The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
SIERRA SUPPLY
REQUIRED FOR CITY
Supervisors Viii Order to Print
Ordinance Declaring Water
System Necessary
Viii Also Cali for the Election
in November for Bond
Issue

TIE 6rst big gun IN the battle TO
secure for san Francisco q permanent,
adequate Sierra water supply viii be
Erer b. The board OF supervisors to-
morrow n the passage 70 print OF al
ordnance declaring thai the public in
feres- requires the construction Of a
water system founded upon the Hetcn
Eetchy valley and Lake Eleanor
sources, given By the federal govern
ment and BY the passage of another
ealing a bond issue election during the
week after the general election OF No
Tenber ;. ~ which the people viii be
asked 20 accept the gift or the govern
nent and % authorize the sale OF s75e,-
go or $4,000 worth OF bonds 70 Sc
cure the private holdings IN the two
Reservoir sites
he supervisors viii also take Official
notice OF the failure OF the Spring Val
@ey % set a price upon its plant in
accordance with the request OF the
board The Spring Valley had been
asked in sn Official manner 10 make &
-esa4 o6er before September u. Al
though the company Acknowledged the
receipt of the supervisors communicz-
oon i neglected 20 set q price upon
rs holdings
WILL RECEIVE PLANS
City Engineer Marsden Nanson-s re-
Arorr upon plans and estimates for the
or glusl construction OF q water supply
system based upon the Lake Eleanor
and Hetch Hetchy designated sources,
which hsS virtually been IN prepara- :
non since 1899. and which viii fully
outline the engineering features OF the
reservoirs dams con6Uits, pipe lines.
power stations. etc viii be received
q The board Mondav through the com
mission OF public works and will form
the basis of The ordinances enacted
TIE board members Stfu hope that
TIE purchase OF the Spring Valley plant
nay be made hy the city upon an
'sm-csble and reasonable basis. The
supervisors. however, have long un-
CerstoOo that the first active stepS bv
ne board toward putting the city in
81 Independent position as regards its
wafer supply might be the signal for
hcstlliries from TIE Spring Valley. and
tneE look upon lomOrroEs legislation
ss The opening OF q conflict Al the
same tine the neglect OF the com
psry 70 make the city al offer when
Invited. coupled with its intimation that
- might not do 50 II any case. and
us play tor delay IN the eFesive letters
q the past week have convinced the
supervisors. that The city's best chance
70 secure reasonable negotiation On z
basis of good faith from the company
is 20 vigorously prosecute its own in
dependent undertaking.
DAY SPENT OVER DETAILS
Chairman Giannini and Supervisor
Murphy Of the pubIic utilities com
mittee spent most OF yesterday n con
EU-rstiol over the details OF teuor-
rows proposed ordinances They also
had hual conference with City En-
gineer Manson over his report
Al II o'clock r0uorroW morning the
entire committee viii meet 70 re-
ceive from William Ham Hall his def
te o1er in writing for the sale Of
t1e Lake Eleanor private properties
unircumbered By any electric power or
other reservations. Hall has been sb-
sent during the week o. & brief busi-
ness trip 10 Lake Eleanor. but re-
turned last night. sending word 10
The committee before his arrival that
he would meet the members Monday
morning.
Supervisor Murphy stated al the
c-ose OF the committee conference yes
terdaT afternoon that whatever Halls
proposition might be. whether accept
able OF absolutely Impossible the com
mittee's reconciliation On the main
Issues would be the same The com
Dittee VIII recommend the call for the
bond Issue election n November for a
sum which the board members consider
adequate 20 secure all the private
rights involved Epon securing the
peoples luc1rssmslr and backing Of
rhe sierra water proposition. the
bozrd VIII then BE- IN 3 position 70 re-
sort % condemnation proceedings
should negotiations fzu
WILL CONSIDER OFFER
Al touorrows session the commit
lee VIII also receive and consider the
written 0Ger of the SANITARY reduction
works for the sale OF its plant 10 the
CITY Nothing came OF President TIL
dsns conference with the joint public
utilities and health committees vester-
ca except the understanding thai a
definite o1er would be made by the
hosr6 of directors OF the company 10
rns city tomorr0W- Tflden still main
rsined lis position that Ss0a 900 was
The price OF Vhe plant but the board
members refused 70 consider this The
sum named BY Chairman Payot as the
CItTs best terms remained S3e0, Geo.