Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-07-03

Ratification of the proposed agree
ment between the United States gov
eminent and the Water Users assocl-
alton whereby the association will take
over the irrigation project came unanl-
mouslv from the board Of governors
yesterday morning and by vote OF
10 to at the council meeting IN the
afternoon but the proposition to amend
the bylaws of the association struck
a snag of such magnitude that the
afternoon meeting adjourned until next
Monday morning without reaching a
decision The amendment which went
upon the rocks for the time being at
least, contemplated the formation of
two bodies of stock. Stock series No.
! would be the 1851 600 acres of land as
designatedeby the secretary of the in
terror as belonging under the COM
pleted project Series No. would be
stock for 10000 acres, so-called dry
land of which there is actually 23,OOO
acres and strange as it may seem both
sides-the ms and the outs-obJected
to this second classification.
Representatives of the so-called dry
lands apparently objected to beins
classified as having anything but the
best of water claims while the prior
right lands objected to thire being any
other stock except theirs. There seemed
no chance of agreement and so ad-
journment was taken for one week.
1t is the plan that the Series No. :
stock would mean that when more
water is developed the owners of that
stock would have first right. They
would thus ultimately be as well fixed
as any owners, always provided water
could be developed,
The effect of the delay in an agree
ment with regard to the amendments
means corresponding delay in the
water users election for both are to be
submitted at the same time. Even if
the amendments are agreed upon next
week it will not be before August Is
that a vote can be taken.
Agreement Unopposed
The agreement with the govern
ment was not debated. 1t was well
understood in advance and the capable
work of Judge Kibbey was so thor
oughly known that the agreement was
not only ratified but a vote of thanks
TO the judge for his faithful and eff
fective labOrs was unanimously
adopted
The board of governors acted upon
several important matters during its
session. The Southwest Cotton COM
pany had asked to have temporary wa
ter service on two sections where it
planned to grow maize. This request
was investigated by a special com
mittee and the committee reported that
to grant the request is inadvisable as
the canal capacity in that section is
only sufficient for the land within the
project whereas the company land lies
outside. For this reason the petition
was rejected
Owners of land in south and east
petltioned for permission to bond their
land to construct at their own expense
a new canal or to enlarge the existing
canal so that they might have surplus
flood water when there is any. This
petition, like similar one filed some
time ago for another part of the val
ley, was rejected.
Floods of New River
A special committee which had in
Vestigated flood damage at the New
River. at the edge of the project land,
recommended, and the recommendation
was approved, that the association
protect its laterals but do not go into
the matter of protecting land from the
river.
Another special committee named to
investigate the matter of creating a
bureau for labor and marketing within
the association reported that the as
SoNldilOU attorney ADVISED the COM
mittee such an organization was not
legally provided for in the bylaws
ior this reason an adverse report was
made and approved.
c. p. Lee, who recently audited the
books, reported that he had found them
in excellent shape, properly balanced
and properly kept by DR.. Charles A.
Van der Veer, the efficient secretary
of the association.
The contract with the Tribolets for
the packing house they are to build
whereby the association will furnish
power. was approved.
The Contract Complete
The contract entered into with the
GOV eminent to take over the project
now merely remains to be ratified by
he members Of tie Water Users asso-
citation. In full this agreement or CON
tract is as foll)Vs
This memorandum of an agreement
made by and between the Unite States
Of Lmeroa (actng in this behalf by the
;ecretars Of the interior) under the pro
visions of the act of June II. 1902 (32
STAT 3SS), ana or acts ameEdatOry
thereof and supplementary thereto, to-
gether constituting the reclamation
Jaw, of the first part, and the Salt River
Valley Water Users association, a cor
poration, duly organized and doing
business under the laws of the territory
(noW state) Of Arizona, Of the second
part and hereinafter for the sake @.