The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-09
DURING 1915
MILK RIVER PROJECT

IRRIGATION DURING 1916
MILK RIVER PROJECT
During the irrigation season OF
1916 the U. S. Reclamation Service
will be prepared to give irrigation
water service to water users under
the Dodson North Canal, between
Dodson dam and the end of the cam
al in the vicinity of Malta, and un-
der the Dodson South Canal, be-
tween Dodson dam and Lake Bow
doin, commencing on April 25. I'm
der the Vandalia South Canal, ex-
tending from Vandalia past Tampi-
co, Paisley and Glasgow, to the end
of the canal system, it probable
that it will be impracticable to make
deliveries before May l, or possibly
May Is, this due to the fact that
work at Vandalia diversion. consist
ing of installation of the movable
crest and operating bridge, will be
in progress until that date. This
work consists of huge steel gates
and automatic lifting devices, which
are designed to raise the water level
above the dam an additional six
feet. Upon the istallation of these
gates and lifting devices the Van
dalia dam will be completed in it's
entirety.
The form of application for water
service is new, but in it's general
terms it is similar to the form used
heretofore, with the following i'm
portant change: The advance pay
ment of SO per cent for water SER
vice will not be required, but the
entire charge of $1.00 per acre-foot
shall become due on March l, 1917,
and shall be subject to the discount
and penalties provided in Section 6
of the Reclamation Extension Act,
which is as follows:
"Sec. 6.-That all operation and
maintenance charges shall become
due and payable in the date fixed
for each project by the Secretary
of the Interior and if such charge
is paid on Or before the date when
due there shall be discount of 5
per centum of such charge; but if
such charge is unpaid on or before
the first day of the third calendar
month thereafter, a penalty of one
per centum of the amount unpaid
shall be added on the first day of
each calendar month if such charges
and penalties shall remain unpaid,
and no water shall be delivered to
the lands Of any water-right appli-
cant or entryman who shall be in
arrears for more than one calendar
year for the payment of any charge
for operation and maintenance, or
any annual construction charge and
penalties. II any water-right appli-
cant or entryman shall be one year
in arrears in the payment of any
charge for operation and mainten-
ance and penalties, or an part
thereof, his water-right application,
! and if he be a homestead entryman
his entry also, shall be subject to
cancellation, and all payments made
by him forfeited to the reclamation
fund, but no homestead entry shall
be subject to contest because of such
arrears. In the discretion of the
| Secretary of the Interior suit or ac-
tion may be brought for the
amounts in default and penalties in
like manenr as provided in section
three of this act"
In general, application for sabout
one-acre-foot of water should be
made for each acre which it is pro-
posed to irrigate but in making
this application it should be rem
embered that charge will be made
for irrigation water service for
each acre-foot applied for, whether
used or not, provided water is avail
able for delivery. In additiona, a
charge of 25 cents will be made for
the preparation by an official of the
Reclamation Service, but no charge
will be made for information con-
cerning the name of the canal from
which water is to be delivered and
other general information necessary
for the preparation of the applica-
ton. The following is the new form
of water service application:
U. S. RECLAMATION SERVICE
MILK RIVER PROJECT
Application for Irrigation Water
Service
To the Project Manager,
U. S. Reclamation Service,
Malta, Montana.
1. I hereby apply for. ......
acre-feet of water from the. -.
Canal for irrigation in the season
commencing April 25 191.., and
ending October Is, 1911. upon.
ship. ....N, Range. E., MP
NJ, containing. .... acres of irri-
gable land, said application being
made subject to the following con
ditions:
2. The charge for water service
shall be at the rate of one dollar per
acre-foot for the season, and pay
ment thereof shall become due on