El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-31
ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS MEET To
PLAN IMPROVEMENT IN THE OITGHES

the bitches and the cleaning of the
bitches, together with the construction
OF about 500 feet Of pilng at the mouth
Of the Guadalupe ditch. The Guadalupe
ditch work would have to be done by
the people Of Guadalupe as result Of
an injunction which was brought
against them by Jack Cobb and Felix
Martinez ct al some time a go and which
was dissolved by the consent OF the
Guadalupe people 70 do the work at
their own expense For the last year
the people Of the town have been har-
raised in many ways b. the insured
ton, the smallpox epidemic and the
flood, and so have not been able to do
/ It but J. IL Escajeda, a property owner
on the island, appeared before the pec-
PIE OF the town a short time ago and
at the meeting Tuesday night he said
the people were at work there at
present in cleaning the Guadalupe ditch
and would put IN q headgste in a
couple Of weeks. Further, he said that
the Guadalupe ditch bank would have
to be raised about five feet or It would
not be able to water over 500 yards on
each side.
Immediate Action Necessary.
Immediate action in the ditch matter
is considered necessary, as the floods
viii soon be coming and there will
have 10 be some protection to the
bitches. AS they stand now. there IS
danger Of the Rio Grande changing
its course into that OF the Guadalupe
ditch, which is about 80 feet IN width
F. l. DeShazo, who has been making
the survey Of the bitches, said that a
concrete structure with piling will be
necessary Tor the headgate Of the Qua
delupe ditch in order to protect II from
this and II will cost between $500 and
$500.
A committee composed Of judge A s.
j. Eylar, as chairman, who also acted
Is chairman Of the meeting, E. L. De-
Shazo, Robert H. Rinehart, Il. c. Myles
and J. NJ Escajeda, was appointed to
consult the people OF Guadalupe on
the work which they are to do.
The construction Of an irrigation sys-
TEN TOT the island was also brought
Up at the meeting and the Issuance Of
ponds Tor this purpose was discussed.
The irrigation canals would cost from
$4,000 TO S2s 600. which would include
the construction Of canals through the
island ABOUT IS miles long ranging
from IS to Is feet in width ana ABOUT
three and one-half feet in depth, in
cludlng headgates. and so give every
landowner Of the island three feet OF
water.
Owners Only to Bear Burden.
The bond issue would be obtained
oy forming the island into an irriga-
ton corporation, dividing it up into
three districts, each district having a
DOatN q o!IecLors and the entire or
Sanlzatlon having a tax collector and
appraiser elected BY the owners OF tie
Island, and only the owners Of island
land being compelled TO paw he taxes
on the bonds The matter Of the bond
issue was turned over to judge ETlar.
who was ordered to communicate with
the attorney general to find II the bond
issue could be made.
The United States reclamation ssr-
vice Is also interested in the constr11c-
ton Of this irrigation canal. and the
canal, II constructed, will be made
rom the surveys OF the service as
there Is a possibility Of the government
taking It over later.
Roads wiH also be built r. noas,
Bile through the island as soon as no.
sible before the other fmproveresTfe
are Installed, and IL is the Intention
OF the property holders 10 cons+r77.+
three roads through the island Witch
viii take in all Of the divisions ~ the
property. A committee composed ~ r
L. DeShazo, as chairman, ana ZscI-
Cobb and Robert II. Rinehart. was an
pointed to take the road question m
Those present at the meeting were.
Judge A. S. J. Eylar. judge ". n. Pet
fcolas. Robert H Rinehart. E. D. De
Shazo. zack Cobb, P. P. Marion. CAS-
par Giron, J. II. Escajeda, A H. Cold
STEM Ralph LOOMS and FL c. AIyIes.