Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-04
CHARLESTON DAM WILL NOW
 BE A REALITY; SUPERVISORS
 GRANT IRRIGATION PETITION Late this afternoon the Board Of Supervisors set the date of the elee- tioa for Tuesday, August the tenth.

farmers of the San Pedro Valleys asking the creation Of an irrigation district this afternoon by the board of supervisors marks the first epoch for the early completion of the Charleston Dam, the object of the creation of the district.
 Following petition for exclusion of non.irrigable lands. passed on during the morning session, the supervisors this afternoon passed resolution granting the petition creating the San Pedro Valley Irrigation District and will call an election al the ear Hest possible date for the election Of three directors. Once the directors are elected, a permanent organization and water users association will be formed and steps taken 10 start the work on the construction of the Charleston Dam.
 When the supervisors met this morning, farmers from all over the San Pedro valley were present in the interests of the proposed district and inc best spirit and co-opeation was prevalent throughout the entire ses. sion, both on the part of the farmers who are interested in the further ance Of the Charleston Dam and on the part of the attorneys and rep reseniaiives of various interests ask. ing exclusion Of non,irrigable lands The whole thought and effort of ev. eryone present was to promote the creation of the distric, which will result subsequently in the Charles ton Dam and there was no effort to throw obstacles in the way of the project. and was the apprehension since the last meeting several weeks ago
 Soon after Chairman Adams Of the board called the board 10 order, the matter came up for attention and the board having previously asked that all land owners desiring exclu. sions under law for lands not sus- csptible to irrigation, present them at this time, a number were presented and action begun.
 Little progress had been made. fol- lowing presentation of the exclusion of approximately 2500 acres belong. ing 10 the Boquillas Land & Cattle company, when w, H. Elliott, irriga' ton engineer, who has been ident!- fled with the Roosevelt project took the floor and after a brief statemen, satisfied all present that 1t was no, the intentions Of the farmers under the proposed distric, to include lands under the project which were non iTrigable. and that the only purpose of the organization was 10 promote ,he Dam 10 the benefit of all farm ing lands that will come under the Charleston Dam.
 MT. Elliott explained that the Mar icopa organization had been formed under the same act as the San Pedro district is now organizing and in as suring the board of the validity ot the petition presented, said that this petition was exactly the same as the one under which the Maricopa dis .iic, had been formed. The Paradise Verde projec, has also been started in a similar manner. he assured ,h; meeting. and application have beer made to bonding companies to under write the bonds. with the result ha bending companies have investigate. and reported iavorably and the bond .otaling some u+0OO,ooO will b' sold, withou, a question Of ralidity
 MT. Elliott, who has had consider able experience in irrigation mat ters, assured the board that th' mere fact ths; the petition did no state that the Charleston Dam was t be built. but that water was to b taken from the San Pedro river wa assurance enough that the only an' proper method of securing the wate would be used and that could onl, he done through the construction O the Charleston Dam.
 IL is not the intention to encroacl on existing rights. he said. as the la' provides c remedy. should that b attempted, but plans and detail
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