anaheim-gazette 1907-10-03

THEORIES OF SAVING WATER Good Illustrations Found in Local Irrigation Ditches, Where Cement Linings Prove Efficacious. Especial interest attaches to a recent bulletin issued by the experiment station at Berkeley, already referred to in these columns, relating to preventing of seepage water in reservoirs and ditches. In the subjoined article will be found interesting reference to conditions as found in local irrigating ditches: CEMENT CONCRETE. The best examples of this kind of construction are seen south of Los Angeles near Orange, Santa Ana, and Anaheim. In this vicinity two irrigation companies, both delivering water from the Santa Ana river, afford good illustrations of this efficient lining. These two companies are the Anaheim Water Company and the Santa Ana Irrigation Company. The Anaheim Water Company has lined its main canal and laterals with a thickness of concrete varying from 4 inches for the larger canal to 2 inches for the smaller laterals. The work of lining has been done very thoroughly and with great care. If the canal is an old earth ditch it is prepared for the lining and carefully finished. If the canal is to be constructed and then lined the excavation is made with shovels, or with of 1-2 feet width, 3 feet slopes of 1-2 on 1, the thickest the lining was 3 inches for the bottom and 4 inches for the bottle curved or reinforced corner cost was 11.4 cents per square including excavation. The labor and material was high ment $3.30 per barrel, gravel square yard, and all labor $2 day. The approximate cost ishing the sides and bottom lining, excluding the main tion, would be 10 cents per foot for a 4-inch lining. A sponding cost for a 3-inch lining including finishing and lining be about 8 cents per square foot. Some of the smaller later 8 inches at the bottom and 1 inch depth, side slopes 1-2 on lining 2 inches thick costs 6 cents per square foot. The Santa Ana Valley Company has lined a portion of its main above the town of Olive, in county; the lining is a good of this kind of work. The 10 1-2 feet wide at the bottom feet deep, and 15 feet wide top. The lining is 2 1-2 to in thickness and was construct very much the same manner work of the Anaheim Union Company. The cost of pr the sides and bottom for the crete lining and of lining wa per square foot. RIVER BOULDERS OR COBBLES SE MENT MORTAR. A good example of this w section 3 1-2 miles long on the canal of the Hemet Land and Company. One mile of th with a thickness of concrete varying from 4 inches for the larger canal to 2 inches for the smaller laterals. The work of lining has been done very thoroughly and with great care. If the canal is an old earth ditch it is prepared for the lining and carefully finished. If the canal is to be constructed and then lined the excavation is made with shovels, or with teams where more economical, the excavation being generally preceded by a thorough irrigation to settle and soften the ground. The excavated cross-section is made larger than the finished cross-section by the thickness of the lining. The bottom of the ditch is carefully graded and tamped so as to give a solid, smooth surface. A wooden form is placed on the bottom of the excavated ditch. This wooden form is a trapezoidal trough with no bottom, 16 to 20 feet long, depending on the size of the ditch; to make it rigid the frames on which the side mold boards are nailed are placed every 2 feet. The trough is placed in such position that the axis of the ditch coincides with the axis of the form. Moist earth from the excavation is shoveled behind this form and is well tamped in successive layers; at least 6 inches of earth on each side is packed solidly in this manner. The earth form is now removed and before the earth has had time to dry the lining is put on. For the lining another form; smaller than the earth form, is used. For some of the laterals this form was given a peculiar shape, with the idea of strengthening the lining, and giving the ditch a slightly curved form at the bottom, the corners being rounded. The form is built with the usual side slopes of one-half on 1; the slope is made flatter for the lower 8 inches, where a slope of 1 to 1 is used. The depth of the form is equal to the depth of the lined section plus the thickness of the concrete. The form for larger canals is similar to the earth form. It is A good example of this section 3 1-2 miles long on the canal of the Hemet Land and Company. One mile of this has a bottom width of 4 feet, of 3 feet, and a top width of 2 feet. The remaining 2 1-2 miles bottom width of 3 feet, a top width of 6 feet, and a depth of 3 feet. The canal was excavated scoop scrapers and shovel form was used in the excavation cross-section being finished for the lining, by the shoveler the excavation, the bank well moistened by letting them into the excavated canal and ing it by earth dams. When banks were thoroughly wet they was drained out and the lining on. The lining consists of most of them not less than in dimension, placed in the mortar. The bottom was coated first, the cobbles being laid bed of cement mortar and then between cobbles well filled finished smooth to grade. Ment mortar for the