Arizona republican., 1917-07-30

ate and maintain the same and every
 essential part thereof in full complj- ance with law and the provisions of this agreement, during all the time it shall have such charge of the same
 under the provisions of this agreement. in such manner that the same and every part thereof shall remain in as good and efficient condition, and of equal capacity for the storage, development diversion and distribution of irrigation water, and for the s>ryice of electric energy as the same is now, at it's own cost and without cost to the United States, (provided that said association shall not be required to maintain the capacity of the Roosevelt reservoir so
 far as that may be diminished natural " by the deposit of sit therein by the Salt river, TOnto creek and other tributaries thereto) and provided further that the association shall not be required to make any replacements.
 renewals or nspairs which may be
 made necessary by injury to or de- struc1on of said works or an essential
 part thereof by public enemies of the
 United States or by the United States
 itself as war measure. That it will
 promptly pay all such cost of the care,
 
 ect, as it is incurred That it vii
 make no substantial change of any of
 said works, without first having ob-
 tained the consent thereto, to be ex-
 pressed In writing, of the secretary of
 the interior. It may, however, con- struct additional works, at it's own cost
 without the necessity of procuring the assent of the secretary of the tnterior l; or the United States provided that such
 additional works shall not in any wise impair or diminish the present eff
 ciency or adequacy of the project for
 the purposes for which it has been , designed, constructed and acquired.
 Fourth-The association shall re- pay
 to the United States the cost of the construction and acquisition otherwise
 of said project promptly and without
 default.
 Such cost shall be computed on the
 basis of, a net balance due the gov ernment on that account on the 1st
 day of January, 1917, of $10,279, 190.9S To this there shall be added any sums expended by the United States, or the
 cost of which it shall have incurred, on , account of the construction, care, oper- ation and maintenance of said project during the time elapsing between said 1St day of January, 1917 and the date
 upon which the association shall take ,, over the care, operation and mainten-
 ance thereof, under the provisions of , this agreement. If the expenditures foI : operation and maintenance of the irri- ? gation system sha1 be greater or less , than the receipts from rentals up tC , the time when the project is turned
 over to the association, the difference
 shall be paid to the United States by the association in case of a deficit, ol t the difference shall be credited on the
 first installment in case of a surplus :, Such adjustment to be made December 1, 1917.
 Tine exact amount of the balance O q such construction cost shall be com = puted to the date of the taking over b!
 the association of the care, operation Il and maintenance of said project, ant Q then stated in writing by the secretary . 1 of the interior to the association, ant
 the amount so stated shall be deemed
 to be the net cost of said project whicl
 the association agrees to pay the United :, St9 tes.
 l, Such payments shall be made in an n nual installments as follows: t Two per cent thereof on or befor z December 1st, 1917.
 Two per cent thereof on or befor q December 1st, 1918.
 Two per cent thereof on or befor
 December 1st, 1919.
 Two per cent thereof on or befor
 December 1st, 1920.
 r Four per cent thereof on or befor e December 1st, 1921.
 ' Four per cent thereof on or befor - December 1st, 1922
 ii Six per cent thereof on or befor f December 1st, 1923.
 - Six per cent thereof on or befor , December 1st, 1924.
 Six per cent thereof on or befor g December 1st, 1925.
 q Six per cent thereof on or befof n December 1st 1926.
 - Six per cent thereof on or befor " December 1st, 1927.
 / Six per cent thereof on or befor c December 1st, 1928
 - Six per cent thereof on or befor l. December 1st, 1929. n Six per cent thereof on or befor ,r December 1st, 1930.
 V Six per cent thereof on or befor n December 1st, 1881.
 m Six per cent thereof on or befor m December 1st, 1892.
 # Six per cent thereof on or befor al December 1st, 1883.
 If Six per cent thereof on or befol of December 1st, 1884.
 ,d Six per cent thereof on or befoI e December 1st, 1885.
 $ Six per. cent thereof on or befol -,, December 1St, 1886.
 a. Al without interest. V The association shall pay all pena of ties which may be prescribed by u or reclamation law for individual deliI T, quencies.
 be The United States will and does r 1t serve the means given to it by Il D. reclamation laws to enforce paymen III of installments of construction cost ts and will at it's option, in case of ind of vidual default, adopt, practice, and el IS. force them, as occasion may requiI CT notwithstanding the undertaking of Il S. | association to pay them. s. F'ifth-The association will use i a. powers and resources, cumulatively, by necessary. including the power to wit O. hold the delivery of water, to enfor m the rules and regula tions made by u re. secretary of the interior under the pr i'd visions of law, or by the associate we under it's articles of association and b he laws, for the proper care operate n- and maintenance of the project and f CT carrying out the provisions of tn of agreement. If the enforcing of al IT, such rules and reguIations shall r Lrt quire the collection of any charges, pc
 alties or interest from persons holdil C. land the title to which has not pass re. out of the United States. the associ id ton shall report such cases to the SC IT. retary of the interior who will aid |