The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20


The old headgate will probably be all right
Cor this season, but the Five Nile Greek Aume.
hos been torn out and will have 70 be replaced.
On the Caldwell canal there remains ID ,3o3
o,,h;c wards Of excavation on the Faris & KesI
contract, 15,o1s OIL the Bissett, Marsh and Rees-
- and 21,31o on the Metca1f and Nicholas
,4bere IS also new head-gate for the Caldwell.
and all the fums yet to be built. Exclusive of
the cleaning out of the Phyllis below Nampa,
there vet remain total Of Io7,475 cubic yards
If material to be moved on the two canals almost
ever1v divided between them. think that 10
wards per team per day would be fair estimate
FIR the character of the work remaining to be
done, and at this rate it would require 100 teams
for 26 DAYS to handle the rem aiming material
There is a great amount Of finishing to be done
which will require a large force of single hand
men. The work on the side hill sections should
he done not later than March TO- if it is proposed
TO begin irrigation by April Ist. It will require
considerable time to get the side hill in shape to
run full head Of water through it, especially on
the Phyllis.
should advise that force Of at least $50
teams and IS extra men should be put upon the
work as rapidly as it is possible to get them there
These teams should be about equally divided be
tween the two canals, but the side hill work on the
PHYLLIS should be pushed ahead of everything
else, l would recommend that every part of the
work be pushed as rapidly as possible, for the
time is now so short that it will be only possible
to get the work done in time by getting the larg-
est possible force upon it at the earliest possible
date Several gangs of carpenters should be
placed at work upon the structures, and the
fumes should be built without delay.
As to the time of completion, this is entirely
dependent upon the energy with which the work
is pushed but with the very best luck and manage
ment I do not believe that the work on both can
ais can be completed before the first of April.
The Board of Directors should proceed I'M
der the terms of the contract as the time of COM
petion has long since expired, and employ every
team they can get retaining the pay for the teams
out OF the final payments to the contractors.
Through a clerical error the full amount of
the retained percentage has not been held out on
the Faris & Kesl contract, but enough has been
retained to make the district safe. AS there has
been some discussion of this subject will state
that the is simply clerical slip such as will
occasionally happen, and shows plainly upon the
monthly estimate sheet where it occurred I am
pleased to say that in the coul Sc of my examina-
ton ofthebooks oftae Chief Engineer and the Sec
rotary of the Board, this was the only error dis
covered 1t will be understood that this will not
tail a loss upon the District, but simply pays the
contractors about one thousand dollars a few
months in advance of the final payment when it
would be due.
In closing this rather tedious report will
summerize my conclusions as follows
The work of construction has been carried
out in conformity with the original plans, with
the exceptions noted, and in a manner rejecting
great credit upon the Chief Engineer of the Dis
trict and upon the Board of Directors, but great
leniency has been shown in the extentions of time
granted the contractors, and the time has now
come when every days delay in the completion
OF the contracts means heavy loss to each rriga-
tor In the district; beside the aggregate of which
any loss of profit to the contractors sink into in
significance.
new issue of bonds to the extent of $40,
900, is required because the contract prices are
In excess of those for which I assumed that the
work could be done for. The reasons for this
are given in the body of the report.
The condition of the work indicates that on
ly by the most strenuous effort will it be possible
to get in shape to give the fullest service dur
Ing the coming season.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J. WILEY
Consulting Engineer.