Arizona republican., 1918-07-02
GOVERNORS AND l COUNCIL DO NOT
 AGREE ON PLAN
Situation Left up In Air"
 After Judge Sloan Comes
 Before Governing Bodies On Behalf of Dry Lands

When the board of governors of the Salt River Valley Water Users asso- citation met yesterday morning, Judge Richard Sloan appeared before that body in the interests of his clients, owners of so-called "dry lands" but could not convince majority or the board that the construction commit | tees report should not be adopted and II the report was accepted by vote or 1 [ to f. Judge Sloan in his address | stated that he represented owners or
 16000 acres of dry lands in the pro ject, that these land owners had pur- chased shares in the association put l were never given certificates showing | their interests and all that they want
 is to have the association install
 pumps on their property and that they
 would advance the money.
 The association has entered into a
 contract with these land owners, he
 said" and gentlemen, contract IS
 contract. If we cannot get what we
 are entitled to here we will go where we can l can go before any chancellor
 in a court of equity on this contract
 and will be granted the relief Which ) seek for my clients.
 [ Judge Sloan later appeared before 5 the council of the water users, Whlch S took a contrary action to that of the } board of governors and adopted a by l law favoring Judge Sloan's conten- ? tion, by vote of IA to II.
 9 9 w. R. Elliott, manager of the Salt River project, stated to the members
 of the board that in view of the alarm o ing conditions which now exist in the d valley. the installation of pumps to
 drain the underground water which Is will be used to irrigate was very nec- is essary at this time. He informed the = board that there were 4,000 acre feet Il being taken from the reservoir every n day. That the reservoir container 600,- l. 900 acre feet, exclusive of the silt Hf or also stated that next season the wa t, ter supply in the reservoir would Dc lg about half as much as it is this year
 The board adopted the following b. resolution at it's meeting and sen of same to the council for its considera or tion:
 Resolved. That the board of govern re ors recommend to the council that tn od following proposition be submitted t A the shareholders at a special electio or to be called for that purpose as 500
 las practicable. towit:
 n 1. Shall the shareholders of this as 'm sociation be assessed the sum of s2.l n per acre, payable one half on the firs ed Monday in September, 1918, and one i'd half on the first Monday in Marcl de. 1919, for the purpose of purchasin nit and installing pumps estimated to Ills capable of developing 100000 acre fe' ni- of water per year, subject to the fo b. lowing conditions:
 ITS First. That as far as practlcabi err such pumps be installed at such loc; Ar tions as will be beneficial to lower u
 underground water level, as well as f CTS development of swater.
 eed Second. That as far as practicab am the pumped water be mixed With riv the water so as to give as large percen
 age of river water to each sharehold go as practicable, and that no sharehold lled shall be compelled, against his co or sent, to accept water containing Iuh greater percentage or pumped wal 'lne than is certified by the University . to the State of Arizona or any other rt 10 ognized authority not to be inJuric
 Tn in the percentage and of the qual the delivered to said stockholder for rave cultivation of lands or the growing had agricultural crops in the Salt, hase valley.
 the The council passed the resolut loes. without division and sent it back here o;oI ene Do1io o1ootior of which the peo tne will vote upon the issues contained care the resolution. The board decided
 Tuesday, August 6, as the day W "eLe the election will be held. s .ns The bylaw adopted by the cou ,ated is slxnown as Article 15 and is as have i.'l
 ) the 'o"TS .TS ho.a of yovarnors is her II l oiii empowered and directed to carry louo' the recommendations made by
 and + 70 1a14 annroved bv the Iinis zaus .+s.t tooratar,, of the interior flour oio'In. L 1s 1o1t and made by
 second survey board in it's rel