The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-02-26
FAVORABLE ACTION ON TAHOE.
Matter Has Been Decided Fayorably
BY the INVESTIGATING Commission.

Matter Has Been Decided Favorably
BY the Investigating Commission.
A report of the proposed method
of utilizing the waters of Lake Ia
hoe by the Government has been
sent to the secretary of the interior
by City Engineer O'Shaughnessy of
San Francisco, and Mr.. A. w. Malt
by, a hydraulic expert of that city,
who were invited by the secretary to
hear both sides of the question.
The property owners around the
lake presented their views which
were met by the Reclamation Ser
vice with complete data showing
IL year record of flow from the lake
with illustrations of how this might
have been utilized, assuming the
| Truckee-Carson Project to be COM
pleted for the irrigation of 100000
| acres.
The experts in their report to the
Secretary have accepted the accur-
aey of the Reclamation Service data
and the general tenor of their report
is favorable to the plans of the gov
ernment. The experts recommend
ed the completion of the dam at the
lake outlet in accordance with the
Governments plans with only slight
notifications. They also recon-
mended that the lake be regulated
but they fix the limit of fiuctuation
of leveles at 8 feet in depth instead
of 6 as recommended by the Recla-
nation Service or feet as was pro-
posed by the property owners. The
experts claim that no evidence was
submitted to show the extent of dam
age, If any, below the 5 foot regula-
tion and pending further informa-
tion on this point they refrained
from accepting the governments
plan of utilizing the waters to a 6
foot depth The diagrams submitted
to the Secretary by the experts in
dieated an average annual waste of
Ike waters by their proposed regula-
tion amounting to 10000 acre feet,
which is little more than a foot
in depth on the lake. This being
conclusive proof that the yield of the
lake should be conserved by regula-
tion within wider limits and not less
than 6 feet in depth as proposed by
the Government Engineers.
The hearing and report have gone
far toward clearing up the compli-
Gated situation and apparently will
afford a means for reconciling the
purposes of the various interests and
enabling them to agree upon def
mite plan for the permanent regula-
tion of the lake for the widest pub
lie interest.
Upon the basis of the report nego-
tiations will be continued for the
purpose of reaching a definite and
final settlement of the matter n the
behalf of the Truckee-C Carson Pro-
ject and all interests concerned.
The water users of the project
met at the court house Saturday af-
ternoon. The main theme of the dis
cussion and the chief business trans
acted was resolution urging the
speedy adjustment by the United
States supreme court of the reclama-
tion maintenance and operation
charge. The clarification of this
matter by the tribunal will settle
once and for all the question.
This being the proper time of the
year to oil harness and work being
rather quiet, We will make special
inducements for 80 days on this
work, cleaned and oiled In first class
shape as follows:
Single harness, $3.50; Double
driving harness, s2,00; heavy har.
ness with breeching $3.50.
Also repairing at reduced rates
on any harness we are oiling