bottom ed of one part of cement parts of clean river sand. A lime was added to this mortar. Closely following the lining bottom came the lining of this For this, mold frames and boards were used. The frame placed 5 feet apart and so coated that the mold boards put in one at a time, and one 20 feet in length was finished time. The mold frames having been in position and the lowest board placed on each side, a cement mortar was spread bottom; in this mortar were added cobbles, another layer of put on top of these cobbles ing the ditch a slightly curved form at the bottom, the corners being rounded. The form is built with the usual side slopes of one-half on 1; the slope is made flatter for the lower 8 inches, where a slope of 1 to 1 is used. The depth of the form is equal to the depth of the lined section plus the thickness of the concrete. The form for larger canals is similar to the earth form. It is placed on the bottom of the finished earth ditch and properly aligned; the concrete, which is mixed rather wet, is now thrown in the space between the form and the earth and well tamped. The side lining having been completed, the form is removed and the bottom lining put on. Wherever possible the concrete is kept wet while setting by allowing water to run in the ditch, and retaining it by earth dams. The concrete is made of one part of cement to seven parts of coarse gravel of varying size. The main canal which is lined has a bottom width of 5 feet, a depth of 4 1-2 feet, side slopes of 1-2 on 1, and the thickness of the lining is 4 inches. The cost per square foot was approximately 10 1-2 cents. The cost of cement was $2.85 per barrel. The cost of gravel was 60 cents per cubic yard, and the price of labor used in finishing the ditch $1.75 per day. The price of labor in concreting the ditch was $2.00, foreman $3.00 per day. For a smaller canal The mold frames having been in position and the lowest board placed on each side, a cement mortar was spread bottom; in this mortar were added cobbles, another layer of put on top of these cobbles successive layers of cobbles and tar put on top of these cobbles successive layers of cobble mortar until the side lining completed for the section. Boards were put on as they was built up. The mixture was tamped during construction to ensure the filling of all spaces by cobbles. The ingredients used the mortar in this lining of them were one part of cement to six of river sand. After the form removed the sides and bottom finished with a very thin neat cement. The cost of cement was $3 rel, delivered on the grounds. cobbles were close at hand. cost of labor was $1.75 for labor per nine-hour day and for masons per nine-hour day total contract price for excavation and lining the ditch was $25 an approximate cost of 13 cent square foot, for the lining. Studebaker Bros. wagons and ages at Wm. F. Lutz Co. S.' A. feet width, 3 feet deep, -2 on 1, the thickness of was 3 inches for the sides sides for the bottom, and reinforced corners. The 1.4 cents per square foot, excavation. The cost of material was higher—ceper barrel, gravel $1 per pound, and all labor $2.00 per approximate cost for finsides and bottom and for including the main excavation be 10 cents per square 4-inch lining. A correcost for a 3-inch lining, infishing and lining, would be 6 cents per square foot. The smaller laterals are at the bottom and 18 inches side slopes 1-2 on 1. A chess thick costs nearly 6 square foot. Santa Ana Valley Company is a portion of its main canal town of Olive, in Orange the lining is a good example of work. The canal is wide at the bottom, 4 1-2 and 15 feet wide at the lining is 2 1-2 to 3 inches and was constructed in the same manner as the Anaheim Union Water The cost of preparing and bottom for the cong and of lining was 8 cents foot. DERS OR COBBLES SET IN CEMENT MORTAR. Example of this work is a -2 miles long on the main Hemet Land and Water One mile of this canal City Trustees The board of city trustees met on Thursday evening and were enlightened by a letter written by James Bertram, private secretary to Andrew Carnegie, dated Skibo Castle, Scotland, August 31st, refusing an additional $5000 to the donation of $10,000 already made by the philanthropist for a public library in this city. In the letter Mr. Carnegie stated he considered the amount donated to be ample. The letter was filed. The trustees in expectation of the additional donation have already fixed the library tax rate to cover the same. The excess amount will be turned into the general fund. Trustees Rust, Stock and Fiscus were present. The marshal reported water connections made for the new residences to be erected by W. W. Scott on Alberta street and James R. Shearer on Sycamore. The former was granted a permit for erection of a $2000 residence, the latter for a $1400 structure. Finance committee reported auditing bills to amount of $8299.85. Mrs. Clemons and other ladies of the W. C. T. U. presented and submitted a design for a water fountain to be erected at a suitable point in this city. The fountain is to be of cement or artificial stone, of highly ornamental design, and will cost $100. Funds have been collected by the ladies. The board accepted