Arizona republican., 1917-07-30
SALT RIVER 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 the secretary of the interior under the provisions of the act of June r. 1902 (32 Stat, 3SS), and of acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto to- gether constituting the reclama tion law, of the first part. and the Salt River Valley Water Users association, l 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 I of brevity of expression designated as the "association,' witnesseth:
 t1rst-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 25th 1904, and it is un- derstood and agreed that that agree ment shall not be held or deemed in anyWise to De affected, modified. changed or abroSated, in whole or in part, by this agreement except as it may be done by the express terms of thlS 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 agreement, and then only in those particular provisions so expressly here by affected, modified, changed or abrogated, or between which there is such irreconcllable inconsistency mani | fested, in which case and so far only, l nf ell. prevail over and to that extent affect, modify, change, or abrogate the pro- visions of said agreement of June 18th, 1904.
 | Second-1n consideration of the doing of the things, and of the full and prompt performance by the association of all the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, which it hereby agrees that it sha,l 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 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, Pima and Marlcopa, consisting generally o1 the Roosevelt dam, the Granite Ree1 dam. irrigation canals. laterals an( dltches, and other conduits, gates pipes, power plants, power houses buildings and other structures of every kind transmission, telegraph and tele- phone lines, wires, pumps. <nachinery tools and appliances and all property O 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 River Project, wheresoever said prop erty may be situated, and as we'll al water rights and franchises, and right to the storage diversion and use O 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 fror the time of the taking over of the care operation and maintenance of sa
 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 0 or arising from the operation and main tenance Of the project and every par thereof by it.
 Third-The association agrees to ac tcept the transfer to it of the care operation and maintenance of sai project, and that it will care for, oper