Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . Fig. 2.—Headworks of South San Joaquin Irrigation District Canal and portion of Goodwin Dam. Bui. 2—(p. 68) PLATE Bui. 2—(plate v) IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA. 69 of way were given without cost to the district for all laterals within thedistrict and the distribution system was carried to completion by theearly summer of 1914, when the delivery of water began, the upperworks having been formally opened April 6th of the previous year.^ Although bonds for reservoir cons
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . Fig. 2.—Headworks of South San Joaquin Irrigation District Canal and portion of Goodwin Dam. Bui. 2—(p. 68) PLATE Bui. 2—(plate v) IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA. 69 of way were given without cost to the district for all laterals within thedistrict and the distribution system was carried to completion by theearly summer of 1914, when the delivery of water began, the upperworks having been formally opened April 6th of the previous year.^ Although bonds for reservoir construction were voted by South SanJoaquin district in 1913, only a small portion of these have thus farbeen used. Land in the proposed foothill reservoir site has been pur-chased at a cost of about $87, and the matter of going ahead withconstruction is now under consideration. The estimates for completingthe distributing system for which $1,170, was voted along withthe reservoir issue included an item of about $85, for drainage,1)ut this has not yet been constructed. Certain portions of the districtare in need of drainage but a complete plan of drainage has not yetbeen worked out or adopted. The first step con
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