Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
DECREASING DEMAND FUR WATER NOTED IN
 WATER USERS REPORT

While water was run in all the
 canals of the Salt River valley prot-
 ect during November, the demand for water is gradually decreasing, ac-
 cording to the report of c. C. Cragin,
 general superintendent and chief en- gineer. The report is as follows: There were six crews in the field during the month and the following
 statement shows the average number of men and stock employed and the
 results accomplished.
 Average number of men,. 65-1-5 Average number of stock. S-9-lO Miles main canals cleaned 26-3-4 Miles laterals cleaned..... 31-3-4 Old structures repaired... 13s Lin. feet rip rapping (stake and brush banks) built. 2699 Cubic yds. concrete placed 6-3-f Gu yds. dirt fill placed.... 1014 Miles road repaired ~ 3-4 In addition to the above mainten- ance work, the Ruth dredger. with a daily average of 3A man days and four stock days. bermed 35,000 ineal feet of the Grand canal.
 During the month, the following construction work was achieved with a daily average of T9 5-6 man days | and 27 1915 stock days:
 Gu. yds. concrete placed. 3-4 l Lin. it. concrete pipe laid.... 46 Lin. it. corrugated iron pipe laid .56o Miles new waste ditches and pump laterals built ..... Tx Miles pump lateral rebuilt. l 3-s Lin. fit. we'll casing "jacked under pavement for road crossing .............-. % | Bridges built .............. Work was continued on widening | the Eastern canal. The Monaghan l two-yard dragline, with daily aver
 age of 35s man days, moved 7,94s GU | bic yards of dirt. The Lidgerwood 1R-yard dragline, with a daily aver age of 41a man days and two stock days, moved 4,049 cubic yards. Operation of power system: The total power generated during the l month was 6.056,50 XVII. The Roosevelt plant operated continually with no interruptions of power serv- l ice, generating 4,30T,000 XVII. The 1 Cross Cut plant also operated con tinually with total output of l,31S,- | $50 XVIII. The Arizona Falls plan l operated 64 per cent of the month 1 being shut down when water was no l available This plant generated 59, 050 XVII. The South Consolidate' I plant operated practically continu l ously generating 14o,oO0 hWH. aii' l the Chandler plant operated 9S.2 pc cent with a total output of 166,SO | XVIII.
 The substations all operated with out trouble Charging resistance
 were installed on the lightning ar l resters at the Glendale sub-statfon The pumping plants all were avail
 able for service as required.
 Construction work and new drain | age pumps: To date the drilling O 1 six new drainage wells west of Phoe
 nix has been completed and drillinl of four others is under way.
 Power lines for new pumplnl
 plants: During the month the powe
 lines for the group of plants south
 west of Phoenix were completed, ex cepting the stringing of the coppe
 wire. An additional mile of hole
 were completed from pumping plan
 4E-5N to AZ AN. The substatiol | structures were completed except tn installing of the transformers a 6E-2AN, 7E-SN and 11E-5AN
 Guy wires for steel towers-4o,o0 volt lines: Part of the material fo this work arrived and work wa
 started on drilling holes for ancho
 bolts and digging holes for SO
 anchors