The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
OFFER TO SELL
WATER SOURCES
Companies Submit PROPOSE
tions to the Supervisors
for a Municipal Supply
COMMITTEE TO REPORT
Projects to Be Considered
and a Selection Is to
( BE Made by the Board
COMMITTEE TO REPORT

In response to the request contained In
resolution passed several weeks ago,
the Board of Supervisors yesterday re-
ceived twelve offers of proposed municipal
water supplies.
The Sierra Nevada Water and Power
Company offered to sell to the city its
water rights. lands. reservoirs and rights
or way In the northwestern part of Gala
veras County and in Alpine and Amador
counties for s3O.0O00O0.
The company claims the properties are
capable of furnishing to San Francisco
an immediate supply of over 100 100000 gall
Ions daily and future possible develop
ment of not less than 200, 900 gallons per
day. The watershed contributary to the
reservoir site consists of about 5011a square
miles. The company owns the land and
has constructed a dam about two miles
north of Railroad Flat. at the junction of
the South and Licking forks of the Moke-
lumne River, which is said to be many
miles nearer to San Francisco than any
other possible Sierra source.
The communication says the city will be
able to realize s5,9i0,00O per year from pow
er on the system Among the properties
described are four reservoirs, a canal
eighteen miles in length from North Fork
to Middle Fork, canal and tunnel from
Middle Fork to Licking Fork. canal eleven
and half miles long from large dam to
Rich Gulch, canal from power plant to
foothills, some sthirty-three miles down
the Mokelumne River to headgate of pipe
| line to San Francisco, power-house near
Rich Gulch and franchise from Calaveras
County for the system.
The Bay Cities Water Company submit
ted an offer to sell for $40, 100000 its rights
and properties in Ell Dorado, Amador and
Alpine counties, consisting of the waters
flowing in the South Fork of the American
River above the intake of the Ell Dorado
Water Company's canal, and of the North
Fork of the Costumes River above Bucks
Bar. to the extent of 200,0O0,O00 gallons or
more per day. The cost of the city dis
tributing system is estimated at 100000.
making the total cost s3S, 900. 900. or a saw
ing of 81, 100000 on the proposed Tuolumne
River supply, The continuous daily sup
ply from the project on first development
| it is said would be 75.000,000 gallons.
GIANT GAP PROJECT.
The Giant Gap Water Company, by Rus
sell L. Dunn, submitted a tentative offer,
which will provide for an immediate aver
age daily water supply of 60,OOO,0oo gallons
delivered in San Francisco through a sys-
tenn of works adequate for the supply and
distribution of a maximum quantity of
| $4,000, 900 gallons daily. and will provide at
the same time the dCludl pilS SlCdt uSNcAOp--
ment by approprite works of supply at
! the sources of the water exceeding 200.-
900, coo gallons daily. The principal sources
of the water supply are in the watershed
of the North Fork of the American River.
The offer further provides that the city
| shall not be obligated to pay any sum at
| all as consideration for the water supply
| and water works, or either, until the
works are completed and the water deliv-
L hxrf f1r q moi frA
| sufficiently long to demonstrate the actual
cost of the water to the city and it's in
| habitants to be the sum which would be
/ represented by proponents as the cost.
The price which will be named In the
/ formal offer, to be filed at a later date,
will be less than s25. 100000
James A. Waymire submitted a
proposition from the Lake Tahoe and
San Francisco Water Works to furnish
an immediate supply of 60,000.000 gall
4 Ions daily. He said the supply could
be developed to 200.000,O00 gallons.
The main source of supply is Lake Ia
hoe. The bid is $29, 500 ,000-
! Other offers were as follows:
From S. P. Dunn of Los Angeles, a
supply located $50 miles from San
Francisco on the north fork of the
Feather River in Plumas County, for
| S250,e60 and having fiow of 100000
Northern Sierra Power and Water
Company, by NJ g. Levenson presi-
dent. the three Phelan water rights
for 10000 miners inches and situated
on the north fork of the Feather River,
for $2.000,00O, the source yielding
400.000,oOO gallons per day in summer.
From NJ. C. Taylor of Z Guerrero
street and John Neate of 1855 Howard
! street, certain water rights at the
| i,,n he md
rivers. supplying up to 500,000,000 gal
| Ions daily, for s25.000.000.
From Jay E. Russell. supply from
| the junction of the north and middle
forks of the American River, with a
capacity of 6o,O0o,000 gallons day,
for $4.6O7.275.
From william Muir, a supply on the
north and middle forks of the Ameri-
can river, with capacity of 100000
gallons day, for $2S,765.440.
From Orrin S. Henderson, system
capable of furnishing 60.000,000 gall
Ions a day from the middle forks of
the American River. including the dis
tributing system. for $26,000,00o.
SIERRA NEVADA SUPPLY.
Hugo D. Newhouse filed a communi-
cation advising the board that he rep
resents certain persons who have con-
troll of a water supply aggregating
| in the SSierra Nevada mountains The
writer says he has not completed an
examination of the title, but he will
be able to furnish further details
touching the proposition In a reason
able time.
At the solicitation of City and Coun-
ty Attorney William G. Burke, Senator
Charles N FELTON,, president of the
snow Mountain Water and Power
Company. submitted the following
communications:
FELTON, MAKES OFFER.
The Snow Mountain Water and Power Com
many is the owner of a large territory near
SNOW Mountain Lake County which was
secured and Is now being developed for the
purpose of impounding the waters of Eel
River and its tributaries. the object being to
generate electric power and the devoting of
said waters for all purposes, etc. The catch
ment Is about 1000 acres, susceptible OF re-
taining many billion gallons of water. equal
to a discharge OF about 200 600 000 gallons
daily of mountain water We are informed
that this water could be made available for
the uses of San Francisco 1t Is about one
hundred and twenty-five miles distant from the
cttv and the conditions are such 1--WE belieye)