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Show [19] Mr. Schanck. No. The $17,000 is needed to operate the pumping plant and to continue to the allotments. This project was started without any definite limit as to where the allotments were to be taken, and there is no legal way to compel the Indians to take the allotments near the pumping plant, and the only thing I could do was to talk to them and point out the desirability; but they have not all agreed, and so it has been necessary to run the canals where we did not expect to run them. This has cost a little bit more than we expected, but I do not believe there was ever an estimate of the total cost. This amount includes the cost of the 5,000 acres and operating the plant two years. Mr. Burke. It does not contemplate the expenditure of money to enlarge the irrigable area above 5,000 acres? Mr. Schanck. Approximately 5,000 acres. The Chairman. If the Hayden bill passes and becomes a law, would this $17,000 be needed? Mr. Schanck. Yes, sir; because it is to construct the laterals to the allotments and to buy fuel and pay engineer wages. Mr. Hayden [Rep. Carl Hayden (Ariz.), member of the committee]. There is just one other matter in the bill I would like to speak about, that is on page 27, "For completion of the construction of necessary channels and laterals for the utilization of water in connection with the pumping plant for irrigation purposes upon the Colorado River Indian Reservation." I would like to see that word "completion" stricken out because, while we are probably going to complete it, yet if the necessity arises we may desire to appropriate some more money at the next session. The Indian Office is claiming an appropriation of water from the Colorado River for the benefit |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |