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Show THE ALL-AMEBIGAN CANAL. 59 The distribution of the estimated cost of canal construction, including power installation as between the Imperial Irrigation District and outside lands, would be ay follows: Charge Imperial Irrigation District with part canal construction cost, as above..........................................................$15,997,366 Charge Imperial Irrigation District with part cost of power plants, as above............................................................ 2,668,641 Total......................„................................. 18,666,007 Charge Imperial Irrigation District with about 60 per cent of the item of $l,900,000,.payablein installments............................... 1,140,000 Total, of which a part would be in deferred payments............ 19,806,007 Charge outside lands in Imperial and Coachella Valleys with part of the canal construction cost, as above.................................... 10,664,911 Charge outside lands with part cost of power plants^-as above........... 102,627 Total..........«.............................................. 10,767,538 Charge outside lands with about 40 per cent of the item of $1,900,000, payable in installments...................-........................ 760,000 Total, of which a part would be in deferred payments............ 11,527,538 Imperial Valley, including Imperial Irrigation District and all outside lands in Imperial and Coachella Valleys would be charged with the following for an ail-American canal with a capacity of 9,000 second-feet, including the cost of power installation: Part of net canal construction cost.................................... 26,662,277 Part of cost of power plants.......................................... 2,771,268 Total......................................................... 29,433,545 Right to connect with Laguna Dam, payable in installments........... 1,900,000 Total, of which a part would be in deferred payments-----....... 31,333,545 Yuma project would be charged with: Part of canal construction cost to Araz, two-ninths of $4,467,663 as above. 992,814 Part of power-plant construction cost, about 50 per cent of $1,231,523 (in round numbers), as above.......................................... 616,000 Total....................................«...„................. H,608,814 The part of the total construction cost chargeable to power has been estimated as follows: One-third of the cost of the canal to Araz, based on the relation of one-half of 6,000 second-feet to 9,000 second-feet, or one-third of $4,467,- 663....................'.......................................... 1,489,221 Estimated cost of power plants, covering construction power plant near Pilot Knob, mesa power plant No. 1 and mesa power plant No. 2..... 3,387,268 TotaL........................................................ 4,876,489 |