Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-03

| that he believed there was consider
able waste of water In irrigating and
| that If this waste he stopped ana
consumers practice economy, the sit
uation would be Immediately relieved.
"'rhe general drouth" said Captain
Gillcnwater, has probably tn some
extent affected the supply OF water in
the ground, although we are unable
to determine this positively without
sotpping the pumps. II has never oc-
cured before that we have had need
to test the wells The equipment of
the company is in better shape than il
has ever been before"
In regard TO suggestion made by
the mayor and Alderman Bcavcn that
the company had not Kept pace with
the demand in enlarging the supply,
Captain Gilcnwater said the COM
pany had done SO and had put down
seven new wells and "cut In on the
main big well since It took hold of
the property in the last two years.
The mayor stated that the city was
face to face with a situation which il
must handle, and that he, personally.
wanted to come to an arrangement
with the company which would be
agreeable to the company and would
benefit the consumers of water In
reply to q query as to limiting the
hours OF irrigation. the representative
of the water company said he be-
ieved If the use of water for irriga-
tion were restricted to one hour IN
the morning or evening, II would be
possible to keep up the fun pressure.
The alderman thought that one
hour would not be enough, and agreed
that twice that time should be suffi-
cient, proposition to which Cap
tain Gnlenwater assented after some
objection. He preferred to test the
plan with one-hour period and in
case that period did not tax the res
ervoir. to increase IT, ''In any event.
said Captain Gillenwater," the water
will be shut off when the gauge shows
il Is reducing the level OF the resef-
voir beyond the safety limit" He
said the water should never be lower
than five feet in the reservoir and
should be nearer eight feet
He said that the drouth has affect
I'd the water supply generally in the
southwest; that FL Paso Is pumping
from the Rio Grande and that the
springs at Del Rio, Texas, have gone
Try.
Captain Gillenwater said, however.
hat he had no positive knowledge
hat the general dryness has affected
he underflow from which the com
,any pumps It's supply. He said that
IN the basis of average consumption
II other cities the consumption here
1ow ought not to exceed a million
md half gallons a day.
II is understood the company
over hair million more
.allons than at the corresponding
ime last year.
general impression became cur
ent yesterday that the acequia water
ad been turned into the mains.
when asked about this by the
mayor hst night, Captain Gillenws-
or said that one of the workmen at
he plant had let the water in for an
our or so, but IL was Immediately
topped when the officials ascertaine1
hat such was the case. The council
isapproVes the use of the river wa
n and the company states that there
il' h'' ''NA'N dif' NV AhA'HAiph VI
ig the river water unless SO ordered
y the council and after analysis of
lc water Members of the board of
calth who were present at the meet
ig gave II as their opinion that the
yer water could he suitably protect
I If absolutely necessary, and SAM
Try officer Thomas Morrin. who
lade an inspection of the acequis
estcrday afternoon as far as north
f the city limits for some distance,
aid he found no actual pollution OF
ne water. The river water, however.
ill not bc used in any case. as the
,uucil stands on the matter at pres
IT.
Alderman Neustadt reported thai
.c American Lumber company. "
.cessary. can supply good pressure
water from its plant in case of
re emergency.
captain Gillenwater. however, said
at two men are kept on duty with
buggy constantly when the pressure
reduced. to release the full pres
IRE in five minutes time in case of
re.
A substitute motion by Alderman