Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
NOTICE.!
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
SPECIAL ELECTION ON QUES-
TION OF AUTHORIZING Exc
CUTION OF ALL-AMERICAN
CANAL CONTRACT.


CANAL CONTRACT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to law and in ac-
cordance with the resolution of the
Board Of Directors of Imperial Ir-
rigation District of the 5th day
of January, 1882, special election
will be held throughout said dis
trict on Thursday, the 18th day of
February, 1882, between the hours
of six o'clock, A. NJ, of said day
and seven o'clock, P. NJ, of said
day, at which shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of said
district the question whether or not
Imperial Irrigation District shall
be authorized to enter into and
execute that certain proposed con-
tract with the United States of
America, under authority of law
and particularly under that certain
act of the Legislature of the State
of California, authorizing irrigation
districts to cooperate and contract
with the United States, approved
May S, 1917 (Stats. 1917, pg. 243)
the provisions of that certain act
of the Congress approved June II,
1902 (32 Stat $3.50 and the acts
amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto, commonly known
and referred to as the reclamation
law; and particularly the Boulder
Canyon Project Act, approved De-
cember 81, 1928 (49 Stat. 1057); ;
and the rules and regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior issued
in pursuance of the Acts of Con-
gress aforesaid, which said pro-
posed contract was approved as to
form by the Secretary of the In
terror November 4, 1881, and ap-
proved as to form by resolution of
the Board of Directors of Imperial
Irrigation District, December g.
1881, and being attached to and
made part of the said resolution
of said Board of Directors of De-
cember 8, 1881, and being on file
and Of record in the office of the
Secretary of said Board of Direc-
tors at Ell Centro, California, to
which reference is hereby expressly
made for all the terms, conditions
and covenants thereof. Said pro-
posed contract provides, among
other things, for the construction
by the United States of a diversion
dam (referred to therein and COM
monty known as Imperial Dam) in
the main stream of the Colorado
River and a main canal and appur-
tenant structures (referred to there
in and commonly known as the AL
American CanaD located entirely
within the United States, connect
ing said diversion dam with the
Imperial and Coachella Valleys in
California; for the termination of
that certain contract between the
United States of America and I'M
perial Irrigation District, dated Oc-
tober 90, 1918, providing, among
other things, for a connection with
Laguna Dam, except as to Article
9 thereof, which article provides
for certain payments by said district
to the United States; for the pay
ment to the United States of the
full costs of said works to be con-
structed, not exceeding $38,500, 900
including damages and incidental
expenses in not to exceed forty. an
nual installments as provided in
said reclamation law; for the re-
payment to the United States of
expenditures incurred on accoun!
of any and all damages, due to
construction and operation of said
works, the incurrence of which in
creaseS expenditures by the United
States beyond the sum Of S38,500,-
600; for the assumption by said
District, under certain conditions
therein named, of the care, opera
ton and maintenance of works to
be constructed under said proposed
contract, and damages incident
/ thereto, and Laguna Dam; for
keeping said diversion dam, main
canal and appurtenant structures
in repair; for the construction oil
works for the benefit of the Yuma
Reclamation Project of the Bureau
of Reclamation; for carriage and
delivery of water for agencies 9TH
er than the district and for divi-
sion of cost of construction and
operation and maintenance be-
tween the district and such othe,
agencies; for the delivery to the
District of storage water available
in the reservoir created by Hoover
Dam and from the Colorado River
in accordance with a certain rec
ommendation of the Chief of the
Division of Water Resources of the
State of California; for furnish
ing certain electrical energy to the
Yuma Reclamation Project for prof.
ect purposes under certain condi-
tions; for assessment of public
lands; for the payment of interest
upon any moneys due the United
States but unpaid; for division OF
the district into units for the pur-
pose of, equitably meeting the obli-
cations due from time to time tc
the United States; for right il,
the United States to refuse delivery
of water to the district in case OF
default by the district for more
than IL months in any payment
due the United States under sale
/ proposed contract; for the right oi
the Secretary of the Interior tC
make and enforce certain rules anc
regulations; that said contract shall
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