The San Francisco call., 1910-03-09
WOULD DODGE
A HEARING ON
HETCH HFTCHY
Secretary BaIIinger Suggests
City Should Submit Argu-
mentS in Written Briefs
Spring Valley Takes the Super
visOrs TO View Property and
May Make New Offer

May MAKE NEW OIlCI
Secretary Ballinger does not want San
Francisco TO send delegation to Wash
ington TO argue for the Hetch Hetchy
grant He believes that the city should
con1ne itself TO written briefs. This
was the information he communicated
by telegraph yesterday to Mayor Nc
Carthy The mayor has not yet decided
what course to pursue.
This is a very important matter"
said Mccarthy yesterday, and we do
not want TO go at it piecemeaL We
should deal with the whole problem and
map out definite plan before proceed
ing. I shall await further advices from
Secretary Balhnger before going
ahead"
II was rumored that the mayor had
held a conference on the subject in his
Office. Ii was reported that Attorney
Cleve Dam and some city officials were
present The mayor denied. however,
that there had been such meeting.
FAILS TO GET HEARING
no federal allowance 10 pay the ex-
penses of the mayors representatives
should they undertake a trip TO the
capital This was in reply to McCar-
thy's suggestion that the government
should defray the cost of the munich
pal expedition.
The Ballinger message was a disap-
pOintment. as ii was hoped that he
would set time when he could hear
the plea 10 be made in behalf of the
city. Mayor Mccarthy asked speci fically
that he fix 2 time for the hearing. but
his reply contained no reference to
this request He viii be further inter
regated on this point by wire.
SPRING VALLEY TO OFFER
Al the same time that the Sierra
system is under consideration there is
z revival Of the report that Spring VAL
ley is soon TO submit d new offer TO
the municipality. This offer, il is cur
rentlY rumored. viii fix the price at
S2S,000,0O0 and will include only water
producing properties. eliminating
large part Of the Lake Merced ranch
and sections of the San Mateo water
shed Mayor Mccarthy is said TO look
with favor upon such a tender
Before the city could accept such a
proposition II would be necessary to
enact charter amendment by which
part Of the $4,000. 000 already voted
for the Sierra system could either be
Cancelled or DETECTED toward the pur-
chase Of Spring Valley. The purchase
Of the Spring Valley reservoirs. dis
tributing system and water producing
properties would cut s22 600. 900 from
the estimated cost of the mountain
project. This would bring the cost of
the combined system TO s51 600 600.
In view OF the necessity of charter
amendments, ii is not likely that a new
Spring Valley offer could be submitted
10 popular vote until the spring of next
year
SUPERVISORS VISIT PLANT
The supervisors circled the city yes
terdsy in 4 flying automobile trip. in
specting the reservoirs and pumping
stations Of the Spring Valley company.
Engineer Schussler of the COMPANY at
the Cliff house luncheon. which closed
the days campaign. took occasion to
state that the Spring Valley company
had during 30 years and more built up
big system. into which the city might
pour the waters of its mountain sup
ply in years to come.
The city viii secure its mountain
supply said Schussler, "and we have
been busy all these years preparjng a
big plant into which you can pour it,"
MAY GO TO HETCH HETCHY
Supervisor Kelly. chairman OF the
finance committee. stated that il woulJ
be well for the members TO visit Hetch
Hetchy themselves, TO go over 10 Lake
Eleanor and particularly to inspect the
cherry creek watershed. in which the
city viii acquire an option as a side
consideration in the purchase of the
Lake Eleanor properties from the Ham
Hall interests for $4Oo. 600. The Cherry
creek rights and properties are offered
for an additional 100000. Several of
the supervisors agreed TO KeIly's pro-
posal, and the board will in all nkeli-
hood make the mountai in journey of
their predecessors, the TAYLOR super-
visors. in the latter part of the sum
mer.
Yesterdays trip took in the BLACK
point. Clarendon and Twentv-sfxth
street pumping stations, the reservoirs
on College hin. University mound and
Lombard street hin. the screenhouse at
University mound, the city pumps at
Lake Merced and that reservoir.
SUPERVISORS IMPRESSED
The supervisors were impressed with
the commanding situations of the res
erVoirs and the efficiency of the mower
stations. Those making the trip were:
Supervisors Healy, Hooks, Mclaughlin.
Loughery, Murdock Herget. Kelly
Walsh. Pugh. O'Dowd Nelson, Knowles.
Hayden. Cutten and Deasy: President
Casey OF the board Of works. CITY En-
zineer Manson. and Officials Eastman.
Schussler, Behan, Elliott, Wallace and
Tucker Of the company
A second trip over the outside prom
critics is planned by the company within
the next few weeks and the supervisors
were invited TO go thoroughly over the
system.
WOMEN TO HEAR MANSON
The board of directors of the Cali
fornia club has decided to call mass
meeting of the Federated Clubwomen
of San Francisco TO hear an address
BY Marsden Manson on the Hetch
Hetchy project and the rights of San
Francisco in the matter.
The meeting will be held March q
at the California club hall. 1850 CLAY
street. This is in pursuance of the
fight to be made by the clubwomen of
San Francisco for Hetch Hetchy at the
state convention of the Federation of
Women's clubs to be held in April in
Santa Barbara.
Mrs. E. L. Baldwin will be the chief
speaker on that occasion in behalf of