Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
S. Rate Agreed
On; Nearly Two
Million Needed
(Continned FROM paee 1l


:" Now, therefore, it is resolved by
the Board OF Directors of Imperial
Irrigation District that ii is neces-
sary that the sum of 1897, 800 be
raised by assessment to pay the in
terest due, or that will become due
on the outstanding bonds of the Dis
triet on the list day of January and
the LIST day of July of the next en-
suing year, and that il is necessary
that the sum of 100000 be raised
by assessment to pay the principal
of all bonds of the district that have
matured, or that viii mature before
the close of the next ensuing calen-
dar year, and that it is necessary
that the sum of 100000 be raised
by assessment to pay the annual in
stallment on that certain contract
between the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict and the United States, dated
October 81, 1918, which viii become
due within the succeeding twelve
months, and that it is necessary that
the sum of $7l9,l70 be raised by as
sessment to meet the estimated eur
rent expenses of the district, inelud-
ing cost of flood prevention for the
succeeding II months, and
cit is further resolved that there
be and is hereby levied npon the
lands within said Imperial Irriga
tion District an assessment of 24.62
mills upon tine dollar of their equa-
ized valuation to meet the interest
due, or that win become due on the
outstanding bonds of the district on
the lst day of January, and the 1st
day of July, of the next ensuing
year, and an assessment of
2.7s mills upon the dollar of the
equalized assessed valuation of all
lands with the district to pay the
principal of all bonds of the district
that have matured or that will ma
ture before the close of the next
ensuing calendar year and an assess
ment of 2.67 mills upon the dollar
of the equalized assessed valuation
of all lands within the district to
pay the annual installment .on that
certain contract between Imperial
Irrigation District and the United
States, dated October %, 1918, which
will become due within the coming
II months, and an assessment of
1898 mills. up on the dollar of the
eGualized assessed valuation of all
lands with the district to meet the
estimated current expenses of the
district, including cost of flood !
protection for the succeeding II
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Pay in Advance
A charge of S. per acre per an
um for land irrigated from service /
ipes, shall be paid for in advance
n equal semi-annual installments. !
\ charge of $l.00 per month for !
Fater service shall be made to all /
,chool Districts jeceiving water |
rom the Imperial Irrigation Dis
riet.
One of the important resolutions
,assed by the board reads that the
wner of any particular tract of !
and assessed on acreage basis shall !
,e entitled to receive thereon 212 |
ere feet of water without charge
/ auy time between January l and !
December 81, 1925, provided said !
and is valued at 800 per acre. If
he land is valued at more or less
han 800 per acre, then the amount
f free water given him shall be de-
reased or increased in the ratio to
which the assessed valuation per
Iere on said tract of lands bears
o 800. The resolution, as adopt
d, reads as follows:
Resolved that the following
chedule of water rates for the cal
'ndar year 1925, be and the same is
lereby adopted to become effective
IS of January /, 1925, towit:
fThat the tolls and charges for
water furnished for general irriga-
ion by the District shall be $l.OO
Der acre foot, except as otherwise
expressly provided;
FThat the charges for water fur
lished and used exclusively for
washing, sitting and sluicing sand
lunes or high lands, shall be $l.OO
for each delivery when water is
AVAILABLE and not required for irri-
CATION;
"That charge of $l.00 per
month for water service be made to
al school districts receiving water
from the Imperial Irrigation Dis
5rict;
"That the charge for service
pipes, not to exceed inches in
diameter, for domestic and stock
use, shall be $1,000 per year for
each service pipe and shall be paid
for in advance in equal semi-annu-
al pavments;
"That the charge for land irri-
gated from service pipes shall be
$500 per acre per annum, and shall
be paid for in advance in equal
semi-annual installments;
"That the minimum charge for
water furnished to regular deliv-
cry gates for stock and domestic
uses shall be s1.00 per day.
"The owner of any particular
tractS of land assessed on acreage
basis shall be entitled to receive
thereon 21a acre feet of water per
acre upon his order and without
charge at any time between the 1st
day of January, 1925, and the 31st
day of December, 1925, both in
provided said land is valu-
ed for assessment purposes at 800
per acre. If said land is valued for
assessment purposes at more or less
aaQn on,.a than the