The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-21

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be used for some time by careful re-
pairing. Lateral flume required re-
building, tho it might last few years
by careful repairing. Lateral flume
liz should be replaced by a concrete
lined ditch. Lateral flume 2 should
have a new superstructure. Lateral
flume 8 should be rebuilt, tho this
was covered in the emergency recon-
mendations. Lateral flume should
have new superstructure. A portion
of the main ditch near the head gates
should be concreted, tho thoro seep-
age survey could not be made except
when the water was running. The
total cost of these improvements, in
GLIDING the $1,000 mentioned above
came to about $4,000. This is the
sum total of the permanent improve
ments, but does not include the $4,000
for repairing the fumes or the $4,000
for removing the false bottom.
| Under the third heading, he recon-
mended that instead Of charging the
main canal and lateral 2 below Ken
newick, lateral 1 should be extended
to water a portion Of the land between
the two former and that by so doing
owing to drop of 10 feet in lateral I
power enough could be generated to
water several hundred acres now ly-
ing above the ditch on the north side
of what is commonly known as the
sand hill, lying in Sec. z, 8 and II.
] Upon receiving the report, the di-
rectors called into consultation R. X.
Tiffany, head of the Reclamation SER
vice for the Yakima valley, accom-
panied by two of the directors and
Mr.. Mitchell and the fumes were gone
over again, and the whole project laid
before him. He concurred with the
findings of Mr.. Mitchell, tho recon-
mended that we do not attempt to do
too much permanent construction this
year, but confine our efforts to thoro
job of repairing, owing to the short
working season ahead of us. In regard
to the proposed lateral he recommend
ed that we reserve decision until fall
when we would have opportunities of
making more thoro surveys, saying
that system of large pipe lines might
accomplish the same purpose with less
seepage and at the same cost.
In the meantime the directors had
been comforting with the officials Of
the N. P. 1. Co., going thru their re-
cords, properties, etc., and had sue
ceeded in getting them to lower their
price from $4,000 to $4,000. A great
effort was made to induce them to OPP
crate the ditch this year, cleaning it
out, and repairing the fumes in a
manner as prescribed by our engineer
so that we could feel that they could
deliver the double water right with
reasonable safety. The directors knew
that they were not in shape to order
lumber or begin work of any kind un-
It'll after bord election was held le-
galizing them to make expenditures
and providing a way of meeting them,
and they felt that the N. P. I. Co., who
were in position to begin the work at
once were the proper ones to carry
thru the work. = However, the direc-
tors were unable to get the N. p. l. Co.
to do the work which they considered
was absolutely essential to the safe
operation of the canal during the COM
ling season, so finally, they comprom-
Lied and agreed to submit the matter
to the vote of the landowners on a
basis of paying the N. p. I. Co. for
the canal, water right and equipment
complete, s35,00O.00 in 6 per cent
bonds at par and in return the N. p.
I. Co. are to purchase enough lumber
at once to make the most urgent re-
pairs, and are to go right ahead max
4 ing these repairs in accord with the
plans of our engineer, and are to con-
tinue this work until we are in legal
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