The daily sentinel., 1906-07-28
Grand junction. Colo.
July %, 1906.

MESSRS. EDITORS,
News and Sentinel.
The time being at hand when tn,
taxpayers will have the opportunit,
to vote for or against bonding the cit,
TO obtain supply of better water, ,
plain statement from the water com
mittee is due the people.
About eight months ago n depu
tation from the Chamber of Com
mcrce headed by President Carna
han appeared before the city coun
Gil, after routine business had beer
concluded, and all citizens had depart
ed. President Carnahan informed
ed the council that the people rep.
resented by Chamber of Commerce de-
sired the council to take the neces-
sary steps TO procure supply of
mountain water sufficient for the
city's needs. Nothing was said of
river or artesian water. President
Carnahan further suggested that sec
recy be maintained. and that the
writer be appointed on committee
of three to secure the necessary data.
The writer, having had something to
do with water supplies for railroad
people for years, asked President Car
nahan where the money was coming
from for options, Investigations and
preliminary surveys, and was told
that not much money would be re-
quired.
Your committee got together next
day and outlined their plan. -Four
things were necessary to ascertain
The quantity, the quality and the
cost of the water, and the practic-
ability of bringing same to the city.
We first investigated Mesa creek
and surrounding creeks. Time be-
tween the fall of the leaf and the fall
of the first snow. When creeks are
supposed to contain the least snow.
We measured the water then
passing through the head gate
from the so-called Mesa lake and
found 23S inches of water peg sec
ond. We found the intake would
have 10 be placed about four miles
above Mesa postoffice to avoid impur-
vation would he through loose and
solid rock costing approximately
81 .25 per lineal foot.
II the pipe line was carried across
the river mt the most desirable point
above Palisade, and brought to a
point about three miles northeast of
our city to a new reservoir site the
reservoir alone would cost about
sixty thousand dollars. The right of
way would run through land held at
from one hundred and fifty dollars an
acre to fifteen hundred dollars an
acre. A strip at least two rods wide
would have to be purchased for dis
tance of fourteen miles, say 90 acres
Mt $500 per acre, 100000 for right of
way alone.
Not to mention incidental damages
for injury to trees, crops, bitches, etc.
While many orclardists might insist
on pipe line being diverted to suit
their notions. Considering these
facts IF THE TAX PAYERS DESIRE
MESA CREEK WATER, JUST SAY
so, AND COUNCIL WILL OBTAIN
1T FOR YOU IF YOUR CREDIT is
GOOD FOR THE AMOUNT REQUIR-
ED. BUT 1T WILL COST YOU
OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
Now the Grand river proposition as
advocated by Mr.. George Currie; the
first expense for protected intake site
and pumping plant complete. one
hundred thousand dollars; right
way same as from Mesa Creek; sedi
mentation basin, in divisions, same
as Greeley, sixty thousand dollars
reservoir and site. sixty thousand dol
lars. Result. Grand river water. ii
the tax payers want it let them say
so, this council is the servant of the
people, and care not to advise or sug
gest what water they wish.
Now comes the Hannah creek prop
osition, with what we already have op
tions ON we believe we can secure 1
total of 800 inches ut $3.50 per inch
The intake can be built for $1,000
the excavation should not exceed q
cents per lineal foot, we believe tha
Bert Case. Boyd or others of ou
home contractors will do the work fol
this or less; the pipe three months
ago could have been bought from
81 .25 to S2.1O per foot depending OF
strength required, based on strain. 1
may be more or less when bids ar
called for; a reservoir of ten millioi
gallons capacity or one weeks sup
ply, case of accident to pipe line
Oner on file to build same for $50,
900; 5000 for extensive telephon
line. The right of way is PRACTICAL