Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-31

per1ectiHg ana competing salu sys
tenn, the Narraguinnep reservoir to
be built at cost of $65,0O0 by the
erection of an extensive dam across
what is known as Alkali creek. the
said dam to be about eighty feet III
height, to be built according to ap'
proved methods of modern engineer
ing and to be equipped with and based
upon concrete core which. alone,
would cost s23.240. the said dam to be
af least sixteen feet wide at the top
and the banks to have slope on the
inside OF three to one and on the
guinnep reservoir and the Ground Hog
Reservoir to be built substantially in
like manner, excepting that the CON
crete core in said Ground Hog reser-
voir would cost In the neighborhood
of $4,000 and that the said dam was
to be rs feet In height and at least
sixteen feet wide on the top. 1t VIII
be borne in mind that the width and
slope of the banks. as provided for in
the report OF Mr. Henderson to the
board, contemplated the building into
said dams of the said concrete cores
Amongst the other improvements rec
commended in the report Of Mr.. Hender-
son was the rebuilding of flume COM
| prlsing a part of what Is known as
"Main No. 9" canal. which carries wa
| Ter from the Dolores river to the lands
| IL, a. of MnnfP.
yuma valley. The old flume originally
built to carry said waters through and
around what Ii known as the big cut
was built twenty two years ago, the
material of which has now become rot
ted and worn with age and the flume
substantially useless. Mr., Henderson's
report provided for the rebuilding OF
| said flume at a cost Of $4,000 and
the use therein of 100000 feet Of new
lumber Many other extensive aud
permanent improvements were recon-
mended in the Henderson report, and
amongst others, It provided for the
rebuilding of said flume at a cost OF
S24 900 and the use therein of 100000
feet of new l;imber. Many other ex'
tensive and permanent improvements
we're recommended in the Henderson
report, and, amongst others, 1t pro
yided for the equipping of the said
canal system, as improved and extend
ed, with series of concrete drops &c
replace the old wooden drops-sucf
wooden drops being required TO be re
placed at intervals Of from ten tt
fifteen years while concrete drops
Mr.. Henderson in his said report are
permanent and practically indestructi
BILE In short, the Henderson repor
provided for and recommended sub
stantial and permanent Improvement
In said system, but the board Of di
rectors, wholly disregarding said Hen
derson report, on or about the montl
of March of said year 1907, entered
into contract with the Empire Con
struction company In the said prem
lses providing. for an entirely differ
ent manner anSisss of Improvement
/
than embraced and recommended II
said report of Mr. Henderson, anC
caused to be submitted to the voters
of said the Montezuma Valley Irriga
tion district contract to be votet
upon by them Cthe said voters of sale
district) in favor of the Empire Con
struction company, which said con
tract was misleading to the voters
thereon in many particulars. The
said voters of the district had no
been made aware, except to a yer.
limited extent, of-what the recon
mendations contained in the report o
MIR. Henderson consisted of, and, Will,
the reservoirs as provided for in th'
contract submitted to the voters callet
for the building OF the NarraguinneI
and Ground Hog reservoirs, 1t did no
provide for the equipping of the same
with the concrete cores recommended
in the Henderson report, but, not
withstandlng, proposed to the voters
the giving of the contract for the
Dl lnt ItstI
yoir, 10 the said construction company
for $4,000. (that amount being the
estimated cost fixed by the Henderson
report including the concrete core)
without any reduction to the district
by reason of the omitting of said con
crete core; and. while the estimated
cost of the building of the Ground Hog
reservoir was reduced $4,000 by the
contract entered into by the board
below the sum fixed by the Henderson
report. the yardage for the building
of said Ground Hog reservoir was cut
down from $4,000 to 10000 cubic
yards and the cost of the building OF
said reservoir otherwise materially re
| duced so that an amount equal to the
| cost of said concrete core was practi-
cally given TO the Empire Construc-
lion company, and the voters of the
district We're given no further informa.
ton as to how shamelessly they We're
defrauded and swindled in the prem
ises in this particular than was con
tanned in the words inserted in the ad-
vertisement of said contract giving no