The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SEEKS TO KILL THE
SIERRA PROJECT
couttnuca from E,ag.. 81. OoIumn :

s-ie- mus hlpntiN as it las been ana
a1vzed above. Like men " ho have been
Epnssged in similar enterpr Uses, he poses
sas 4 public benefactor. All a great sac
.rfdce to himself and his unnamed but
s,nvste rious hackers. he ID sciines TO be
"a party TO saddling upon he city any
such nefari0us proposition
As STATED BY HALL
Here is a portion OF the statement
ssssued yesterday by Ha1l;
I'VE, decline 10 sell to the city that
(which doe.- no1 form TART of its water
supply prosect ana whi rh can not eco
nomically be made part thereof
: We viii aid in the solution of this
5,,sstter for the benefit of the city's wa
sfers supply aspirations, an,I we viii point
=out bow the irrigation districts may get
=povye - for themselves at c'est.
..Rut we decline TO be a party TO sad
ding Il Oon the city me necessity OF
sbuyng olH ON se-is.ee po ~ ost
sion and s,gl tire districts power at cost
.as the ner.rn VI o. the secreta ~ Of the in
serior stfpula'ses. shall be done
Ard We dec7il re 10 put into sale TO
the city for WA er supply purposes a
district power = sneraIloh pIoposiIloh ..lc,
absolutely unnece1 'SaiE AV' tHe CITY
swater supply works
CLAIMS POWER r. 'GHTS
we have a great enterprise which
we are CARRYING Olat- . ---N S-Ns ~e~-- ~-e.fS
all Of il which is nece ssary Tor It's wa
ter supply project, na mely, the Lake
Eleanor lands and stora ge rights, at its
own figure for the lands alone, and we
practically give the city our lake water
storage rights, reserving only the sepa-
rate right Of using the wa er Tor power
where the city project has never con
templated the creation Of p over, and
-where the city, controlling thu Eleanor
waters only. could not economic ally and
practically make power for city use
The city would own and operate the
Lake Eleanor reservoir and could make /
ample power for the delivery OF and 1
distribution OF its waters in the city 4
without buying from us and paying for l
2 power project
We have thought we were in this (
matter making a very liberal, even gen
erous. offer to the city one which is in |
q very valuable part gift; and we hold Z
only that which is a separate property |
and which we are advised could not be I
condemned for the water supply pur-
pose seeing that it is not necessary for
that purpose and has never been incor-
porated into plans for that purpose"
INCLINED TO FIGHT
What the effect of Halls obstructive
tactics viii be can not be determined |
at this date. Hall displayed yesterday
something of an inclination 10 fight,
but the board Of supervisors thinks he
Is merely blufhng. 1t was during a
discussion Of the matter that Hall dis
played such remarkable solicitude for
the power intrests.
The city can acquire a water supply
81 il wants it," said Hall, but it can
not under the guise of voting bonds
Tor water supply, acquire a power
plant for general use 1t can bond it
self for such power plants as are neces-
sary TO get the water into San Fran |
aof Fnca To- hon. del
Tor power purposes beyond that This is |
legal matter
Furthermore, the city has bound it. !
self by a foolish agreement to furnish |
power 10 the TurlOck and Modesto irri-
cation districts That is a foolish prop-
osition- We are ready to help the city
out Of this. Tt can get Secretary Gar
neld 10 eliminate that article from the
agreement That would solve the mat
ter But Hall was not careful TO point |
out that the elimination of that article
would also deny the city the privilege
of supplying its own light and power /
This was pointed out to him, and it was
then that he exclaimed with an air of
fnality that some one was bound to
see a niger IN the woodpile.
Hall was Of the opinion that neither J
e secretary Garfield nor any one else
: could compel him TO sell his power
rights to the city
IF the city brings condemnation pro-
= ceedings,' said Hail. 1t can get the
water rights That is what am offer
ing now But when it brings condem-
nation proceedings for water supply
IL can not condemn for power pur- /
poses"
Halls opinion runs counter to that
entertained by the members of the
= board Of supervisors who believe +ba+ !
+ they will be able by condemnation pro-
s ceedings TO acquire full control for
= ooth water and power purposes.
HALLS SCHEME IMPOSSIBLE
z A further feature of Halls pronosaI
q which renders its acceptance impossible
= Hes IN the fact that by developing the
water the city at enormous expense.
s would practically create ready to use
s power system for Hall and his friends.
Supervisor Giannini CITY Engineer /
s Marsoen Manson and James D. Phelan
who have followed every step in the
matter with close interest, were unani- |,
NOUS in their opinion that HaIPs
Scheme was not only impossible but
= almost ridiculous. Phelan suggested
that the direct consequence might be
the immediate development of Hetch L
Hetchy
Halls insistence that the city turn /
over 10 him the entire power possibili-
Tics developed by the construction of
the Lake Eleanor dam and the i'm
pounding Of its waters may serve a L
very useful purpose for the city" said
Pheian. The supervisors and all who
have followed closely the steps TO Sc
cure Sierra water supply for San
Francisco know that the Hetch Hetcbv
without Eleanor would furnish the citv
with an abundance of water for. q !
century. Secretary Garfield may be in
duced, should Hall prove obdurate. TO
disregard the nature takers and let L
the city develop Hetch Hetchy before
Eleanor. This would leave Hall high
and dry.
The city certainly cannot accede to
Halls power reservations and REQUIRE
ments. Secretary Garfeld's conditions
Tor one thing, forbid il. Common sense
would dictate. too. that the city should
not spend millions in a water project
and grant TO a private company the
incidental but enormously valuable by
product of its outlay in the way of
electric power. To issue bonds advan-
tageously for the project the city must
own the property clear of incum-
brances. Finally, the city will need
the power for its Altamount station"
MARRIAGE CEREMONY WAS
pEpE0R MED TfADED DIMES