Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-16
ON lRRloArIoN

Washington Jan rs. i0u4.-sonator
Hansbruuvha latest introduced lrri
ration BIN providing for the appoint
mcnt OF q constructing engineer" 30
build government irrigation Wofka,
a. a salary OF 10000 year. IL 70.
celving a good deal OF unfavorahlo
comment In ctagreasionai and omclal
circles Tho measure practically
takes tho wora out OF the hands OF
the present Reclamation Service"
which has spent the last ten years IN
close study OF western hydr0graph.
be- conditions and irrigation projects
10 % the most ruuical legislation
which has been proposed in connoc.
ton with Irrigation and has attract.
ga some attention. following ca u
Coca. the presidents suggestion that
no amending Of the irrigation law "a
desired until the government plans
are further worked out
A conscientious constructing ca.
rineer." Il is held by the engineering
fraternity. must personally direct the
construction work Under him and he
cannot be IN two or more places at
the same time IN other words. each
OF the biz EOvernmen, irritation
works needs Il own construction on.
glneor 20 wetch and pass upon every
inch OF progress.
TAe present mead OF the Roclama-
tlun Service % Frederick A. Newell.
Ho has the general supervisor 81 the
entire work, mc uiing an tho uuea
uons arising under tho irrigation
law. the selection o, sites. ,ho social
/ question OF the use OF the water by
settlers. the legal phase OF the 70.
payment 10 the government OF the
cost OF the works. etc when a slt-
De- decided upon and tho plans aD.
| proved. after being passed upon by q
board Of consulting engineers includ
ing the best engineering talent % the
/ United Smtcs-mon drawing civil
ealaries Of $4,000 or g25 O0O-Mr
/ Newell designatos n constructing en-
mnoer for each particular project
For instance. Arthur r. Davis % the
constructing engineer FOR the hif
salt river dam IN Asizoun. which will
cost three million dollars. he wil
| personally watch tho building OF
every fooiof that dam We're bis sorv
toes valued 81 $50 900 a year. BE- coould
IN the three years which q win take
90 complete that work DO no more
than make the Salt river dam q sue
cess. he could not be expected az the
same time 90 be the construction en-
g'noCr OF the OunnlsOn tunnel proiocl
I % Colorado. nor tho Trickoo ditch
project In Nevana. because In that
case no would be dividing his time
and attention between two undertak
lngs, and be could not certify az "a
the construction OF either No roput
able engineer would undertake. 4 "a
stated 20 act IN such dual capacity
Tho Gunnlaon project has rs own
constructing engineer who has ~
ready given two years Of hard study
% Il; likewise tho Truckco project
has D. engineer
Senator Hansbrough "a anxious "a
secure an immediate report on the
BIN The mgasure was introduced
without consultation with any o. the
officials ~ the Reclamation Service
or tho Geological Survey. nor even
/ the Secretary Of the Interior. who u
charged with the execution Of thC
/ Irrigation law and Il "a believed that
/ DC win have very rough shedding be-
fore Il receives favorable consid8ra
zion by the Senate, or even the CON
mItInn In which n VA rninrrn