Arizona republican., 1917-07-10
WATER USERS ELECTION MILL
 PROBABLY BE ABOUT AUGUST q
Single Class of Stock Is Left in Constitution by
 Council of Association After Passing Resolution

Clearing the way for speedy action upon the agreement to take over the irrigation project from the government, the council of the Water Users yes terday eliminated that portion of the proposed amendment to the constitu- ton establishing two classes of share holders. This means that, in all prob ability, the members of the association will vote on August 2l or whereabouts both upon the question of ratifying the agreement with the governmental ready approved by both the council and the board of governors-and that by October l, the end of the irrigation year, the formal transfer of the project property will be made
 The council by a vote of 15 to yes- terday adopted a resolution which rather leaves up in the air" the whole question of what is to be done for the 23,000 acres which have applied for but which have not been granted perma- nent water rights. This resolution reads:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this council that the land for which shares have been subscribed not yet allowed water amounting to about 23,OOO acres, should be allotted perma- nent water and that this association proceed in due time to develop any additional water that may appear on due investigation to be necessary"
 The agreement between the associa- tion and the government, now having been approved by the necessarv two thirds vote, will next be submitted at special election to be called by the board of governors at a meeting Sat urday morning. Since the law reuuires a certain period of publication of the notice and lapse of ten days before the election may be held, thereafter. August 21 would be about the earliest practical date for the ratification election. At that same time the con- sututional changes would be submit ted. After the election, presuming that everything is approved by the stock holders, the agreement would go to the secretary of the interior who would fix the date for the transfer. presum- ably about October l.
 Article eight as it was finally ap- proved now reads as follows:
 section l.-Revenues necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this association shall de derived:
 First; From income arising from the sale. lease or otherwise furnishing electric or other power or power priv ileges and from the delivery of water for irrigation;
 Second: From assessments, so far as they may be from time to time necessary of the cost of construction, improvement, enlargement, better ment repairs. operation and rnainten- ance of the irrigation and other works of the association, or of those under Its management, operation and main- tenance
 Section 2.-The council shall have power to make and enforce necessary bylaws for the making. levying and collecting and enforcement of assess ments and charges for service.
 Section 3.-The Board of Governors shall, at it's regular meeting in May of each year, or at such time as may be fixed by the bylaws, estimate the probable cost of the operation. main tenance. repair, enlargement and bet terment of the works of the association and those under it's management, care and operation. for the year beginning on the first day of the next. ensuing October, including therein any deficit otherwise unprovided for and the amount probably necessary to pay the government the annual inStallment o1 the construction cost of the Salt River project. assumed by the association
 
 the probable net income of the asso- ciation from all sources. other thar that which may be derived from the service of water to it's shareholders, il any,.
 From such estimated cost there shall be deducted the estimated ne income. and upon this difference shal he computed the charge to be made tt shareholders for the service of irrigat ing water for the year beginning oI the first day of October next ensuing Such charge shall be based upon thu service of each acre foot as the uni of measurement. A minimum charg shall be made against every acre t which stock is appurtenant of charge, as for the use of. two acr feet, whether used or not by the own CT
 The Board may graduate the charg to be made per acre foot of water de livered increasing the charge per acr foot with the use of each acre foot il