The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Sierras, for the two IDEAS are bound to-
gether as one of the nine articles of
agreement signed by Mayor Taylor and
Secretary Garfield.
REAL JOKER BoBs UP
The clause which Hall would have
eliminated is the sixth 1t allows the
city to use the power for it's own use
and as the city now pays between
100000 and 100000 year for light
and power, the real joker bobs to the
surface. Moreover, by implication. the
power developed by the Hetch .Hetchy
and Lake Eleanor projects could be ex-
tended to the cities about the bay for
lighting and other purposes. 1t is
stated that the. amount paid for light
and power by the municipalities about
the bay reaches between $500 900 and
s1,000,000 a year. This money now
pours annually into the treasury of the
California gas and electric company. the
parent organization of the San Fran
cisco gas and electric concern With
the full development of the Sierra sup
ply. enough power could. be generated
to meet the requirements of the bay
municipalities with a great deal to
spare.
WOULD ELIMINATE. ARTICLE
Article 6 of the agreement. which
Hall would have eliminated, follows:
The city Of San Francisco will. upon
request, sell to said Modesto and Tur-
lock irrigation districts for the use of
any land owner or owners therein for
pumping subsurface- water for drainage
or irrigation any excess of electric
power which may be generated sucb
as may not be used for the water sun
ply herein provided and for the actual
municipal purposes of the citv and
county of San Francisco (which mr.
pose shall not include sale to private
persons nor to corporations) at such
price as will actually reimburse the
said city and county for developing
and transmitting the surplus electrical
energy thus sold, the price in case of
dispute to be fixed by the secretary of
the Interior. and no power plant shall
be interposed on the line of flow except
by the said city and county except for
the purposes and under the limitations
above set FORTH
1t may be seen that the article cited
positively prohibits the arrangement
that Hall suggests In asking that he be
allowed to retain the power rights and
erect plant on the line of flow. More
overA the above article is the only one
in which permission is given the city
TO develop the waterways for power
purposes and If this were eliminated. as
Hall proposes. the San Francisco ga :
and electric company could continue in
definitely to collect between $500. 900
and $780, 900 a year for lights which
the city with the completed system will
be able to furnish fof itself.
DOUBLY IMPOSSIBLE
But Halls proposal is doubly impos-
sibIe, purposely made SO in the opinion
of members of the board of supefvis-
ors He purposes to make use of the
waters of Eleanor and Cherry creeks
for private power purposes. This con-
flicts with one section of article 8 of
the agreement. The part of that artf-
Gle bearing on the subject follows
"As the drainage area tributary to
Lake Eleanor will not yield, under the
conditions herein imposed, sufficient run
of in dry years to replenish the reser-
voirs, a diverting dam and canal from
Cherry creek to Lake Eleanor reservoir
for the conduct of waste flood or extra
seasonal waters to said reservoir is es-
sential for the development of the site
to Its full capacity and will be con-
structed If permission Is given by the
secretary of the Interior
Halls plan of a private power plant
utilizing the waters of Cherry and
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