Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-29

Care OF Canals:
81. All zanjeros will keep their
bitches. checks, bridges and deliveries
free from all distractions, such as
weeds, trash, brush, drift or rubbish
piling same away from structures
and burning same as soon as possi-
ble,-taking extra care to prevent
damage from fire.
Regulating Canals:
3S All zanjeros will see that no
J canal is checked unless it is neces-
| sary for the delivery of water and
that the check planks are Immediately
removed wherever not so needed. In
all cases, an undershot will be used
wherever it is practicable and the
! overpOur reduced TO a minimum.
Point of Delivery:
So The point of delivery will be
considered at the gate in the COM
pany's canal. and the zanjero will see
| that the gate is clean and no obstruc-
tions of any kind are interfering with
| the flow of water. When mud or silt
| is deposited before the gate, the zan-
| jero will see that the same is so re-
moved as to give free flow of water
to and through the gate.
Raising Of Gates:
| 40. Care must be taken to see that
the gate is raised vertically so as to
! give a rectangular and not a wedge
shaped opening, also in cases where
| oyerpour measurements are used, the
weir boards must be level.
! Schedule:
Al. All zanjeros will ride their re-
! spective routes on the schedule as ap-
| proved by this office, and at no time
will a Zanjero pass point before
schedule time, unless absolutely for
the safety OF the canal, and in such
cases written report of facts and
conditions must be Immediately made
to this office.
Phone:
AZ. All zanjeros will call at this
Office by phone twice each day without
fail, morning and evening. and other
places as designated on their schedule.
In case company phones are out of
| order, the zanjero will take extra care
to advise the office at once, over the
city phone.
Money:
43. No Zanjero will receive money
or checks from any water user to be
transmitted to this office.
Flood Reports:
A A food report will be made
out and mailed to this office at once
on all occasions where road is flooded.
either private or public. Also, when
ever water escapes directly from one
OF the companys bitches on to any
| persons land. This report shall be
made intelligently and in full details.
Tampering With Gates:
441a. Report Immediately to the Of
flee of the superintendent any tamper-
ing with the company's head gates or
interference with the water deliveries.
either by increasing or decreasing the
| amount of water passing through such
gate.
Waste:
45. Account must be made each
day Of the amount wasted on each
canal and where and why.
Zaniero's Ride:
AS. All zanjeros will ride their
bitches daily where water is running,
! from head to end of water or to waste.
Measure water as accurately and as
nearly as possible the same time each
day. Following closely the printed
rules and instructions regarding the
measurement of water. Where condi-
tions are such that it is impossible
to get measurements, the facts and
reasons must be noted on the back of
each charge slip.
Regarding gates where water is not
run. the zanjero must visit each and
every one at least once every three
| days to gather and remove any trash
or weeds that have gotten into the
ditch.
Zanjeros' Time:
Al. The zanieros are paid for full
| time and the company reserves the
right to call them at any hour. day
or night, that their services may be
| required.
Zanjero's Houses:
| As. The zanjeros will live in houses
| designated by the company for their
use with telephone connections and
are supposed to be within hearing dis
tance of the phone when not on their
respective bitches.
Zanjeros' Conduct:
| 40. It is the duty of the zanieros
as well as of all employees of the COM
pany, to at all times be patient, cour-
teous and obliging to the stockholders
of the company, and to accommodate
the same whenever consistent with
their duties and requirements of the
rules and regulations of the company.
Vulgar and offensive language or con-
duct toward the patrons of the COM
pany will not be tolerated under any
circumstance