepted as applicants for righ 10
| the use of water available by ii 1ns
of said proposed irrigation rFs,
| anu no lOI MdltI Ut
shall be accepted by the Ua-ted
| States without a certificate signed by
the secretary of the associatiol to
the effect that the applicant for slch
water right has duly subscribed for
stock of the association for the lands
described therein, and that all
assessments levied against said stock
by said association have been fully
paid up to the date of the applica-
tions.
| II. After the year 1909 the con-
lstruction of the project shall be con-
Itinued by expenditures from the Rec
llamation fund to the extent that
money may be found available for
that purpose by the Secretary of the
Interior. In making final plans for
the system the Secretary of the In
lterior, so far as he may find 1t prac-
lticable and feasible, shall make pro-
vision for supplying water to all the
lands in the Grand Valley not other
wise provided for, on condition that
la sufficient acreage is assured to the
project under conditions which are
lpractical for the economical applica-
ton of water.
= 70. All work done or material
furnished in pursuance of this agree
ment shall upon acceptance become
the property of the United States,
subject to the terms of the Reclama-
tion act of June II, 1902, and to the
rules and regulations established in
pursuance thereof.
13. No member of or delegate to
congress. officer, agent or employe of
1.-THE United States is or shall be ad-