Arizona republican., 1915-05-26
ORDINANCE NO. AZ.

AN ORDINANCE EMPONN ERIN Ni THE CITY MANAGER TO PUR- CHASE FROM THE UNITED
 STATES RECLAMATION SER
 VICE, IRRIGATION WATER FOR LOT OWNERS IN WEST CAPT.
 TOL ADDITION. UNDER GER
 TAIN CONDITIONS
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF THOENIX, AS FOLLOWS:
 Section l. The City Manager is hereby authorized. empowered and directed, to purchase in the name of the City of Phoenix. irrigation water from the United States reclamation service. fer delivery to and use upon lots in West Capitol Addition, as shall or may be required or need- ed by said lot owners, whenever the seid lot owners shall so request, and shall pay into the City Treasury of the City of Phoenix therefor. the rice and cost of such water so re fuired or desired to be used by them respectively. until and up to the be- ginning Of the then next irrigation season.
 Section ? The City Manager shall cause to be kept a record of the lots and lot owners drawing or using, or to draw or use irrigation water under each lateral and headgate in said West Capitol Addition. under the pro- visions of this ordinance. and of the amounts of money paid into the City Treasury hereunder. by the lot owners under each lateral and head gate, and shall notify in writing. the proper officials of the United States Reclamation Service. to deliver water for irrigation purposes upon the credit of the city, through each such headgate and lateral. up to the amount or amounts so paid for into the City Treasury by the said lot owners under said laterals respective ly. and shall further request the said officials of the United States Recla- nation Service. that when said all loted portion or amount of water for particular headgate and lateral, or headgates and laterals, respectively, is exhausted, to thereupon cease fur ther delivery of water through said headgate or headgates. until further notice from the City Manager. and further requesting the said officials of the United States Reclamation Service to furnish to the City Man ager periodical reports of the amount or amounts of water served and de- liVered to the said lot owners in West Capitol Addition. through each and every head gate and lateral therein. and charged to the credit and account of the city.
 Section g. The City shall not charge or retain any amount or amounts of money to or from the lot owners or occupants in West Capitol Addition respectively. for the 5,1v, tl,at. on and therefor. other than the amount or amounts charged to and paid by the City to the United States Reclamation Service therefor; and the City of Phoenix shall not make or incur any expense or expenditures for the keeping up. maintenance and operation of headgates or laterals in West Capitol Addition, or for the distribution and partition of water to and among the various lot owners therein. other than such expense and expenditures as is otherwise herein provided; provided that if the lot owners and occupants under a par ticular lateral or ~laterals shall fail, neglect or refuse to keep and main tain the said lateral or laterais clean and in a good state of condition and repair. and free and clear of all weeds. grasses, ueDflS ana ITdSn, then the City Manager shall forthwith re- quest the proper officials of the United States Reclamation Service to cease and refrain from the service and delivery of any further irriga- tion water through the ead-gate and lateral until further notice from the City Manager, which said notice shall not be given until after the said lot owners and occupants shall put the said ditch and lateral in good condi- tion and repair and to the satisfac- tion of the City Manager.
 Section 4 No persoE or persons shall obstruct hinder or impede. or interfere with the flow of water in and through any headgate or lateral in West Capitol Addition. except only officers of the United States Recla nation Service thereunto authorized, and the person or persons occupying, using, or cultivating lots lying under and irrigable from a particular la teral laterals therein, and who has or have paid into the City treas urv the sum or sums of money so estimated as sufficient for the amount or amounts of water required for said lot or lots. during said ir rigation season. and any person or