Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
NEW IRRIGATION
PLAN PROPOSED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKS
GOVERNMENT AID
DESIRES TO SAVE RAINFALL
Supply of Water In San Diego County
Ample If Properly Conserved
and Distributed in Right
Manner
M amer
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, May 27.-At meeting
Of the members Of the chamber Of COM
cipal speaker, his subject being the
Conquest of the Western Slope" The
scheme he advocated was an effort to
secure the Endorsement by the govern
ment of such plans OF irrigation as
would conserve all the waters of the
west side of the mountains in this
county and would herewith reclaim
several hundred thousand acres which
could be brought under cultivation.
In the course of his argument he
showed that there was ample rainfall
in this county if the water was con-
served and distributed at the right
time and in the right manner The re-
clamation works of the British govern
ment in India and on the Nile were
referred to as something that no in
dividual company or corporation would
or could attempt.
A letter was sent to Governor Pardee
asking that he use his good offices to
call the merits of this project to the
attention of the department at WASH
ington.
The members of the two local lodges
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men-Point Iona and Silver Gate
have agreed to consolidation ana
hereafter the lodge is to be known as
Point Iona lodge No. 16O.
Shot by Careless PiayfeIlow
Word has been received from En-
senada of an accident early in the week
in which Carlos Maldonado, aged Il
years, a son of Judge Maldonado, was
shot by his cousin, Carlos Nlcochea,
youth of about IS years, who was hand
ling a small caliber rifle in very care
less manner The bullet struck young
Maldonado in the neck, ranged upward
and came near the surface OF the
cheek on the other side. The wound Is
considered a dangerous one but NAL
donado has had the bullet located and
extracted.
The case of DIR. C. c. Vale against
County Auditor e. E. Shaffer to recover
salary due the doctor for services as
health officer of the county has been
argued in the appellate court at Los
Angeles and taken under adVisement'
District Attorney Cassius Carter holds
that he has no right to the salary as
the board of supervisors mad no rlght
TO appoint such an officer.
The little 6-year-old daughter of Gus
Eliason of San Marcos was most Sc
verely bitten by a vicious dog which
had been hanging about the school
house during the afternoon. The httle
one had been dismissed from school be-
fore the others and was saVagly at
tackled by the brute. She was bitten on
the face and her arm and hand were
fearfully lacerated DIR. Crise was
called to attend her, and he Is OF the
opinion that the child will recover.
Another accident to a San Marcos
child occurred on Wednesday when the
2-year-old child of Fred Oden' the
blacksmith. was badly burned by spill
ing a. bottle of acid on it's breast.
Recommend FlNesfeaT N0HeTaS'
The gas and electric light committee
of the city council has recommended
that the council enter into an agree
ment with the Consolidated Gas and
Electric company for lighting the city
for the next FIVE years, the bid being
81 per light per month on a five year
contract and $50 per light per month
for a single year. The committee also
recommended that the contract be for
lights on dark. cloudy and rainy nights,
as we'll as on nights when the moon is
not supposed to be up
Senator M. l.. Ward has been called
to Sacramento by Governor Pardee to
attend a special meeting of the recess
committee on revenue and taxation.
The commencement exercises Of the