The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-07-25
Urges Action
By Renoites
Spanish Springs De-
velopment Rests on
Concessions by
City Council

| me heno city council ana men,
bers of the reclamation bureau of
this city held an important meeting
Monday evening at the riverside city
to take up and discuss the matter of
franchises and rights of way to hurry
the work on the Spanish Springs end
of the Newlands project. The Reno
Journal reports the following:
Marking still further progress in
clearing the way for the gigantic
Spanish Springs irrigation project,
the construction of which alone will
place in circulation in this city and
vicinity sums totalling s4,000,000
and which will reclaim $4,000 addi-
tional acres, the city yesterday as
sured the board of appraisers that
every consistent privilege will be
granted in connection with the feed
er canal that skirts and intersects
the city.
In all there will be 5000 lineal
feet of ditch within the city limits,
1900 of which will be covered
These facts were developed at a
preliminary conference between the
board and the mayor and city coun-
cilmen, at which provisions were
made for a committee of the council
to go over the field and then to con-
fer with the project men on the de-
tail of an ordinance whereby the city
is to grant rights to the federal gov
ernment in connection with Spanish
Springs.
Scan Blueprints
Blueprints were gone over and
technical questions brought up and
discussed harmoniously. Meeting
with the council were Project Man.
ager John F. Richardson. Engineer
Fred Bonestedt, True Vencill, H. A.
Yates and Linton Stoddard
Precautions to be taken by the
city in granting the privileges. 1t was
revealed in the discussion, are prop
er protection to life and property and
in regard to conserving the beauty
of the city as derived from the river.
Mayor Roberts and the council
men assured Mr.. Richardson and the
others representing the federal gov
ernment that every aid possible will
be given by the city.
Richardson Is Candid
Mr.. Richardson made an earnest
talk in which he made 1t plain that
too many obstacles placed in the way
will be fatal to Nevada in her efforts
to obtain the aid that will make pos
sible the building of Spanish Springs
in view of the keen competition and
In 1t &c sv,,a y
other states.
He pointed out that the bringing
of water on Nevada land has meant
life to the state and that Reno owes
its own existence to the water hap
PLY made available through the
Truekee.
Hence, more water, more life-to
put it briefly.
Bigness Is Pictured
Some idea of the immensity of the
undertaking is afforded by the fact
that the reservoir is designed to con-
tain 307 900 acre feet Can acre one
foot deep) of water!
The canal is planned to vary In
depth to as much as 30 feet.
While there is more than half
million dollars available for pre-con-
struction, the final word to go ahead
cannot be said before October or No
yember, according to Mr.. Richard
son.
Meanwhile, with the expected ar
rival of David w. Davis, the new
head of the reclamation service in
Washington, on the ground in Ne
yada in September, as announced in
the Journal Sunday, the project men
are doing everything in their power
to clean house locally in time for his
visit.
The committee appointed in the
evening by Mayor Roberts to hold
! conferences with the Spanish Springs
representatives consists of council
men Frank, Nichols, Dieterich and
/ Ross.
The course of the canal through
Reno as proposed will be from a
point at the present intake OF the
Orr ditch to the city limits at Tenth
street; along Tenth street to Nevada,
through ground of the old Hillside
cemetery, crossing Sierra street
north of the Catholic cemetery and
out Virginia street.