California water rights report lists six million dollar hydro projects
The June report from the department of water rights details several ventures including the Innerado Power Company of San Francisco proposing to divert 7 500 acre feet per year from Silver Fork for electricity at an estimated 3 659 000 dollars, Roxbury Gold Mines Inc Scott Bear and others seeking 125 cubic feet per second from Canyon and Kelsey creeks for hydraulic mining at 70 000 dollars, and Bear River Water and Power’s plan to divert 100 000 acre feet annually from Bear River for irrigation of 260 000 acres in Placer and Nevada counties. Also noted are tax figures for 1923 with total assessed value at 5 716 755 815 dollars and general county taxes of 96 201 658 08 dollars. Two private mental health facilities in Los Angeles closed by state order amid government indebtedness data and Controller Riley’s remark on mortgaging the future raising taxes.
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Canyon Creek
Kelsey Creek
Siskiyou
Bear River Water and Power Company
Auburn
Bear River
Placer
Nevada
California
State Board of Equalization
General County
Fornia Finance & Security Company
San Jose
W. A. Rudgear
Concern
Live Oak
Sutter County
Feather River
District Ten
Yuba
Mahon
Chico
California State Highway Commission
Chicoa- Orland
Vernon de Hoog
Los Angeles
Congress
War Department
Matherfield
Sacramento
Pacific Coast
California Library System Expands Adult Education Reach
State Librarian Ferguson notes statewide library network including 42 counties and 139 public libraries fuels adult education. He cites frequent requests for the 10 volume Abraham Lincoln set, including from mountain counties, reflecting broad community interests and a story of cultural access. The state board of charities flags fire protection gaps in half of homes for dependent children, following Playa Del Rey tragedy, ordering safety measures at two facilities in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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California
Ferguson
Heart of the Mountains
Nicolay and Hay
Abraham Lincoln
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Playa del Ray
Los Angeles
San Diego
California power firms to divert excess energy southward
Two electric power companies win state approval to send surplus power to Southern California via Coast Valley Gas & Electric and San Joaquin Light & Power. H G Butler directs the plan under the state power administration as a help to alleviate shortages. additional notes reference related finance and jail surrender in San Jose.
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California
State Railroad Commission
Coast Valley Gas & Electric Company
San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation
H. G. Butler
California آغاز 200 Acre Mental Health Institute Planned
Construction of a new state institution for mentally defective children will begin by August on a 200 acre tract below the old Pacific colony site modeled after Patton state hospital. About 120000 available now with more sought from the next legislature.
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State Institution
California
Old Pacific Colony
Patton State Hospital
Proper Signaling for Auto Drivers Ignored by Many
Safety department records of the Auto Club of S C warn drivers fail to signal properly and cause wrecks. Signals must be continuous for 50 feet before turns or stops, with the right turn signaled by an arm raised high, left turn by extending the arm, and a stop by pointing toward the ground. Careless signaling leads to damages paid by victims.
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Ray L. Riley
J. K. Gilkerson
Glendale
H. D. McFarland
W. W. Tait
Berkeley
James Compton
Oakland
Wilfred Clayton
San Francisco
New State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Gilkerson
Compton
J. J. Frey
Bureau of Dairy Control
Hecke
M. E. McDonald
W. M. Russell
O. A. Ghiggoile
Wood
State Department of Water Rights
American River
Folsom
Cali
Docstader, the Paint Man
Barstow
Santa FE
W. B. Storey
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System
Jsyrom
West
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Bauer & Slaton
Lucien Bill
Yerma
J. W. Burden
Newberry
R. M. Campbell
Daggett
D. D. Connell, Yermo
H. A. Douglas
B. McCormick, Yermo
I. C. Ryerson, Daggett
BR. A. Raftery
Hinkley
Douglas Sayre
H. A. Sullivan
G. van Gundy, Hinkley
Thos. Williams
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