The San Francisco call., 1901-10-24
ACQUIRES RIGHTS FOR CITY,
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Supervisors to sell water properties or to
construct water works for the city as fol-
lows:
Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Water Works.
Marysville and Nevada Water Company, Jay
p. Russell american River). M. c. Taylor
(Yuba River) William Stuart & Co. middle
fork of American River). Eel River and Rus
sian River Water Works, d. E. Gfsh & Co.
(artesian), Jersey City Water Supply Company,
Spring Valley Water Works (offer to arbitrate).
e. G. Wheeler and associates coyote Valley.
T. ]. Patterson (Stanislaus River), Dumbarton
Land and Improvement Company. Grant Gap
Water Company (north fork Of American
River).
The estimates of cost for four Of the
supplies are given as follows:
North fork of Yuba River project. to effect
delivery to city, $685. sos 300; add for distributing
system $1,000, coo: total, s45. COS, 800.
Lake Tahoe project. SC, 0GO. 600 gallons per day
to be delivered and including distributing sys-
Tuoiumne River project, s3s, ,2O6 200.
Stanislaus River project, S40,S3 200.
The appraisement of the Spring Valley
system, excluding properties not at pres
ent in actual use, is fixed at $23 ,2O4, ,265.
What the Investigation Cost.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the water
supply Investigation was expended as fol-
lows, a balance of SAG 30 being left:
Supervisors trip to Lake Tahoe and Yuba
River, S792 S5 publication THE law and the
facts s11s; salaries and wages, s17.O1S SO;
and incidentals, $5s56 49, expert services, $1,000;
meteorological examinations, S72S "a; total,
$2s, ,953 6S.
The following are some Of the important
conclusions noted in the report:
1t is desirable that the combined sources of
water supply for this city should be capable
of yielding ultimately at least 120, 0G0, 600 gall
Ions per day, and that any source OF supply
now to be utilized or an extension of the es-
tablished system should place at least 60 OOO 600
gallons Of water per day at the disposal of
the city, and that the capacity Of water works
should be such to deliver this amount of
water to the city at the outset. Any new
source to be combined with the established sys-
tenn should be capable of yielding at least
80, 000, 900 gallons per day and possible expan-
sion to 600 coo gallons is desirable The
population forecast indicates ]. coo 900 inhabit-
ants in about the year 1880 with no probability
that this number, under favorable conditions Of
growth, could be reached before 1863
From North Yuba River at Alabama Bar
in combination with the large storage facilities
at the Oregon House reservoir site without
recourse to any portion Of the rivers low
water flow upward of 60. 900. 600 gallons of
water per day be obtained Water from
population of about 5000 should be Considered
in too great danger Of pollution to be used
without filtration.
Lake Tahoe is to be considered CAPABLE NJ
yielding about so, 600, 900 gallons of water per
day without apparent damage to users of water
from Truckee River. In making any considerable
diversion in excess of this amount II must he
anticipated that some interference with vested
rights will be claimed and that the city would
be liable for damage actually resulting there
from