Arizona republican., 1917-07-23
Veterinary
SALT PlVFT VALLEY WATER
 USERS ASSOCIATION

Proposed agreement for the taking over of the care, operation and Main tenance of the irrigation works known as the Salt River Valley Water Users association.
 This Memorandum of an agreement made by and between the United States of America acting in this behalf by I he secretary of the interior under the provisions of the act of June r, 1902 l 32 Stat, 3SS), and of acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to- gether constituting the reclamation 1 law, of the first part and the Salt River Valley Water Users association, a corporation, duly organized and doing business under the laws of the terri tory (n0W state) of Arizona, of the sec
 ond part and hereinafter for the sake of brevitv of expression designated as the association" witnesseth:
 First-This agreement is to be he d and deemed supplementary to the agreement made by and between the same parties, the memorandum where of is dated June 18th. 1904, and it is un- derstood and agreed that that agree ment shall not be held or deemed in anyWise to be affected, modified, changed or abrogated, in whole or in part, by this agreement, except as it
 may be done by the express terms of this agreement. or by reason of irrec- oncilable inconsistencies between the terms of the said agreement of June 18th, 1904, and the terms of this pres ent agr cement, and then only in those particular provisions so expressly here by affected. modified, changed or abrogated, or between which there is such irreconcilable inconsistency mani fested in which case and 50 far only, l prevail over and to that extent affect,
 modify change, or abrogate the pro- visions of said agreement of June 25th, | 1904
 Second-In consideration of the doing Of the things, and of the full and | prompt performance by the association i of all the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, which it hereby | agrees that it sha do, perform and ob-
 serve, and subject to all the conditions, i terms, limitations and obligations here matter imposed upon it by the pro- visions of this agreement, the United | States agrees to and will as soon after
 the signature of this agreement as may
 be practicable, turn over to and vest in the said association, the care, operation and maintenance of the irrigation
 works known as the Salt River Project situated in the counties of Gila, Pinal
 and Maricopa, consisting generally of | the Roosevelt dam, the Granite Rect
 dam, irrigation canals, laterals and ditches, and other conduits, gates l pipes, power plants, power houses
 buildings and other structures of every kind, transmission, te egraph and tele- phone lines, wires, pumps, <nachinery tools and appliances and all property oi whatsoever kind, real, personal oI mixed, oppurtenant to or used, or con- structed or otherwise acquired to be used, in connection with the said Salt River Project, WhereSOeVer said prop ! erty may be situated, and as well, al 1 water rights and franchises, and rights to the storage diversion and use o1 water for irrigation or other purposes l water power, electric power and power
 privileges. with such right of posses
 sion of all thereof, as shall be neces-
 -iy or convenient for the care opera tion and maintenance of said project by S5tid aSSoclatlon, as hereinafter pro- Vided. And said association shail iron
 the time Of the taking over of the care
 operation and maintenance of saiC project thenceforward have and receive
 to it's own use and benefit, all tn,
 rents, issues, profits revenue and in
 come, including all income from powel
 and power privileges growing out O
 or arising from the operation and main
 tenance of the project and every par
 thereof by it.
 Third-The association agrees to ac
 cept the transfer to it of the care
 operation and maintenance of sait
 project, and that it will care for, oper
 ate and maintain the same and ever,