Arizona republican., 1910-03-02


 places as the Commissioner shall di- rect, as may be necessary to obtain such information, and shall make such changes in the measurement. carriage and distribution of the water as the Commissioner shall direct. The Commissioner shall report from time to time to the Court as directed. as to his action. and shall apply to the Judge of the Court for such fur ther, or specific directions as to his powers or duties whenever such di- rections shall be necessary or proper for the effective carrying out of the provisions of the decree herein At any time any party to this suit, or any canal company acting as the car ricr of the water distributed, may ap- ply to the Court or the Judge thereof for an interpretation. modification. en- largement, or annulment of any order. direction or action of the Commis- sioner in the carrying out of the provisions of the decree The Com missioner shall receive. for his serV- ices a salary in the sum of Three Thousand Dollars (S3.0O0.00) per an mum. to be paid monthly on the first UT 'dNu tNfl ilohth 'ii p' isiii of the parcels of land entitled to the regular flow of the river. by the owners of the canals. the carriers of such water to such land. or their sue ccSsors in interest, and proportion- atcly to the acreage served, as fol- lows:
 From the United States for the land on the North Side of the river. sos thereof, to-wit, Si52.
 From the Tempe canal for land served by it. .I6l thereof, to-wit. s4U.2J.
 From the San Francisco canal. .0c1 thereof. tu-wit. s6.75.
 From the Broadway canal. .ocJ thereof. to-wii. 75 cents
 From the Utah canal. .0ii thereof. to-wit. S1s.J0
 From the Mesa canal, 1oa' thereof. to-wit, t:7.25.
 From the Highland canal. .0o5 thereof. to-wit. 15 cents.
 From the Consolidated canal. .0l5 thereof. to-wit, S3.15.
 Total. 1000. s25o.
 The Commissioner shall keep an ac- count of the necessary expenditures made by him in the proper exercise nf his duty. and shall make report of tho same {" the Court from time to time. and such expenditures. when allowed and approved by the Court. shall bc paid by the various canal companies in the same relative pro- portion as the salary of the Com missioner is paid by them.
 Until the further order of the Court or the Judge thereof. the Commis- sioner. in the execution of the de cision and decree herein. shall not see to the actual application of the water to the various parcels of land entitled to it He shall from day to day ascertain the amount Of water fov distribution and the land entitled to it. according to the right thereto of the various parcels in the order of their priority as shown by table 10. and shall order and super wise the diversion to the various can als supplying such parcels Of land, at such points in the river. and in such manner as shall most economi- cally subserve. and as shall be eS- pedient. and the various amounts to which such parcels are entitled to have diverted at the various stages Of the water available, as shown in the table. The actual application of the water to the various parcels of land entitled thereto shall be made by the management Of the various canals in such manner and under such reasonable rules and regulations as to rotation and delivery as they shall establish, subject always. how ever, to the control and regulation of the Court. The Commissioner shall also. when necessary. similarly super wise and direct the diversion and dis tribution to the Tempe, San Francisco and Broadway canals of the flood water to which they are entitled.
 All users of water and the agency by which such water is diverted and delivered for use. are restricted in the diversion. carriage, and use of the water to methods reasonably adapted to it's conservation to the end that the water made free of use to the public shall not he wasted. The methods of application of the water to the purpose for which it is ap- propriated shall be of such char acter as to insure as small a con- sumption of water as is reasonably consistent with the accomplishment of such purpose. Under the present method of diversion. distribution aud use of the water. there is in some instances an unnecessary loss Of water Whenever and wherever prac- ticable the Commissioner is directed to decrease such loss by causing more methods or means of di- version. carriage, distribution and use to be adopted.
 Whenever, for the economical con servation. diversion. or distribution of the water. it shall bc desirable and eXpedient that the water to be de- livered to any canal system for dis tribution to the land under it en- titled thereto. be carried thereto from the point of diversion in the river for such delivery by another canal, or by q number of other canals. such canal the Commissioner, shall carry such water in its or their canals and de- liver the same to the canal entitled to receive il for distribution, subject. however. to the payment by such latter canal of such proper charges for such diversion and carriage as may be agreed upon. or as shall be determined by the Court or Judge. but no such order upon any such canal company for such carriage shall be made by the Commissioner with out the signed approval thereof of the Judge.