Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-23
OCTOBER WORK ON
SALT RIVER PROJECT
Suspension OF Operations on the Arr
IONA Canal.

The November number Of the Rec
lamation Record, the official publica-
ton of the reclamation service. thus
rccites the progress Of work on the
Salt river project during the month
Of October. The project is now o.
rer cen. competed:
Arizona. Salt River Project C9@ per
cent completed labor and weather
conditions were satisfactory through
out the month Due To the shortage
O.: funds. the only construction work
carried on at the Roosevelt power
house was a small amount OF wiring
on the auxiliary switchboard. Work
on the enlargement Of the Arizona
canal was discontinued on the 9Th Of
the month. In the four days during
which work was in progress, the
dredge Travelled a distance of LOO
feet and handled 1878 cubic yards of
earth; and the eXcaVator during the
same time Travelled 90 feet and han
died 2.7SI cubic Yards of earth. ON
the Grand canal extension. the con-
tractors force. aggregatng 135 men
and l25 head of stock. made salts
factory progress Railroad track
crossings Nos. ]. >. >. and 4. were
made ready for excavation. and the
necessary fills and culvcrts were
ready for required changes in the
Tempe road at the close OF the
month. In the valley. work was sus-
pended at battery and the con-
Struction force was employed in car
rying toward completion batteries Il
and F. and the san Francisco pump
ing plant The building at battery +
was erected and the installation Of
the permanent unit at battery was
completed. AT the San Francisco
pumping plant the perforation of .
wells was completed and digging of
trenches for the suction connection
and the pit for the pumping plant
was carried on. Well drilling ut The
site OF the South Consolidated power
plant was finished. and work was
begun on the plant. on the ella In
dian reservation the drilling of well
No. > was commenced and work was
in progress on the caisson at well
No. 9. This Caisson has now beer
sunk about 45 feet. Concrete work
was completed on one culvert and
the abutments for one bridge. Work
was commenced on the laterals be-
tween the flood water canal and the
well ditch. and the preliminary sur
Vey Of the lateral system under the
well ditch was completed. At the
intake Of the flood water canal, pro-
Gress was made on the installation of
the mud pump. and in the construc
ton Of the river crossing for the
transmission line and three miles of
the branch line designed to furnish
power for the pumping plant at the
Sacaton school farm were completed
Surveys and preliminary estimates
were completed unon the Arizona
Cr0sscut canal and surveys for en-
largement Of the old Grand canal |
progressed satisfactorily. Preparation |
OF farm unit plats was in progress |
throughout the month. Constant wa |
ter service was rendered during the |
month throughout both the north and |
south side systems. excepting for a
few days in the forepart of the month |
when owing to local rains. little |
water was required for irrigation |
This opportunity was taken advan- |
tage Of and checks were installed in |
the Appropriations canal below gates |
12A and 13A. The demands for wa
ter We're light and the system was |
capable OF supplying ali the water re-
Quired. though quite an acreage of /
new land was being brought under |
cultivation on the south side. The |
sluicing gates were closed throughout |
the month. The gates in tunnel No. |
> were opened and closed several |
times during the month depending |
upon local rainfall. the discharge |
varying from 922 to 1880 second |
feet. on September - the elevation |
of water surface in the Roosevelt res
ervoir was 15O69 feet contents AL
332 acre-feet. and on October - the
elevation was E54.17 feet, contents
4i1.657 acre-feet. Farming operations
consisted OF the regular fall prepare
ton for crops and the harvesting of
the fifth crop of alfalfa. Regular
maintenance work was carried on
Five crews were employed on the |
north side of the river and three on |
the south, as wei as force OF |
Apache Indians engaged i'm clearing |
the main Consolidated canal above
the division gates. No betterment /
work was carried on except the COM |
pletiOn and installation Of some waste
drains and preparations for the neces-
sary structures to make delivery 10
1 he foN-n Of Glendale