the offer, and a site will be later selected. The ladies asked why curfew was not sounded each evening by the whistle at the power-house. They were informed all available steam was being used for power, and if the whistle was blown the works would have to completely suspend operations. When the new power-house now nearing completion is occupied lost time will be probably made up for. William Tipton asked that an alley 18 feet wide be opened from Los Angeles to Lomax street, ground to The cost of preparing and bottom for the construction of lining was 8 cents per foot. Example of this work is a 1-2 miles long on the main Hemet Land and Water canal. One mile of this canal from width of 4 feet, a depth of 3 feet, and a top width of 7 feet. Tuning 2 1-2 miles have a width of 3 feet, a top width and a depth of 3 feet. Final excavated with papers and shovels. No used in the excavation, the ton being finished, ready to use, by the shovelers. Accumulation, the banks were opened by letting the water recavated canal and hold-bearth dams. When the thoroughly wet the water out and the lining put in consists of cobbles, them not less than 6 inches in place, placed in the cement bottom was constructed. Cobbles being laid in the cement mortar and the space cobbles well filled in and smooth to grade. This cement for the bottom consisted of cement to four canon river sand. A little added to this mortar. Following the lining of the one the lining of the sides. Mold frames and mold be used. The frames were set apart and so construct mold boards could be at a time, and one section length was finished at one frame having been put and the lowest molded on each side, a layer of mortar was spread on the this mortar were embeds, another layer of mortar of these cobbles, then The ladles asked why curfew was not sounded each evening by the whistle at the power-house. They were informed all available steam was being used for power, and if the whistle was blown the works would have to completely suspend operations. When the new power-house now nearing completion is occupied lost time will probably made up for. William Tipton asked that an alley 18 feet wide be opened from Los Angeles to Lemon street, the ground to be taken from the north line of the library lot. Tipton offered a strip 240 feet in length, joining the library grounds on the north-west. The matter was laid over for action at a future meeting. Mr. Hughes, late of the Edison Electric company, appeared before the board and stated he desired to install an electrical-wiring business here. He requested that the city assure him it would not enter into competition with him. Laid over. J. C. Zimmerman, E. R. Turk and other residents of South street asked that thoroughfare be oiled: The request will be acted upon later. The president and secretary were authorized to sign city bonds to amount of $18,000, and deliver same to First National bank for payment. A strip of land on West Broadway, between Palm and Walnut, is wanted for widening that thoroughfare, and Trustee Fiscus and City Surveyor Steward were authorized to procure same. A number of property owners have already given ground for widening the street, and it is thought others will do the same. City Engineer Steward submitted a sketch of a proposed subdivision of land owned by the Sisters of St. Dominic, situated nortwest of the Sisters' school on Palm street. The tract joins the Resh tract. The board looked favorably upon the matter, but referred it back for slight correction. Enlargement of Hawaiian Forests An addition has been made to the forest reserves in the Island of Maui by providing that the government land within the limits of these reservations at present leased to private parties shall automatically, at Enlargement of Hawaiian Forests An addition has been made to the forest reserves in the Island of Maui by providing that the government land within the limits of these reservations at present leased to private parties shall automatically, at the expiration of the present leases, become part of the forest reserves. The extent of the additions is about 23,000 acres. In Hawaii even private lands in forests are sometimes administered by the territorial board of agriculture and forestry. Some of the lessees of public land within the Koolau reserve, turned over to the board for administration both their leased land and their private lands in the same reserve, together amounting to 27,000 acres. Drying preparations simply develop dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions, which adhere to the membrane and decompose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all drying inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuffs and use that which cleanses, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy and will cure catarrh or cold in the head easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the 50c. size. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., N.Y. The Balm cures without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, relieving immediately the painful inflammation. With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever. 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