The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

The special committee on water sup
ply OF the Board of Supervisors yester-
day selected the offer Of the Bay Cities
Water Company the most desirable
for municipal water supply for San
Francisco and has recommended its ac-
ceptance by the board. The report in
effect asks the members OF the Board
Of Engineers to reconsider their resig-
nation and to examine the supply men
toned with a view to determining its
availability and adequacy The report
also denies that the committee is allied
with the Spring Valley Water Company
and is not sincere in its desire TO ac-
Quire q municipal water supply. The
report says:
This committee and this Board of Su-
pervisOrs Is uneQuivocally committed to
The acquisition Of q water supply as
soon as possible and as cheaply as pos
We know from his Honor, the Mayor,
hat the Special Board of Engineers has
a Afesigned on the ground that II was APP
= pointed 10 make a comparative inves-
which such board of engineers was to
select one for further action and that
rs * IS now proposed TO submit only
bne for examination this is virtually
the duty for which the board of en-
Eineers was appointed and that the ex-
lmination OF one proposal is not with
Ia the purview Of their appointment
This may be technically true. but it
rs also true that this committee desires
the valuable service Of the eminent
Eineers to pass upon the availability
snd adequacy Of the supply TO be Sc
lected and desires for the people OF
San Francisco the benefit Of their in
Festigation, judgment and recommen-
eatfon, for which the Board of Super
Fisors is ready and willing to make all
Necessary appropriations.
EXTENT OF THE SUPPLY.
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ments that only one of the proposals
submitted appeared to have had suf-
hcient engineering work done thereon
to justify any belief Of accurate in
nents Of the exact conditions and capa-
cities Of their projects.
This proposal is that OF the Bay
Sites Water Company. which submits
= detailed proposal showing water
supply drawn from high mountain
lakes Of the Sierra, and from the Am
erican and Costumes rivers. The pro-
ponents OF this project propose 70 sell
10 the city all their water rights, reser-
roirs, bitches. and a complete water sys-
tenn with all necessary dams, reVer-
vOirs. tunnels, bitches, fumes and water
rights (title clear and in fee simple)
and delivering 60 coo, 600 gallons pei
hay at the point where the pipe Nne 70
San Francisco is 20 commence; and
with a potential development IN the
hryest years Of q continuous supply OF
eooo0o.oOo gallons per day. LOT S1o,--
100000. Your committee has examined
the various proposals submitted and
on the face thereof that OF the Bay
cities Company as above stated ap-
pears to be the best and most avail
able
Recommendation MADE.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that your board select this pro-
posal for submission 10 the City En-
gineer and Special Board Of Engineers
with request that they proceed at once
TO make a special investigation and ex-
animation OF the same in order to de-
terrnine whether the same complies
with the reQuiresn ems contained in the
original call for proposals, whether II
can produce an available and adequate
supply of pure fresh water and whether
such water can be brought TO this city
as required by the needs OF the city
IN short Whether from an engineering
standpoint this proposed project would
Il accepted by the city, furnish the
needed water supply If so, the Board
Of Supervisors viii then take up oues-
tions Of title and price.
II IS understood that all electric
power developable from this sourct
must belong to the city.