Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1960-09-01
PAGE 6-THE NAVAJO TiMEs-sEPTEMBER. 1860
100 Attend Meet
At Chapter House
1850
3. Water Development

The chairman then explained the
revised plan of operation covering
the appropriation of $1,000, 900 for
the new Public Works project This
revised plan of operation was ap-
proved by the Advisory Commit
tee during a special session on
August "a and Is, 1860. This pro-
posed plan of operation is to be
presented to the Gallup Area Of
flee, Bureau of Indian Affairs, for
inal approval.
After this explanation, Chairman
BilisOn briefly restated the pro-
visions made in the 1851 budget
for three meetings per month for
each chapter, one of which is to
be formal meeting with all Of
ficers, district council members
and grazing committee members
in attendance.
Chairman Billison stated that,
with the consent of the members
present, he would prefer to delete
the discussion on the Feed Grain
Program, as outlined on the agen-
da until our next meeting to be
held on September IS, 1860. a THE
CROSSWORD Chapter. AS there
were no objections this item was
deferred until a later date.
The next item on the agenda
was report presented by Vice
President Howard German.
Mr.. German gave an interest
ing and Informative report on the
approved water well drilling pro-
gram for District II. He stated
that at the present time there are
SIS wells in operation. He outlined
that the Tribal budget for 1861
provides ahat approximately Al
more water wells are to be drilled
this coming year. Test wells are
to be drilled i'm the CROSSWORD
and Klagetoh area. 1t is hoped
that these test wells prove sue
cessful as we all know how badly
water is needed in these areas.
General discussion enSued on the
necessity of additional water wells.
The next report to be presented
was made by Annie Wauneka,
Secretary. Mrs. Wauneka gave a
resume of what might be expected
on the spring and shallow well
improvement program for the COM
ing year. Mrs. Wauneka explained
in detail the pins set up in thea
1861 Tribal budget for this pro.
gram. The amount of 1921 ,OOC has
been allocated, and it is planned
that work on some, 800 wells nd
springs throughout the reservation
will be completed this year.
! Mrs. Wauneka stressed the i'm
portance of this program through
its relationship to improved health
conditions by the domestic use o.
SdIe water.
In her report on the subject
! Mrs. Wauneka also emphasized
, that it is the duty of each chapter
!; to initiate and encourage this pro
gram for better water facilitie.
to insure reservation-wide supple
of safe water for domestic use
: A, generaliZed discussion on tn
: expected benefits of this program
5 ensued.
u After Mrs. Wauneka's report
: the next item brought before tb
meeting was question raised b
Mr.. Alfred Dempsey, secretary G
+ the Cornfields Chapter. on the us
of Tribal funds.
Mr.. Dempsey specifically ques
: toned why the Area Office of tn
= Bureau of Indian Affairs SCENE
hesitant to approve the appropr
alton of 100000 requested TO
r the new Public Works proiec
Mr. Dempsey also questioned tn
d amount of income now being r,
j. ceived by the Tribe. and how thi
> income compares to our aHtic
pated expenditures.