Arizona republican., 1910-07-31
A PROBLEM
FOR COUNCIL
TheRegU|ationand Distribution
Of |PPigaling Water
THE MANY SIDES OF It
First Trouble Is In Bring
ing the Water to the City
Limits and After That the
Running of 1t and the
Remuneration

In the purchase, regulation and dis
tributiOn of irrigation water within the
corporate limits of Mesa in manner
calculated to give satisfaction to every
resident or a majority Of residents, is
a problem that at the present time
confronts the mayor and councilmeI
of the town.
The recent cases brought into justice
court exemplifies the multitUdinous
labyrinths through, into, under and
over which must be followed out in
order to get the situation in hand.
However. Mr.. Hill at his recent visit
to this place gave the city permission
To dig a ditch extending south from the
end of the Center street system which
will allow a waste in the ditch run
ming south on the west end of the
city limits. This will do away with
the constant flooding by waste water
of the street in front Of the residence
Of p A. williams on South Macdon-
aid and will probably be the means OF
saving the city from a suit for dam
ages, which was threatened in the event
the practice was coptinued.
However, while the present situation
is relieved, there are further PROPOSE
lions dealing with the city irrigating
problem, one Of the more important be
ing the signing Of a contract with the
government relative TO the purchase or
water a contract has been received
and il viii be up for consideration
| Tuesday evening at the regular meet
| ing of the council. Just what action, If
| any, will be taken at that time cannot
| be told
That part of the document which is
| OF particular interest to every resident
| or landowner within the city limits is
as follows:
Article THE United States will
| furnish water to the city of Mesa for
municipal purposes within its corpor-
ate limits during the period when wa
| ter is being run in the irrigation canals
| for the use of lands included within
| the Salt river project, maximum
| quantity of water per annum not to
| exceed four (4) acre feet per acre of
land included within the corporate linn
| its of said city. for and during period
of two years from and after the date
hereof. said water being furnished by
| [ u
| poses, which shall be understood To
mean for the purpose of this agree
ment. water for the irrigation of shade
| trees. fruit trees, shrubs, flowers,
| lawns and small gardens In the event
| that the city at any time fails to OBJ
serve the terms above stipulated. the
United states will have the right to
| terminate this contract. II is further
| provided that either party may term
mate this contract upon thirty days
written notice"
| Article I'm consideration where
| Of. the city will pay to the United
states at the rate of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre foot for wa
| ter furnished hereunder. Payment
| shall be made every six months for all
water delivered during the preceding
six months. In case payment is not
made within thirty days after said
| charge is due and payable as above
| provided, the United states shall have
| the right to cease serving water until
all amounts due have been paid"
The contract further provides that
the city shall maintain a headgate and
that further it shall he the duty of
/
and liability for the distribution of the
! water supply to its customers.
J However. in addition to threshing out
the provisions of the above contract,
which has been submitted by the gov
| eminent, there also come the regula-
] ton OF the water after it has reached
| the city limits An ordinance has been
| prepared which will in all probability
| be up for consideration next Tuesday
| evening which will have for its OBJ
! iect the fixing of charges for irriga =
ton water and the distribution thereof.
1t should be stated that the ordinance
| i'm a manner follows an enactment by
| the Phoenix council of last May. and
| that since the general size OF lots In
| Phoenix and Mesa are so very dlffer-
| ent that certain Establishments In
the schedule must be made other than
that proposed by the ordinance The
ordinance provides that the council
! shall appoint a Zanjero and assistant
zanjeros to look after the distribution
of water The duties of the Zanjero
as provided for in the ordinance shall
be to work in conjunction with the
chairman OF the street committee and
partially look after all laterals and
bitches through the streets ana alleys
to remove all distractions. and he shall
have power to arrest any person sus-
pected of stealing water. The town
marshal is made the custodian of the
sales of water according to the pro-
posed ordinance.
However, the real important feature
OF the ordinance is as follows:
Such irrigation water shall be paic