The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-10-05

N'S " 'iAiet peeH gwen an Op-
portunity to study the plan of al
ternatiye drainage as explained by
mr. Williamson, one of its most un-
compromising proponents. Now
comes Project Manager John F..
Richardson who gives his reasons
Tor pinning his faith to the original
plans In the following letter to
President Dietz of the Irrigation
District Board,
Fallon, Nevada, October 3. 1921.
Mr.. Edmund Dietz, President,
Truckee Carson Irrigation District.
Northam, Nevada.
Dear Mr.. Dietz: The present
drainage plan now under construe-
uon was prepared pursuant to a
resolution adopted by the board of
directors of the Truckee Carson Ir-
rigation District dated December o.
1918.
A report of board of engineers
dated April %, 1919, on drainage of
Newlands project was prepared pur-
suant to the above resolution and
submitted jointly to the board of di-
reetors of the Irrigation District and
to the Chief Engineer of the Recla-
nation Service. This report fully
described the drainage plan and was
published in full in the Fallon news
papers. After lengthy discussion in
public meetings of the board, there
appearing to be general satisfaction
with the report and the accompany
ing plan and estimate. a resolution
was passed by the board OF directors
on May IL, 1919, adopting the re-
port plan and estimate as the ap-
proved plan for drainage for the
Truckee Carson Irrigation District
to be constructed by the United
States under contract with the dis
trict.
Paragraph 21 of the above report
reads in part as follows:
In the selection of a plan, the
following conditions have been
considered as the controlling fac
tors:
(a) The greatest possible area
should be drained through Still
water Slough into Carson Sink in
order to guard against rise of
water In Carson Lake"
This board report. plan and estimate
became the basis of the contract be-
tween the United States and the Ir-
rigation District This contract was
prepared after lengthy deliberation,
discussion and conference and was
finally approved as to form by the
board OF directors of the Truekee
Carson Irrigation District on Janu-
airy 6, 1920, and was also approved
as to form by the Department of the
Interior on January 81, 1920.
On March Is. 1920. a copy of the
proposed contract with copy of the
plan attached was mailed TO every
qualified voter in the Truckee Car
son Irrigation District. On April 6,
1920, a vote on the contract was
taken by the electors of the district
which resulted in the contract being
adopted by about a five to one ma
jority.
Subsequently to this an assess
ment Of benefits was made by the
board Of directors based on the
adopted drainage plan and estimate
and on January %. 1921, the CON
tract was duly executed Judicial
proceedings were brought in due
course. as provided by paragraph i3
OF the contract, to confirm the pro-
ceedings for organization of the dis
trict and for authorization of the
contract and for determination of
the validity thereof and also for con
firmation of the apportionment of
benefits TO be derived from con-
struction of the adopted plan.
On June %, 1921. the Hon. C. ].
McFadden rendered an opinion in
the Eighth judicial District Court of
the State of Nevada in and for the
county of Churchill confirming all
poceedings of the district organiza-
tion, the validity of the contract and
appotionment of benefits to be de-
rived from the adopted plan,
For accomplishment of the above
about two years and ten months of
time has been consumed. Nearly
$4,000 in taxes has been assessed
and collected by the district, not in
Guiding the tax for the calendar
year 1921, and the government has
spent $4,000 more in order that a
satisfactory definite plan for proceed
ure could be adopted for drainage
and commencement on its construc-
tion could be brought to fruition.
A suggestion has been made after
all of the above has been accom-
plished and actual construction laid
out or started that the plan be
changed in fundamental particulars
by elimination of the main diagonal
drain leading towards Carson Sink
and the substitution therefor OF a
system of disposal by means OF GER
tain waste bitches leading into a
system of terraces to be provided In
Carson Lake from which water will
be evaporated II is claimed by the
advocates of the new plan that
First. About $4,000 viii be
saved over the cost of the adopt
ed plan.
Second. Cheap water supply
will be provided for the Carson
Lake commons from drainage wa
ter which would otherwise go to