Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-16
CARBERRY TELLS
OPERATIONS FOR.
MONTH NOVEMBER
District Delivers Water
Valued at $4,000
During Month
BY Ray s. CARBERRY
,bief Engineer. Irrigation District

If the operations and activities OF
the Imperial Irrigation District dur
ing the month of November, 1922.
General
The maximum temperature for
the month was 85 degrees on the
,tbirticth; the minimum 81 degrees
on the fourth. The rain fell on tne
twenty-eighth to the extent of ~
inch, the only rain recorded during
the month. ts<.s.Aay.
Water Distribution
During the month the absorption
of 10 Mutual Water Companies was
effected and the work of re-orgahl'
cation Of the forces of those com
panics was undertaken and DIVISION
offices of the district established at
Brawley, Imperial, Holtville and
Calexico.
The delivery of water to the en-
tire United States portion of the
valley for this month was 55,ooa
acre feet, as compared with o9,979
acre feet during the same PERIOD OF
1921. ...4
The value Of water delivered, in
dollars, in November, 1922, was
1921 as compared with $oo,62s
for the same period in 1921.
The water delivery to Mexico foi
the month was 6093.75 acre feet, as
compared with 6068 acre feet the
same period in 1921.
The money received from water
delivery in Mexico was $5,3ll.52 as
compared with $5,302.S7 for the
same period in 1921.
The total acre feet of water de-
livered during the month was o2,l
96l.75, as compared with 63,6o1.oa
during the same period in 1921. The
amount charged in 1922 was $780,.
O32.52, as compared with $o5,93o.o'
during the same period i'll 1921.
The work of the floating dredgesr
Alpha and Iota, was continued IN
Mexico throughout the month; also,
the work with Monaghan No. z and
Stockton No. 342. Other mainten
ance work and brush cutting was
carried on.
Many Dredgcs Work
In the United States, CaieXlco
Division, two Ruth dredges worked
Imperial division six; Holtville
northern six; Brawley four; Holt,
Vile southern two, or total of ~
Ruth dredges during the month.
The new Marion gasoline-electric
three. m,arter ward Dragline started
excavation on the Central Main
November 20, and work has pro
crossed satisfactorily, and very de
sirable results are anticipated from
this style of dfcdge. ,t
The one-half yard Marion was
used on the Central Main north OF
Eighth street, Imperial, materially
improving conditions on this canal
General repairs, brush cutting
bank grading and minor carpenter
construction and reconstruction was
followed out during the month.
The comparative payroll for Nov
cmber shows a total monthly ex'
pense Of S1O6,118.71, with an aver
age number of employees of 935, and
the average wage. per employee OF
S113.5O per month, as compared
with $58,531.78 total payroll for the
previous month, with 467 employees
at an average wage Of $125.33 per
employee, showing an increase in the
monthly payroll of SAT, 586.93, and
an Increase of 468 men, which was
occasioned by the absorption of the
10 mutual water companies. The
payroll increased 81.3 percent over
the previous month, with decrease
of wage per employee, Of S11.83 OF
9.4 per cent over the previous
month. ..-----,.
Office Engineering
The work of the office engineer
ing force included plan and profilcs
in Spanish to obtain approval of the
Mexican authorities for the con
struction of new check and sluice'
way from the Wistaria canal i'll
Mexico.
The design for a flumc 113 feet
long across the west side main canal
to connect with the Norwood
canal. t....
Design and estimate Of new store
building for Imperial.
Profile and cross sections of Dc
kerson and Bee River Levee.
Plans and studies for proposed
Golfer dam and general repairs to
Hanlon Gate while water is out dur
ing the period of December II to l6
In addition to the above general
routine and office work was main.
tanned. n..A ........,,.. r....
Purchases and Stores
The purchases of both divisions
have shown material increase during
the month, occasioned by additional
work being started on the river di
vision and the absorption of II
mutual water companies in the val
ley division. f ..e..
Drainage
On the drainage work, during the
month, there were employed two
Marion half yard drag. Lines; one
Monaghan one-yard drag-line and
four Bucyrus one and one-balf yard
drag lines. Five miles to drain was
eXcavated, representing 123,2lg
cubic yards, or a total to date of
35.25, total yardagc exeavated 9l6,
562. ... ,...... ...
Fumes, bridges, irrigation bitches
and farmers fences. were repaired
and replaced and new ones con
structcd, as occasion required in the
furtherance of our drainage exca'
walton.
The work ON drainage seems to be
progressing satisfactorily, consider