Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-05-25
DITCH AND RESER-
VOIR BUILDING
Rules for Construction Upon Public
Lands. Forests or Other Re.
serves of the United States
as Issued Today.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT our BY
SUPERINTENDENT HANNA

Superintendent of Forest Reserves I.
B. Hanna today issued the following
rules governing the construction of
bitches and reservoirs upon public
lands, forest or other reserves of the
United States:
In the matter of constructing bitches
and reservoirs upon public lands for
est or other reserves of the United
States, the act of February Is. 1901,
(Sl Statute, 1907. requires a right-of-
way therefor from the Secretary of
the Interior Where the project is
within the limits Of forest reserve
the right-of-way may be procured by
proper application submitted in one of
two ways:
l. Through the forest supervisor in
cases of individual application involv-
ing small projects of a private and
personal character, where the reser-
voir site will occupy but few acres.
perhaps five acres or thereabo and
the ditch will not be longer than per-
bouts, and the cross sections not ex-
ceeding perhaps four square feet or
thereabouts. The application must be
accompanied by affidavits. certificate
and stipulation as follows:
Affidavit statement by the applicant
showing:
l. That he is a citizen of the United
States.
2. Setting forth the purpose for
which the right-of is to be used.
3. The location of the land to be af-
fected thereby.
4. That he in good faith intends to
use the right-of-way for the purpose
stated, in the event his application is
granted.
S. If for reservoir, the location and
area of forest reserve land to be oc-
cupied. If for a ditch or bitches, the
length and direction thereof:
(a) The length which will traverse !
forest reserve lands.
(b) The length which will traverse
private lands within forest reserve
limits.
(c) The length which will traverse
public lands outside forest reserve lin
it's.
g. The source of the water supply.
T. How the water is to be conducted
on the land to be benefited thereby.
s. Whether there are any other wa
ter rights on the stream from which
the water is to be taken; and if so,
whether the stream furnishes all the
water needed for those rights at all |
times of the year; and whether the
reservoir or ditch would be
likely to interfere with those rights, at
least during dry season.
Certificate required from the appli-
cant must be to the effect that the
is not so located as to in
terfere with the proper occupation Of
the reserve by the government.
Stipulation under seal must be filed
by the applicant. that no timber what
ever Will De ft1IlONeu lIOHl TIE IOitSl
outside of the right-of-
and that no timber within the right-of-
way will be removed except only such
as is necessary to enable the proper
and the use and enjoy
nent of the privilege for which his ap-
olication is made.
The proper forest supervisor should
the application to the office
If the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, with his report thereon
md recommendations, giving his rea-
ions for such recommendations.
For enterprises of greater magni-
ude than above indicated, whether
private or corporate, and which are to
,e established and maintained by or :
or the interest and benefit of an in
Iividual, or a company or associa-
ion, application should be made
through the proper local land office in
ccordance with the requirements Of
he circular of July s, 1901, issued un-
er the said act of February Is, 1901.