Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-03

plished.
 I am enclosing a copy of the con- tract and am wiring you today as fol- lows:
 Conference with Imperial Val
 ley people resulted in disagree
 ment Letter follows"
 Yours truly,
 A. P. DAVIS,
 Director and Chief Engineer
 Draft of December 12, 1917, as re- submitted Dec 15, 1917, and revised Dec 21, 1917:
 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNI. TED STATES AND THE IMPE- RIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
 This agreement, made the ...... day of ..., A. D., 1917, by and between the United States of America acting in this behalf by ........ sec- retary of the interior, hereinafter styled the United States, party of the fiji st part, and the Imperial Irrigation District, corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the state of California, hereafter styl- ed the district, party of the second part.
 Witnesseth:
 ix,1 sx~r0 fha Yuma Project, Arizona California, un- der the provisions of the Reclamation Act If June IT, 1902 (32 Stat, S88) each six per centum of the total amount Upon failure of the district and acts amendatory thereof and SUD- elementary thereto, and particularly Section 25 of the Act of April 21, 1904, (33 Stat, 224), the United States Rec amation Service has constructed on the Colorado river at a cost of $2,000,- poo a dam known as the Laguna dam and certain auxiliary works, situate about 10 miles northeast of Yuma, Arizona, together with a main supply canal, extending firm said dam south westerly to a point known as Siphon Drop, situate in section 10, township l6 south, range P east, s. B. M, and 3. Whereas, under the aforesaid lct of congress, the United States con- -emplates the reclamation of 120,0OO
 
 lnder the Yuma Project with water iromColorado river diverted at La gun dam, and the district desires to secure the right to divert water at said dam for the irrigation of all irrig- able land within the present boundar- ies of the district, and.
 4. Whereas, the district is authoriz- ed under Chapter 16O of the Statutes of California, 1917, page 243. to con- tract with the United States for SUD- ply of water for irrigation.
 ,. Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agree ments to be kept and performed and considerations to be paid, as hereinaf- Ter provided, it is hereby agreed as follows, to-wit.
 6 That immediately on the execu- tion of this contract the district shall proceed with diligence to make com llete detailed survey with specified lions and estimates of cost for the ollowing:
 (a) All necessary works and struc- lures for the diversion of water from the Colorado river at Laguna dam, thence through said existing main canal of the Yuma Project, and suffi- cient enlargement and modification, including such works or devices as the secretary of the interior may re- quire for the purpose of maintaining as near as may be present efficiency of the desilting and sluicing works at Laguna dam, to divert and carry all water needed by the district for the irrigation of it's lands above referred to- without impairing the utilization of said Laguna dam, main canal, and auxiliary works to the full extent nec- essary to irrigate the Yuma Project when fully developed
 (b) A main canal, with all neces- sary appurtenant structures for the practical operation thereof, of suffi- cient capacity and proper construc- tion, connecting with said main canal of the United States at a point de- scribed as Siphon Drop, and thence