The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-02-24

plan of water rental for a period
of one year;
(b) The organization Of an irrigation
district or districts to include all
lands below Dodson Dam;
(c) The negotiation Of a contract with
the district or districts with the
following provisions
CD A rental period of five years,
during which time the district will
pay to the United States each year
the full cost of operation and main
tenance, to be assessed against all OF
the irrigable lands in the districts 1or
which water is available, on a basis OF
a flat charge against all lands whether
water is used or not and an acre-foot
charge for water used, which acre
foot charge would be credited against
the flat charge.
(2) The classification as primary
construction of the total expenditures
for the project to January l preceding
the date of the contract and the CLASH
fication Of all subsequent costs which
NAV be incurred in the completion OF
the project as supplemental construc-
ton; the estimated cost OF h sup
Elemental construction to be itemized
by features so that there will be no
question as to what it covers and with
the provision that when the amount
named in the contract as that which
will be explained, for supplemental
construction has been expended, no
further work be performed until au-
thorized by supplemental agreement.
81 The repayment of the primary
construction charge in annual install
ments beginning at the end Of the five
year rental period and continuing in
amounts provide for in section 2 OF the
Reclamation Extension Act and the
repayment of the supplemental con-
struction charge of repayment of the
primary construction charge, as pro-
vided in the Reclamation Extension
Act, these installments being not less
than six per cent of the primary con-
struction charge.
IL. Section 2 of the Reclamation
Extension Act, under which the pri.
mary construction charge would be
paid, provides for the payment of the
charge in twenty annual installments
the first four of which are each two
percent, the next two Of which are
each four percent, the next two o.
which are each six percent of the pri
mary construction charge.
10. This plan, it will be observed
is based on the organization by TIL
landowners of an irrigation distric
under the State law, for the reason
that under such an organization tn
district could levy a tax for opera
ton and maintenance on all land TO
which water is available, which other
wise could not be done, except by is
suing a Public Notice and requiring
the beginning of repayment of con
struction charges. It would not b
necessary that all lands should b
taxed equally and the tax on lands nc
using water could be made less tina
that on lands which do use water. ]
: therefor could be arranged so that tn
tax on lands that are not irrigate
would not be unduly large and at tn
. same time the entire cost Of opers
: ton and maintenance would not ha,
n to be borne by those who are irriga
e ing their lands and attempting
bring them under successful cultiv,
ton. 1t will be possible to work OF
a schedule of charges under this pls
such that the cost of operation ar
: maintenance during the five ye'
t rental period can be repaid and St
: the charge for water to those irriga
o ing their lands will be increased b
little if any.
e IA. 1t should be borne in mind tn
e it is difficult to secure appropriate,
for the construction of additional pr
n ject works when only a small porti'
l. Of the lands for which whater is
is ready available is cultivated and
rigated; also that the Government ca
If not long continue to furnish water
is so great a loss each year, since su
1T procedure not only depletes the Rec
Of nation Fund, thus reducing the fun
lie available for additional construct
urgently needed on many projects,
,e at the same time each year increa.
err the already large operation and ma
ed tenance deficit, thus imposing a b
of den upon all project landowners, "
eventually will have to repay the
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