Arizona republican., 1910-07-06
MONTHLY MEETING 0F
 BOARD OF GOVERNORS LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR INCL
 DENTALS. Class C Lands and the Special Assess ment, the Roosevelt Dam CeIebra- ton, and irrigation Congress
 Discussed.

The regular monthly meeting of the board of governors of the Water Users association was held yesterday. After the transaction of routine busi
 ness the regular assessment for the incidental expenses of the association and the partial payment to be made this year for the construction of the office building was levied, the assess
 ment being 15 cents per share, as pre- viously estimated and advertised.
 The election on the question of an assessment of s225 per share for the building of the Crosscut canal and power plants will be held this month. and if it is voted as it is confidently expected it will be, special levy will be made, all payable. as is the regular assessment. one-half in the fall and the rest in the spring. s1.20 in each payment, or all at one time if the member prefers.
 In respect of this special assess ment of S2.25. a question has been raised by those owning Class C lands. homesteaders and others, as to the de- sirability of their voting for it. in viev, of the fact that they have no certain assurance of ever getting res ervoir rights, as some of the acreage on the fringes of the district will doubtless have to be trimmed off when the final designation of lands is made. On that question it was the sense of the board, as it was also of the coun- cil at a former meeting, that before the levy is made some plan will be entered upon, whereby any such set tlerswhose land is not included in the final designation, shall have his spe- ciai assessment money returned to him That seems to be only fair. All want the reservoir rights, and all do and should pay the local administra- ton fec which is a mere bagatelle, to preserve their relations with the asso- citation in the hope of being finally given water. But it would not be fair to tax them s2.25 per acre for two years and then give them nothing for it. They may rest assured, therefore, that they will be safeguarded in that respect, so they may support the power canal proposition just as heartily as those holding lands in other classes; more so. in fact. for the better the system is developed and the more power there is available. the better chance there will be that there will be water for all of them.
 The question of the Roosevelt dam celebration was taken up and the board directed that Theodore Roose- welt be invited to come here for the big event, February 22, 1911. if it will be a convenient date for him, and if it will not be. he is asked to name a date that will be convenient, little later. The desire is to have the 1cele- bration not earlier than the End of February and not a great deal later. that the valley may be seen in it's beautiful spring attire.
 Concerning the proposed Invitation to the irrigation congress to hold its session of 1912 in Phoenix, it was pointed out that formal invitation at this time would not be in order, as the congress never settles that matter for more than one session at a time, though cities may place themselves in nomination as soon as they please. Ii was therefore understood that the Ari zona delegation to Pueblo will be asked to nominate Phoenix for the 1912 session and do all the lobbying pos sible to that end. with the understand ing that before the 1911 session the Water Users association will tender formal invitation to the congress.