The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-29
NOTICE TO WATER USERS

NOTICE il hereby given that the
following schedule for water rights in
the Northern Pacific Irrigation COM
pany, together with charges for ex-
ira water for the year 1917, has been
filed with the Public Service Commits.
sion Of the State Of Washington and
will be effective thirty days after the
publication Of this notice. IT,.
Water for Irrigation Purposes under
Gravity Canal
Water is furnished only to persons
owning q water right for irrigation
purposes. The price Of water right
from the gravity canal OF the Irri-
cation company, it the water is to be
delivered within the city limits Of the
City of Kennewick, shall be one hum
dred dollars ($100.00) per acre. II
the water is to be delivered on land
lying below the gravity canal and
within one mile Of the city limits Of
the City of Kennewick, the price shall
be seventy.five dollars ($75.00) per
acre. If the water is to be delivered
for any other land below the gravity
canal, or for any land lying above
the gravity canal, the price shall be
sixty dollars ($60.00) per :,cre, pro-
vided that such water right and water
Hereunder shall be delivered to the
consumer ct the established grade Of
said canal ard upon the right Of way
therefor.
All we.er rights shall consist Of
1850 cubic feet for each acre, to be
delivered under such rules and regula-
tions as the company may prescribe
between the first day Of April and
the first day Of November each year,
at the bank Of the canal. A main
tenance charge must be paid annually
by each water user OF two dollars per
acre payable on the first day OF May
Of each year in advance; provided that
\ the minimum amount charged on any
tract shall be three dollars.
On water rights sold prior to April
LIST, 1908, the maintenance charges
were fixed at one dollar, or one dollar
and fifty cents per acre, depending up.
on tho date Of sale. This rate Is still
charged for these water rights.
The Northern Pacific Irrigation
company gives notice that it hal
adopted the following schedule 81
charges for extra water and regula
ticns governing general delivery o.
water TO be effective during the yea
1917.
/. The company will deliver tn
entire amount Of water to which eacl
: water user is entitled under his con
, tract between the first cay OF April
and the Goth day Of October, 1917
upon the payment Of . maintenance
fee provided in the contract held b
each user.
2. The company will deliver add
tional water between the first day Q
April, and the goth day Of Octobel
1917, to any water user under Ia
D gravity canal, to an amount who
4 with the contract, allowance Will CAV
the user q total quantity equal to th
= continual flow Of one cubic foot OF Wa
II ter per second of time for eighty acre
I from said first day Of April to sal
= Goth day of October 1917, upon Il
payment by such user OF the tot
: sum of three dollars per acre, whic
amount shall cover both the mail
tenance charge and the cost of sue
additional water. Payments for 81
y ditional water to be made On the mr.
/ O0Y OF May, xS16 ~ StlC CAAhS VIZ ~
. ular maintenance fee is due, or in ca!
extra water is not taken at that tim
8 then at the date application is MAJ
4 for the same. In all cases where q
. ditional water is used, the charge I.
!, such additional water shall be Il
same whether taken at the beginnir
e Of the season or at any time durii
such season. The Company will d
a liver water in addition to the foreg
4 ing amount upon the payment by =
b user for the same at the rate OF %
8 per cubic foot per second OF time
Is addition to the sum above mentlone
IS such additional water to be paid I
at the time it is applied for. y
Il company only agrees to q
= liver such water under all I'm
: tations provided in its contra
!: and the measure of damages in ca
4 of failure to make such delivery sh
q. be confined to the amount paid
S. such additional water. The above "a
I'd for additional water is below the scts
value of the services rendered a
lg the Irrigation company. makes su
x rate for the purpose OF assisting
II developing the territory under its c.
D. al, and does not admit that the sal