The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-12
DISPUTE OVER
WATER SUPPLY
Supervisors Listen to the
Protest of Giant Gap
Company.
Russell Dunn Charges the
City Engineer With Ig-
noring His System.

The Public Utilities Committee OF the
Board OF Supervisors met yesterday Tor
the purpose Of hearing the protest OF
Russell Dunn against the acceptance OF
the recommendation of the Board of Pub
lie Works that the city acquire munich
pal water system from the headwaters OF
the Tuolumne River. Dunn, who, with Z.
Alberger, made an offer to sell to the city
the Giant Gap water supply from, the
north fork Of the American River, charges
that his offer was not fully investigated
by Chief Engineer Grunsky, on whose re-
port the Tuolumne River supply was Sc
lected. Much of the time was devoted TO
Wordy tits between Grunsky, Dunn, AT
torney Gould, representing the Giant Gap
Company, and Chairman Reed or the
committee regarding the estimates OF cost
OF the two systems.
Dunn asked Grunsky if he knew what
the area was of the watersheds of the
reservoirs of the Giant Gap supply. Chair
man Reed desired to know why the queS-
ton was asked, and Dunn replied:
Because / want him to admit that ne
Reed objected to asking Grunsky to &C
knowledge any shortcomings which Dunn
might think the city official was guilty
OF; Attorney Gould said the question was
asked in good faith in order to show that
Grunsky had not investigated the repre-
sensations made by the Giant Gap pro-
matters. The question was Withdrawn De-
could furnish the data.
70 question put by Grunsky, Dunn
said that the total cost of his system as
protected would be 81, 400 900, including q
distributing system, but excluding land
values for reservoir sites. The power
houses would be placed in Auburn and
the cost would include the power derived
from 100 900 gallons of water.
IT could build a distributing system
which City Engineer Grunsky estimates
will cost 100000 for $5O0,O less sand
Dunn. The main receiving reservoir
would have a capacity of 200 900, 900 gai-
and less expensive than Grunsky's.''
Mr.. Dunn has evidently made his estt-
mates low in order to make them attrac-
tive" replied Grunsky.
Attorney Gould took exception to Grun-
sky's remarks and was proceeding to ex-
plain his clients position, when he was
sharply called to order by Chairman
Reed
Grunsky stated that the Board of
Works had reported that the Giant Gap
Company had nothing of value to sell
and If a comparison of cost were to be
made the Giant Gap Company's estimate
would be increased to $260OO,0 900 to dupli-
cate the TuOlumne system, whose cost is
estimated at 10000 900. On the basis of
the amount to be delivered by each sys-
TEN, the cost of the Giant Gap project
would be $780, 900 per 100 900 900 gallons and
Of the Tuolumne scheme 100000.
Commissioner Manson contended that
the Giant Gap scheme was impracticable
and the question of cost was subordinated
to securing a supply of pure water. Reed
favored acquiring as an auxuiliary syS-
tenn the supply Of the Dumbarton Point
Land Company, drawing from artesian
wells in Alameda County, which has been
offered to the city for $3.50 600.
The committee requested the City Engi-
neer to file new estimate on single
pipe line from the Tuolunne to supply 40 =
100000 gallons and to be connected with
the Dumbarton Point system.