The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-10-01
Power and Light Plans
Taken Up By City Council
Fallon On Part Time Service. Tahoe Is Only
Hope Left. Special Election
October 10

source The question of getting any
water as far as the Derby dam Is a
problem and then to carry it through
to the dam beyond Fernley and Hazen
Is another All of these matters were
discussed at the city council meeting
Friday evening.
Must Figure Ahead
Undoubtedly Mr.. Richardson Of
the reclamation project figured as
did others that September storms
would relieve the situation. but the
month has proven a blank as far y
this relief is concerned. 1t is also
shown that it will take an unusual
storm to benefit from the Carson
river branch of the project as the
river bed is practically dry from Car
son to the dam.
1t is feared that unless the True
kee river water is made available
that power will be off until late in
the spring, as any storms coming
after the first of October will not
cause any material runoff owing to
freezing weather IN the mountains
and water shed of the Carson and
Truckee.
Limit To Pumping
That there is a limit TO pumping
from Lake Tahoe Is admitted by the
reclamation people and the engi
neers. Tahoe is at a lower level than
ever known before and the lake wiz
have to be filled for next years flow
for power on the Trnckee. The sltua-
tion at Lake Tahoe is regarded as
serious by the power companies now
operating from that source, and they
are as anxious to close down on this
draw off as riparian owners.
IL has been freely stated In this
city that Lake Tahoe should be tap
ped TO relieve the situation, but this
reservoir like the Lahontan dam car
only supply so much runoff or stored
water and the maximum draw has
been made against Tahoe this sum
mer.
City Council Meets
Friday evening the city council
met In special session to so over the
power and water situation Mayor
Tedford came In from Winnemucca
at the call of the other members as
they regard the situation rs serious
II ia not alone the question OF lights
as a convenience for the people. but
the assurance of water for this city.
Unless there is provision made for
pumping at the city plant this city IL
confronted by water shortage. This
fact Is undeniable as the major part
of the plant is electrically operated
II is the opinion of the council
members that there must be an aux
iliary engine installed at the water
plant. It was also conceded that In
order to carry out such program
that only new and adequate machin-
cry will be installed. as no more sec
ond hand material will enter into
city construction In order to supply
the water system with proper auxil
iary equipment IL win be necessary
to invest from $4,000 to $4,000
This matter must be decided al once
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water failure with the winter com
Ing on.
1t was shown through discussion
| that it will cost IS much to operate
the water plant as It would COM
bined electric and water pumping
lstation. It is also estimated that with
tie close down of the electric plant
at Lahontan that this city will lose
from ten to twelve thousand dollars
IN revenue. The electric service as
# IS conducted ia a paying PROPOSE
ton 70 this city while the water
works is not
Call For Election
In order that the people may have
a voice in the matter OF a combina
ton plant the city council has call
ed for an election to determine the
question. To many Il is the belief thar
this should have taken place some
thine ago. In the event of the elec
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