The All-American Canal: Report of the All-American Canal BoardU.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - 98 pages |
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15 per cent 20 cents 8,500 water horsepower acre-feet acres agreement Alamo River all-American canal amount of water bed load Calexico canal construction cost canal from Laguna canal of capacity capacity to serve cent apportioned cent contingency Coachella Valley Colorado River connect with Laguna construction of all-American contract cost estimate cost of canal cost of power crest cubic yards Dam to siphon desilting channel discharge diversion enlargement Estimate for construction estimated cost excavation feet flow Gulf of California high-line canal Imperial Canal Imperial Irrigation District Imperial Valley Interior international boundary Laguna Dam levee located material mesa floor mesa power station Mexican Mexico operation Pilot Knob power development power plant Reclamation Service Salton Basin Salton Sea sand hills second-feet Secretary serve the Imperial side slopes silt siphon drop structures surveys thereof tion District Total Turnout United States Reclamation Upper power Volcano Lake region westerly Yuma project
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Page 66 - It is also further agreed that no Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office...
Page 69 - April 2, 1878, respectively: that there was due on the note the principal sum of $35,000, with interest thereon at the rate of 7^ per cent per annum from...
Page 66 - Nothing contained in the two preceding sections shall extend, or be construed to extend, to any contract or agreement made or entered into, or accepted, by any incorporated company, where such contract or agreement is made for the general benefit of such incorporation or company...
Page 71 - States, is or shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom, but this Article shall not apply to this contract so far as it may be within the operation or exception of Section 116 of the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stats., 1109).
Page 71 - No Member of, or Delegate to, Congress, or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, and no officer, agent, or employee of the Department of the Interior...
Page 66 - ... as provided in section 116 of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stat.
Page 67 - AD, 19 — , by and between the United States of America, acting in this behalf by the Secretary of the Interior, party of the first part, hereinafter called the lessor, and of , party of the second part, hereinafter called the lessee...
Page 67 - States of America acting in this behalf by Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter styled the United States, party of the first part, and the Imperial Irrigation...
Page 65 - Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Definitions and Explanations of Terms. As used herein: (a) "Project...
Page 67 - All necessary works and structures for the diversion of water from the Colorado River at Laguna Dam, thence through said existing main canal of the Yuma project, and sufficient enlargement and modification, including such works or devices as the Secretary of the Interior may require for the purpose of maintaining as near as may be the efficiency of the desilting and sluicing works at Laguna Dam, as such efficiency would be were the Yuma project fully developed, to divert and carry all water needed...