Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-27
REPORT ADOPTED.
TO REBUILD ALAMEDA DYKE.

Secretary George A. Kaseman as 70
lows:
Hon. w. u. Childers. chairman clti.
zens' committee. SIR
"The undersigned, the committee APP
pointed at the citizens meeting last
night to investigate and report what
action is necessary to rid the valley of
the lake or flood of water that now
stands behind the Fourth street dyke
and also to investigate and report
what action Is necessary to make the
situation at the Alameda dyke safe,
found the following conditions andrea
ommend the following:
dyke, accompanied by City Engineer
Pitt Ross and Alderman Harsch. At
about $3.50 a. m, the water there was
about seven inches lower than at its
highest stage. At about 3; 80 p. M. on
our return it had fallen another inch
and half. There Is still body of wa.
ter confined here, which. should 1t sud
denly escape might do a large amount
of damage to our city. The water Is
now being rapidly lowered by seepage,
evaporation and drainage through the
acequia and in another day or two will
no longer be source of danger to the
city. Mr.. Ross informed us that In two
days the water will he lowered to such
an extent that ii will no longer flow in
to the aceluia and will have to he
drained OF on lower Lowell To do this
Mr. Ross plan is to dig a ditch along
the east side of Fourth street to near
the Mountain road and then diagonally
eastward to the Rio Grande wooden
mills and east side OF the Santa Fe
tracks, thence south to the slough from
where II will be drained by the city
ditch and carried to the river. Mr. Ross
has obtained the right of way over all
The land except two or three small
strips. Part of the ditch has already
been dug from the reservoir south and
few men are at work extending Il.
We fully endorse this plan of Mr.. Ross
md believe II to be the most practical,
economical and quickest way OF drain.
!ng of the water. We recommend that
Mr.. Ross be employed and he given
ul. charge and with power to employ
whatever number of men are neces.
,ary to watch at the dyke and COM
)lete the drainage of the pond at that
Doint.
I'VE next drove to the Alameda
iyke, accompanied by Alderman
Harsch. Here we found larger amount
II new dyke and work than we antici-
pated and which must have been done
inder very trying circumstances, judg-
ng by the mire and water that is left
There Is some water perhaps from six
20 twelve inches deep and some flow.
ing with a current on the upper size
II the dyke.
The water Is about twenty-five inch
IS lower than the top OF the newly
constructed section and other parts OF
the dyke. The dyke Is very frail and q
weak affair and the weakest places in
L ought to be strengthened at once to
guard against. the July and August
rains. As soon as the weakest places
are repaired and the ground becomes
dry. so that the work can be economic
ally done, then the entire length OF the
dyke ought to he carefully repaired,
enlarged and strengthened. We believe
that perhaps $4,000 ought TO be ex.
pended here. AS to how much work
should be done we are not able TO ad-
wise. A man who understands such
work and the surrounding conu.tions
should be employed. ais advice should
he followed and he should he given full
power to employ men TO watch the
dyke and patrol II In case of danger
and should have full charge of the
work to be done on the dyke and OF
any improvements or changes TO be
made in or along the river to prevent
II from changing its course toward the
dyke.
I'VE also recommend that the city
engineer be employed and he given full
charge at this point" Signed:
J. +. LUTHY,
LOUIS IlFELD,
ANDREW ANSON,
J, l.. LA DRIERE,
T. A. WRITTEN.
Committee.
There was some objection on a part
OF few that It would cost too much to
construct a ditch about five by two
feet, which would In short time carry
on all the water without destruction
OF property but when II was stated
5000 would do the business, and that
II the water be left as IL is, q rain or
break In the dyke would place the city
again IN a dangerous position. II was