El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11


he said
Need Cheaper Water.
George X. LeBaron said Los An
geles attempted 10 use water pumpe'
from wells IN the Los Angeles rive
and the san Fernando valley, ou
found il too expensive and con
Istructed the Los Angeles aqueduci
Vow Los Angeles gets water a
Z seven cents a thousand gallons h
. said, .-as against % cents in II Paso-
j Robert krakauer said it was TIM
] l1l PasO was spending money invest
} eating q future water supply as al
D.. Insurance our supply here cal
I never be sufficient 10 supply gres
city" he said. and we must SOM
day get another. II is worth spend
. ing money now on Investigations Il
ascertain II this high line canal propo
I sitiou is feasible
Mayor For Investigation.
Il agree with you" said mayoi
T Davis. I think. outside OF the con
I sideration of the power to be devel'
oped and the good 10 be done the val.
I ley in the way of drainage, by tle
construction of a high line canal, We
should have il for the water supply
it viii furnish the city. 1 think W,
should ascertain its feasibility I dc
not believe anybody doubts but that
some day We viii be short OF Walel
II FL PasO becomes a great city
That may all be true" said AIr
O'Connor. but I don't want the world
10 think we are short Of water now
We have plenty Of water and viii
have for ten years anyhow
We raR short two years ago said
the mayor.
More Wells Now.
Yes. but we have more wells now
and we are scattering them said
Mr. OConnor- We are not pumping
from one location The supply will
hold up better. However. ] believe
the people would like 10 see this thing
investigated and 4 am willing 10 make
a motion 10 appropriate $4,000 10 starr
the work"
Mr.. sempIe seconded it and it
passed
The report Of the high line canal
Committee, signed by all mem bers, all
OF whom ATTENDED the meeting, in ad-
dition TO J. A. Smith, i. n Lawson
and Porter W Dent. was as follows,
Prepare for Peace.
Mayor and city council. Elephant
Butte Water Users association. Fl
Paso Valley Water Users association,
FL PasO chamber OF commerce, e
Paso, Tex:
Our hearts and fortunes are dedi-
Gated to the winning OF the war;
peace Will come ultimately by victory
that viii bring our kind OF peace, and
when peace comes we must be ready
for it by wise planning and foresight
for the one great project that viii
give 10 Il Paso the three requisites
Of q great city-an abundant cheap
water supply. cheap power, and
drainage FOR lands already under the
project, and those that the proposed
canal viii bring in The national
government is preparing, and so We
TOO, must get ready for the develop
ment after the war.
Your committee has looked into
these three propositions, and begs
leave to report as follows;
Water supply Mentioned.
You are familiar with engineer L
C. HIS report as 10 the present cost
OF pumping water on the mesa, about
8 cents per 1000 gallons, which cost
does not include Interest, depreciation
or overhead expense. and on that
basis. the cost 10 the city of FL Paso
during the year 1920, assuming a pop
ulation Of $4,000. and average yearly
consumption per capita per day Of $50
gallons, would be S565,0Ous and in
1925, considering that this city grows
in the same proposition as in the past,
and we all know that il viii, the cost
would be S625,0Oo.
we quote from Mr.. HIS report as
follows:
IF the supply for FL Paso were
carried in an extension Of the lower
high line canal so as TO deliver water
into a reservoir near the city At an
elevation Of approximately $500, and
properly designed pumping and
booster plants operated by electricity
were built. the cost Of pumping, in
GLIDING power, labor, depreciation,
and repairs, assuming power could be
purchased for cent per kilOwatt
hour, would be about as follows:
For 1920 ------- $1,000
For 1925 -- $4,000
or a saving for 1920 OF S283,000 and
for 1925 Of 100000
sets Forth City's Rights.
Further In reference TO the domes-
tic water problem. we beg 10 quote
of P. W Dent, district counsel Of the
reclamation service, which sets out
very clearly what rights cities and
towns have in the use Of water and
power under government projects;
1t has been the practice Of the
reclamation service for many years
to furnish water for the use Of towns
and cities under the provisions Of
section 4 Of the act OF congress ap-
y y 81 -AlaA "A ~ +a+A N1A A--e-AHa --alu
which reads as follows:
Sec 4 That the secretary Of the Z
Interior shall, in accordance with the /
provisions of the reclamation act, pro- z
vide for water rights in amount as
he may deem necessary for the towns I
established as herein provided. and +.
nay enter into contract with the 4
proper authorities OF such towns, AID 3
other towns or cities on or in the i'm /
Mediate vicinity Of irrigation projects, |
which shall have a water right from (
or the delivery O. such water supply .
some convenient point, and for the /
payment into the reclamation fund of 4
,harges for the same 10 be paid By /
such towns or cities, which charges !
shall not be less nor upon terms more
favorable than those fixed by the sec
-etary Of the interior for the irriga-
ion project from which the water is
aiken
Nay Develop Electrical Power.
Sincc the generation of electrical I
Energy is a concomitant Of this pros
)ective enterprise. Il becomes peril
lent TO advert in this connection 10
he act Of congress approved February
-. 1871 go Stat. $500. relating TO the
ease Of surplus power or power
privilege For convenient references
quote section s OF this act as fol-
ows.
Sec. s That whenever a devol-
'pment Of power is necessary for the
irrigation Of lands, under any project,
he secretary Of the interior is au-
-horized TO lease for a period not ex-
Feeding ten years, giving preference
% municipal purposes, any surplus
power or power privilege, and the
money derived from such leases shall
De covered into the reclamation fund