Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
AGREEMENT ON
WATER TOLLS
FINALLY MADE
Resolution Adopted Fol-
lowing Farm Bureau,
District Conference.

What is considered a most i'm
portant step in the settlement of
differences between farm bureau
members and the Imperial Irriga-
ton district board took place this
afternoon when the district board
unanimously passed a resolution
permitting, with certain reserva-
tions, the application of water
charge monies to the next install
lment of district assessments.
The resolution reads as follows:
Resolved that, until the further
order of this board, for any money
received by the district for tolls
and charges for the use of water
under Rule "a" as provided by res
olution of this board adopted March
IS, 1882, except for the gate service
charge of 25 cents per day, there
shall be issued receipt to the per-
son paying said tolls and charges,
which receipt shall specify, among
other things, that the district has
received the amount of money
therein stated, the date of pay
ment, and description of the land
upon which the water was used,
and said receipt shall, upon pre-
sentation to the collector, as herein
after stated, shall entitle the owner
or holder thereof to apply the
money heretofore paid to the dis
trict, as represented by said re-
ceipt, upon the then current in
atallment of district assessment
next to become delinquent upon the
land upon which the water was
used, provided, that such INSTALL
ment of assessment is paid in full
by the application of said money
heretofore paid and otherwise be-
fore the same becomes delinquent
and within six months from the
date of any such receipt so pre-
sented, and
Be it further resolved that this
resolution and this rule shall not
be construed as in any manner ef-
fecting any other rule Of the dis
trict, but shall apply only to the
application of monies received for
tolls and charges as provided here
in.
Conferences between members OF
he Imperial Irrigation district
Aoord and Imperial County Farm
bureau concerning the so cents
Rater charge continued this morn
bag after a prolonged session late
yesterday afternoon.
Both yesterdays and todays
meetings we're secret. =.
Representatives of the two local
bank branches attended the con-
ference this morning where an air
ing of views, ideas and plans took
place. Bankers we're said to have
explained that policies of the dis
trict board did not concern them so
long as the accepted general fl
nancial plan was not disturbed.
Bureau and board members en-
tered into a frank discussion OF
the water charge, the conferences
resulting from a resolution pre-
sented by the bureau. The resolu-
ton was TO the effect that farm
bureau members demanded rescis-
sion of the water charge with sub
stitution of some other financial
plan; and that present directors
resign if they were not able to meet
demands of the bureau.
District directors and officials
have had under discussion plan
whereby it would be possible to
credit the water charge paid by
ranchers to the next installment OF
taxes, a plan advocated by the bu-
reau. 1t is understood that both
secret sessions were devoted to con-
sideration of this problem.
The district board went into ses-
sion at 1870 o'clock this afternoon
for further study of the question.