The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-11-23
NOTED ENGINEER SUB
MITS REPORT
Examines Canyon Canal for
Bond Buyers and Makes
Recommendations

W. H. Rosecrans of Chicago
fer rgny years engineer for the
Trowbridge-Niyer company ant
one of the prominent civil engineers
If the country, arrived in Emmett
Saturday and spent two days
making a careful examination of thu
canyon Canal system for the
firm that has contracted to pur'
chase the $1,10O,OOO bond issue
If the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trict. In his report, which is given
below he makes 23 recommendation!
which if carried out, as they doubt
less will be, he declares should
make the canal permanent and the
cost of maintenance very cheap.
Mr.. Rosecrans was accompanied
in his two days investigation, by
w. E. Bell, president of the irriga-
ton district, and the entire sys-
tenn from the dam to the end OF
the canal was carefully examined.
The general plan of the works IS
very familiar to Mr.. Rosecrans oW-
ing to his connection with the Iro"
,ridge-Niver Co., and his inspec
tion consisted chiefly of the i'm
provements that have been made
and now in progress by the district
and recommendations for future II
provements. His report follows:
Emmett, Idaho. Nov. 20, 1911.
Mr. w. E. Bell, President Of Board
of Directors of Emmett Irriga-
ton District.
Dear Sir:-I have examined your
main canal system where improve
ments are proposed and recommend
and comment as follows:
/. Beginning at the Dam on Pay
ette river, l believe the work of put
ting in a concrete wing wall and
sand sluice has been well done; al
so, the heavy cribs protecting the
south end of the dam are
,efrg put in substantially.
believe it is your superintendents
idea to cover these cribs when DONE
% prevent washing out of the
,ock. This should be done.
2. The sand should be cleaned
out and grade lowered to Station
No. 10.
g Stations 10 to 125 the flume
has been taken out and canal is
being built substantially in earth. .
This work is being well done and
should be permanent.
4. Staticrs 1913 to 200 flume to
be replaced by earth canal for ll0o
it, balance to be steel flume.
). statiors No. 232 to 24O, line
canal with thin concrete.
6. Sta fors Nc. 24O to 255, canal
can be lie t as at present for two
Or three years, and can eventually
be refined with concrete. do
not favor trying to make open
,ut-don not think it practical.
7. Statiors No 80 TO Sl4'
cover wall and one side lined con-
crete to Tale base under bed OF
canal.
Stations No. 316 to 1922, tunnel
o be left, as it is good for two or
.hree years, and can then be lined
With concrete.
Q. Station No 343 to S4S, new
steel flume ON steel frame.
10. Stations No. S61 to 3o5, new
.teel flume on steel frame.
II. Stations No. 3S4 to 1872, re-
move flume and build with earth.
12. Stations No. 392 to S97, rock
unnel and enlarge it, and straightel
t,-balance o. X.
1.3 Stations No. o.423 to 426,rebulld
teel flume.
IA. Stations 433 to 437, tear out
lume and build in earth, balance to
tation No. 447, steel flume.
Is. Stations No. 465 to AIS, tear
ut flume and build in earth.
16. Stations No. 495 to 499,
ebuild steel flume.
II. Stations No. 500 to 512,
ear out and build in earth, 800 1t,
alance steel flume.
IS. Stations No. 649-46 TO
tear out and build canal
l earth.
20. Stations No. 67S to $50, re-
lace flume by earth canal, eX
ept 400 fiat south end which must
e steel flume.
21. Move McGinnis flume back
ON river about 20 feet at the
1uth end, moving balance of flume
, as to line with north end of !.
ume as now built. This may be !:
1T as now locaed till fall of next |:
ear. |:
22. The deep cut, Stations No. 7O6 |:
721, is approved by me as !: