Arizona republican., 1912-12-03
NJ WATER IN
 GRAND CANAL
For Twenty-Five Days After January First to Permit Repairs. IIOmeSteadcrS Want Extension of Time for Payment.

I' Water users whose land is now served by the middle division of the Grand canal will receive notice in 4 day or so to the effect that said ditch will not carry water for twenty-five days commencing the first of January. This Stoppage of service is for the purpose of letting the contractor get at the work of widening the canal. About a year ago the task of enlarging the Grand was started and two divis- ions were made wider What is known as the middle division was left. and will be worked over this winter
 The first of January was selected ! for the work because most of the farm CTS will have their crops in by that time. and such as have not planned to do so, ill have the opportunity to re- wise their plans after the formal notice has reached them. There is plenty of time yet to fix matters so that no i hardships will result from the tempo rary cessation of water service Specifications will be prepared shortly for the work of cutting away the banks of the Grand. Bids will be l asked for in about ten days. While the { 1 service will put in some badly needed gates at Indian Bend. This work and 1 the widening of about a mile and d ] quarter will easily be done in the time 1 specified according to the statement ! of the officials of the association.
 Specifications are now being written for the pressure pipe. which will carry l the water of the CrOsscut canal to the /! poer plant This 'penstock' will be , composed of two seVen-foOt reinforced concrete pipes running from the gates in the ditch to the huge rOtOrs in the power plant. Bids for this pipe will be asked for about Decembe~ 10.
 An appeal for an extension of time 1 for the payment of the frs entrance assessment into the water users asso- 1 citation was made yesterday to the board of governors by MT MunrOe acting for q number of the homestead CTS under the Western Canal system
 which is nearing completion. It ap- .l pears there is some hardship among
 the hOmeSteaders on account, chiefly
 of the hurry they have exhibited ir
 getting ready to receive water. They
 have rushed through the construction
 of canals and lateraIs. and as q re-
 suit most of them are hard up for cash
 The assessment is about 8 an acre
 It must be paid to the association be
 fore water can be delivered ny the rec lamation service. Thus it seems th'
 homesteaderds have made ready foI
 their water in all ways but one. Th'
 land is prepared, the ditches and lat
 erals dug but the land owners are no members in full standing of the as Sociation.
 The request was made that a tim' extension be granted to the home
 steaders. for possibly q year. in whicl ? time they can get at least one crop of
 the land To start right in to pay fO water. before that water has produced
 any thing, will be a hardship, argue'
 the representative of the hOlnesteaders
 At least go per cent of the ettlers ar
 ir need Of all their funds to complet
 their preparations for receiving water
 They cannot secure loans for the title
 to the land are not in the possession
 of the squatters.
 The matter was left with the lega
 adviser of the association. It will D
 put into writing and submitted to Gee
 D Christy MT Christy said nothin
 conclusive about the matter, but eX
 pressed the unofficial opinion that tn
 extension cannot he granted withou
 first making a change in the article O
 the constitution that pertains to sue
 q case.