Arizona republican., 1912-03-17
WATER USERS
 HAD BIG DAY
Board of Governors and the Council Both Discussed
 Urgent Matters
DAVIS AND HILL
 MET WITH THEM

Tor the farmers, as there were meet ingS of both the board of govern ors and council of the Water Users association for the consideration of important questions.
 The meeting of the governors was held in the forenoon and was at tended also by Chief Engineer Ar thur r. Davis and Supervising Engi- neer L. C. Hill of the reclamation service, who arrived here the night before. Both addressed the board, Mir Davis in particular very enter tainingly describing his trip to Fur kestan last year. as well as discuss ing some of the matters pertaining to local affairs.
 Mir Davis will he here all this week and a meeting of all the farm CTS has been called for next Satur- day at 10 o'clock in the Water Users building. at which time he will de- vote himself to a consideration of local matters. It is requested that any farmer who desires to ask a question or who has a grievance. submit the same in writing. that he
  says he cannot speak for the secre- tary of the interior or the director of the reclamation service, but he is willing to give any information pos sible and to present his own views on whatever may come before the meeting
 The board yesterday gave first consideration to a petition signed by farmers under the Monmonier ditch, on the South Side, who request the reclamation service to take over the canal and furnish them with water For temporary relief they ask that water due them he liberated at the joint head. A committee consisting of Messrs. Hanson. Cope and Bennitt the president being a member of all committees, was appointed to take the matter mp with Messrs. Davis, Hill and Fitch and report at the next meeting
 The board then took up the mat made by the council to the rccla- nation service. that water be de- livercd to farmers at other than the quarter section corners. This was discussed considerably and it was stated that to adopt a policy of that kind would add a great deal more to the administration cost. even if the initial cost of added headg ttes were assessed to the individual water users SO supplied. This was also left to a committee consisting of .f m with instructions to confer further with Messrs. Davis. Hill and Fitch and report at the next meeting.
 The question of waste ditches was discussed, but no conclusions were arrived at Mir. Hill said that as a general policy he believed the service would have to care for the waste water just as it did in supplying it, and that it is being done now to some extent. though there are places possibly where the conditions would not justify it.
 President Orme then reported the result of the mission of Mir. Jones and himself to Washington. the facts having already been published. The report was approved and the com mittee discharged. The agitation for an investigation of the reclamation service was the next thing taken up Dr. Wilbur thought il was not an appropriate time for such an un- dertaking and advocated the prepar1- tion and publication of a statement setting forth what is being done by the association. the steps the govern ing bodies have approved in the way of procuring relief and giving the reasons of tine board for not desiring an investigation at this time. He said the main thing now is to secure an extension of time for payment of the project and an investigation can be had later if it is desirable. The president the chairman of the coun- cil and the legal adviser of the as sociation were designated as com mittee to prepare such a statement and submit it at a meeting of the board to he held next Tuesday.
 The Council.
 The council met in the afternoon. and notwithstanding an afternoon pa per had announced that move would be made to raise the salaries of the officials. there was no men, ton of the subject by anybody. The council approved the bylaw con corning payments of the present as sessment, which it had formulated, which the board of governors amend ed and in which amendment the sec retary of the interior cOncurred. Hav-