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<br /> <br />r <br /> <br />- <br />. , <br /> <br />001833 <br />. <br /> <br />Pago ; <br />}'o\U' members of your boa.":'d - Quincy Cerncllun, Oscar IJ.m:btrom, Jamea C. 5chm1ttol <br />and William J.Mdux, togother with ptn" attorn':))", Mr. Corlott, arranged for a m13ct1ng with <br />the Governor on February :'5th and diecu..'J13od this mntter wIth him, nnd at his requBGt, <br />with Attornoy Gonei'al Hinkley ~ They appem-ed to be of the opinion that there wac no <br />rea30n why the State could not moot 5a.t of' this lnerol1se, but r:r. Hinderl1der being in <br />El Paso, wo ':fera unable to co."tt"ct him a.t that tine and were unable to get any definite <br />commitment. <br /> <br />It appears that it w~~ld be m03t diffic~t to secure a qualified Dan for this <br />position at thia time. Any O:lB to dlsche.rge the dutle3 of Deputy :::tate Bnglnoer muot <br />be an engineer, and in addition to such engineering quBiiflcatlons should be a man of <br />good j\1dgl1ent and mature enou;;h to Ct.r1'Y tho confidence of our water users. <br /> <br />We educated DrJ1 Jones for this position and he served us most efficientl1 for a <br />Dumber of years, but WIlS finally taken by tho Stato of NebrWJl~8. r.x. Mathias hae served <br />us about tour yearD and during that period has accumulated a great doal of knowledge <br />and information that it would take much time to develop in a. :3Uccessor. It would. be <br />unthinkable that we be deprived of our daily reports and drift back into the haze of <br />uncertainty, S'luJpicion and d5.Btru3t that prevailed all over the district prior to the <br />establishment or a Deputy State Engineer in charge. <br /> <br />The irrigation season is about to commenco. Your board ha3 a.cr~ed to pay t.!r 0 Io':athias <br />$100.00 por month in additio:1 to the ss1ery which he "ill rooeive from tho state dur1llJ <br />the coming year, nnd recommend that tho IncorJina board endeavor, if po3sible, to seeure <br />such contribution as they m~ be able to get from tho Stato of Colorado to assist. <br /> <br />TIe feol that Mr. iiinderlidcr'9 po:Jition that our wat81" UD~rs assoc1ntion should pe.y <br />a ~ion 0: t~o C03t or trH~ l!ll1iatonAnce or this spocial 3:)rvice in o'ur CtuJ8, MY be <br />justified, nnd cnn ~eo no objoctjon to tho a3Dcci~tion aS3uclng perrrAnent~ n contribution <br />ot $50.00 por oonth. <br /> <br />HO'!'l'evo=, tM.s ::latter &:u.::Jt be liol'~:ed out during tho conine y~ar becauoe unless 1I'e <br />can 6.I'rive r.t sene SE.tl:3~p.ctol7 pcr;l'.E'.nent 1l..-rD.ngoocmt, it \1111 b3 n-ecess.o...""Y for us to <br />d1spen:J9 with the s!'}l"v;;.cc:; of II Spociel Deputy State Encin:,er, and rely upon the n.ter <br />officers to adm.ini:.;tei.' tho distr'lbution of lrc..to:' in this Wa.ter District. Thia problem, <br />.~ feel, should be cen~lde=ad and raoolvsd at this neetine. <br /> <br />The exp<lMe of the r.:alntono.nce of thiJ 8.D3oo1ation for tho past YSllI' hns been lees <br />than lTM anticipated, and i'l"S hnvQ a s3.t.isfacta;:r bnlance of cosh 01\ hand. Ho'tfcver, thin <br />next yoar will apparently be Cl difficult one end we reeoIiQ~rrl tho 33!'Je aases~lllont 8.S <br />levied last year fo:' tho maintenance and operation of the essoci~tio~ of 50~ per unit, <br />and an additlonnl a380e3~nt or 25~ per unit to cover the ir~roaoe in tho an~J of the <br />Special Deputy state Engineer for the cor'!!ng year, or a tot.al n9DaSllmcnt of 75 rJ per un! t. <br />If a contribution rro~ the state CAn be had it roay not bo ncC03BCl,ry to lltlli:::e all o.f <br />this incroase. <br /> <br />Respeetfully ~ubmittftd, <br /> <br />Quincy Cornellua, President <br /> <br />Jarnos A. Reed, V1co.Preeident <br /> <br />Oscar A. Lindstrom, Seeretar,y <br /> <br />James c. Scr.~lttel <br /> <br />\111liom l&\ddllX <br /> <br />Bonrd of Goverr~ors or TI15 Hio Grande <br />Water Users As3oelation. <br /> <br />