The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-24
Lower Payments
Granted Farmers

On March IS advice was received
by the San Carlos Irrigation and
Drainage District from the office
of Indian Affairs in Washington
that an extension of time on por
ton of construction charges due
for the calendar year 1887, had been
approved by the Secretary of the
, Interior.
The effect of the Secretary's ap
prevail in this matter is to lower
the construction cost repayment due
the Government on December !
1887, from approximately $4,000
to the sum of s26,414.35. The extern
sion is made on condition that the
proportion of the charges so ex-
tended shall be paid as an addi
tional installment due and payable
one year after the date of the last
installment under existing laws
will become due, or at such other
time or In such other manner as
Congress may hereafter provide.
Landowners in the District have
been anxiously awaiting the out
come of this matter so that taxes
and water charges could be paid
In correct amounts and water from
District works obtained for the
current year.
On March 81, the Board of Direc-
tors of the District met and through
proper resolution made arrange
ments whereby the payment of Dis
trict repayment costs will be ac-
cepted by the County Treasurer on
the basis OF the new figure result
ing from the Secretary's approval
OF the extension. The effect of the
resolution Is that the ultimate costs
to the landowners for the 1897 in
stallment of construction costs,
i after the refund provided for in the
resolution has been made, will be
60 cents per acre. The o & M
charges of 1920 per acre are, of
course, unchanged and when add
ed to the so cents per acre cost ex-
planned above, makes a total of
$3.50 per acre.
A portion OF the resolution pass
ed by the District Board is quoted
as follows:
1T IS THEREFORE, RESOLV-
ED, that to each land owner Of each
tract of land within the District
upon which has been paid or is
hereafter paid in full all San Carlos
Irrigation and Drainage District
Taxes for the fiscal year beginning
July /, 1887, there be refunded the
sum of $3.50 per acre for each
acre Of land within the District up
on which such taxes shall have been
paid. and,
1T is HEREBY FURTHER RE-
SOLVED, that the Treasurer and
Ek-dfficio Tax Collector Of the
District be, and such Treasurer and
Ex-officio Tax Collector hereby is,
authorized and directed to refund
and pay to each landowner Of each
tract of land within the District
upon which all San Carlos Irriga-
ton and Drainage District taxes
levied for the fiscal year beginning
July /, 1887. have been paid or are
hereafter paid in full, the sum OF
$40 per acre for each acre of
land within the District upon which
such taxes shall have been paid,
and this shall be the warrant Of
such Treasurer and Ex-officio Tax
Collector to pay out of the San
Carlos Irrigation and Drainage Dis
trict Construction Cost Repay
ment Fund the sums required to
make such refunds"
Under the provisions of this reso-
ultion all owners who have paid
their District charges in full for
the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1897, as shown by the current tax
rolls are due a refund on taxes so
paid in the amount of $1.90 per
acre and such refund may be OBJ
tanned by the owner upon applica-
ton to the county treasurer with
receipts showing all such taxes as
having been paid.
Where the first half of taxes has
been paid as the same are shown
upon the tax rolls the owner can
now settle all District charges due
by paying to the Treasurer the
total amount shown to be due on
his tax notice for his second half,
less $1.9O per acre which is the
refund due such owner on account
OF the reduced installment for the
1897 construction cost repayment