Arizona republican., 1917-08-06
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

PrOpOSe0 agreement TOT the taklng over of the care. operation and Main tenance of the irrigation works known ls 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 the secretary of the interior under the provisions of the act of June IT, 1902 f32 Stat, 3SS), and of acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to- gether constituting the reclamation law, of the first part and the Salt River Valley Water Users association, q corporation, duly organized and doing business under the laws of the terri tory (now state) of Arizona, of the sec ond part and hereinafter for the sake of brevity of expression designated as the association" witnesseth:
 First-This agreement is to be he 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 iI part, by this agreement, except as ii may be done by the express terms o1 this agreement, or by reason of irrec-
 oncilaDle inconsistencies between the terms of the said agreement of June 18th, 1904, and the terms of this pres ent agreement, and then only in those particular provisions so expressly here | by affected, modified, changed ol abrogated, or between which there i: such irreconcilable inconsistency mani. fested, in which case and so far only the provisions of this agreement shal | prevail over and to that extent affect
 modify, change, or abrogate the pro l 1904
 l Second-In consideration of the doine of the things, and of the full ant prompt performance by the association | of all the covenants and agreement: | hereinafter contained, which it hereb.
 agrees that it sha do, perform and ob serve. and subject to all the conditions
 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 afte 1 the signature of this agreement as ma.
 be practicable, turn over to and vest il l the said association, the care, operation
 and maintenance of the irrigation
 works known as the Salt River Project | situated in the counties of Gila, Pima
 and Maricopa, consisting generally o
 the Roosevelt dam, the Granite Rec
 dam. irrigation canals, laterals ant ditches, and other conduits, gates pipes. power plants, power houses l buildings and other structures of ever,
 kind, transmission telegraph and tele
 phone lines, wires, pumps. Snachinery | nd nd al n
 whatsoever kind, real. personal O mixed, oppurtenant to or used, or con structed or otherwise acquired to b. used, in connection with the said Sal 1 River Project, Wheresoever said prop
 erty may be situated, and as well, al water rights and franchises, and right | to the storage diversion and use 0
 water for irrigation or other purposes water power electric power and powe privileges, with such right of posses sion of all thereof. as shall be neces
 sary or convenient for the care, opera
 tion and maintenance of said project b. said association, as hereinafter pro vided. And said association sha1 iron
 the time of the taking over of the care
 operation and maintenance of sait 1 project thenceforward have and receiv'
 to its own use and benefit, all tn
 rents, issues, profits, revenue and in | come, including all income from powe 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 sail project, and that it will care for, oper- ate and maintain the same and every essential part thereof in full compli- ance with law and the provisions O. this agreement, during all the time f shall have such charge of the same