Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-30
chARlE sToM DAM
PROJECT Is NEARER

the Charleston dam project Directors
Wright and Curtis were present and
Engineer Elliott. Some OF the out
standiss facts presented are as fol-
lows:
The estimated cost of the project is
s2.25o.ooO
The engineer has expended between
1900 and $4,000 thus far upon the
work Up TO this point the matter
has been financed by private funds
and the enterprise has been affected
somewhat by the stringent financial
conditions. A final report is being
withheld al this time until the Rail-
road company makes a definite loca-
ton survey OF the line TO which their
road will have 10 be moved Mr.. FL
lott stated that he had made a survey
sufficient for his own purposes. but
the railroad preferred To make their
ewn. and survey by the railroad en-
gineers has been arranged for. The
estimated cost is $500 but an expen-
diture of $1,000 has been authorized
for the survey by the railroad com
pany as the outside figure. Mr.. FL
lott stated that he thought this item
struction expense instead of to ex-
pense of preliminary survey, and that
il was not included within his con-
tract, but should be paid when the
project had funds in hand for pay
ment of construction expenses.
The estimated cost of moving the
railroad is $780, 900 The railroad sur
vey will probably be completed within
sixty days. and the engineer expects
to submit his report within thirty days
thereafter. When his final report is
in, details OF the election will then be
arranged
The members of the Board of Direc-
tors have received So per member,
per meeting and some small travelling
expenses One regular meeting has
I'D
cial meetings have been held so far.
Warrants haxe been issued to Engi-
neer Elliott to the amount of $4,000
They have agreed to pay him SIS, 900
as contract price for the making OF
the preliminary survey, and in add
ton there to are paying him $4,000
per annum salary as consulting eEsi
neer. The secretary draws $50 pr
month. They maze expended SO, fnr
a typewriter and $50 ter stationery
The budget included $500 Tor legal
advice, but up to date none IF this
fund has been expended.
Mr.. Elliott stated that land watch
could not be irrigated for any reason
would be excluded from the project
and other irrigable land of equal
acreage would be brought in. He stat
ed that anyone paying taxes on land
not susceptible Of irrigation would be
REIN bursed for the amount of taxes
paid on such land.
II was suggested that taxpayers pay
their taxes under protest. in order
that their legal rights might be pre-
served
The matter Of compensation for ir
rigation works already constructed
such as those Of Curtis, st. David ant
Pomerene, were discussed at length
and Mr.. Elliott said his survey anc
report would recommend that he new
system be built around the works al
ready in existence, and that any O
the present works which would b.
used would be paid for the same a!
any other private property which hat
to be taken to- the benefit Of the pro
3ect.
Mr.. Elliott stated that the step
connected with the organization o
the district had been submitted t.
two legal firms which had most Ell
perience in questions Of irrigation
and both had advised that the distric
was legally organized.
Mr.. Elicit further stated that Their
was no such thing as petitioning Z
get out; that the disric had been OF
gained. and there was no way nov
TO withdraw from it except by dis
solving the district.
The tax levy Of 81 per acre cover