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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1923-1924
Date: 1923-1924
File Name: WREG02601.pdf Date Transcribed: February 2021 Editors: T. Barker
Transcription Platform: Microsoft Word BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION 1923 1924 Robert E. Glover Wednesday November 21, 1923
Morning complete checking of quantities on structures at sta 124 Franklin feeder. Work on Rolling Planimeter. Begin work on design of skimming weir for Picacho Branch Canal.
Thursday Nov 22 1923
Continue work and collect data on Picacho heading. Friday Nov 23 1923
Continue on Picacho skimming weir (heading) and check quantities at junction of Franklin and Franklin Feeder with Bogen.
Sat. - Continued design of picacho heading. Complete quantities on Placitas Arroyo crossing. Mon Nov 25
Trace Picacho heading Tuesday Nov 26 Trace Picacho Heading Wednesday Trace heading Thursday Nov 28 Thanksgiving
Friday Complete tracing and complete quantities
Saturday, Dec 1 Revise and correct tracings made by Bogen. Monday, 3 Revise and correct tracings -
Tuesday, 4 Revise tracings and get data together to go up the valley
Wednesday, Dec 5. Go up valley with Hoadley to get data and see works in field. Thursday Dec 6 - Prepare new tracing - 2471-C
Friday Dec 7 - Complete corrections for tracings. 2469-E - 9451-C File drawings and blueprints and complete part quantities for 2471-C.
Sat Dec, 8 - Work on Tutweiler W.W. Mon Dec 10 work on Tutweiler W.W. Tue - Design of RR. Culverts
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Thurs “ “
Steel details for wasteway staying Franklin feeder.
Friday - steel details and list of steel details for contract 12 items. Sat, Dec 15, 1923
Steel details for check across Franklin feeder sta 124
Mon Dec 17. Steel details for Franklin feeder check at sta 244
Tue Dec 18 Complete steel details for check and W.W. at sta 124 Franklin feeder and for Picacho WW but bend plans to Ainsworth and Wilson to be checked. Commence steel details for skimming weir Sta 124 and Franklin feeder.
Wed Dec 19 Complete steel details for skimming weir.
Thursday Dec 20 Go to Ysvetta in morning with Flock to see about steel details for structures sta 124 Franklin feeder. Afternoon return and
Commence tracing for R. R. culvert for Anderson - Elwood - & lake laterals. Friday Dec 21 Complete tracing for R. R. Culverts.
Sat. Dec 22 Tutweiler W.W.
Mon Dec 24 Tutweiler W.W. No work in afternoon. Tue Dec 25 Christmas no work.
Wed Dec 26 Tutweiler W.W.
Thursday Dec 27 Tutweiler W.W. Dec 28 “
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Jan 1 1924 New Year. No work Jan 2 1924 Tornillo canal checks. 3 Tornillo Check
4 Tornillo Check 5 Tornillo Check 7 Tornillo Checks
8 Tornillo Checks & contract & change in skimming weir
9 Tornillo Checks & change in skimming weir for San Elizario. 1st & levee 10 Change in skimming weir and change in RR culvert drawing 2480-9
11 Change culvert drawing to simplify constr comp wood wall for Franklin canal settling basin. The
12 Compute wood wail for Franklin canal settling basin 13 Draw had copy wood wall for settling basin
14 Make tracing wood well for settling basin.
15 Computation stone well for Franklin canal settling basin. 16 Computations std 1.0 drop for tornillo canal.
18 Standard one foot drop for tornillo canal. (tracing) Finish tracing.
Put section of canal on R.R. culvert tracing No 2480. S. 19 computations for 2.0’ drop for tornillo canal. 20 Sunday -
21 Drowning for 2.0’ Drop for Tornillo Canal. Drawings for repairs for Leon & Santa Fe Checks in Franklin Canal.
22. - Tracing for 20’ drop for tornillo canal complete 23 -
24 - Quantities for standard checks for Tornillo canal.
25 Go down valley with Fiock to inspect site for Tornillo W.W. & structures
26 Go up to Ledsburg [illegible] wks with Fiock and look at structures in upper valley. 27 Sunday.
Jan
28 Monday Mike Designator Tornillo W.W. & trace
Tue Start new design for Tornillo & start tracing. Revise drawing 2480.-S. Wed. Jan 30.
Wed Jan 30 Complete design & tracing for Tornillo WW. Thu Jan 31 Gen office
Fri Feb 1 Revise Culvert under RR tracks No 24805 to Gen office Sat Feb 2 Make steel details for check for tornillo canal & Gen office.
Sat Feb 2 Revise drawing of Tornillo W.W. steel, details for Tornillo Check & 1.0’ drop. Sun Feb 3
Mon Feb 4 Revise Drawing for Tornillo W.W. finish steel details for Tornillo W.W. finish steel details for Tornillo 1.0 drop & begin tracing.
Tue Feb 5 - steel details for drops on tornillo - tracing for steel details 1.0’ drop. Revise drawing of tornillo W.W.
Feb 6 - 1924
Finish checking steel details for checks for tornillo canal - Revise drawing of Tornillo W.W. - Put new data on drawings it tornillo checks visit Franklin heading but don’t see much.
Feb 7 Revise Tornillo W.W. drawing
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Feb 9 Revise Tornillo W.W. drawing & make tentative plans for Tornillo turnouts. Feb 10 Sunday.
Feb 11 Make new drawing at Tornillo W.W.
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Feb 13 - Trace new drawing of Tornillo W.W.
Feb 14 1924 Revise drawing 2480.S. computed quantities of steel disregarded and arbitrary reinforcement substituted by Fiock.
Feb 15 1924
Morning - Complete new tracing of 2480.S in accordance with instructions of L.R. Fiock. Feb 16 Revise drawings of tornillo drops & check
Feb 17 Sunday
Feb 18 Revise drawings of tornillo drops
Feb 19 Revise drawings of Tornillo drops & steel details for same.
Feb 20 Revise drawing of tornillo W.W. & [scratched out] Hancock heading. Put in line of steel rails across entrance to Hancock ditch with details as directed by Fiock.
Feb 21 1924
Finish revision of tracing of Tornillo WW & Hancock intake as directed by Fiock. Start work fixing up samples of borings of Caballo dam site.
Feb 23 1924
Forenoon - work on samples of borings for caballo dam site.
Afternoon start work on map of Montoya district. Work out coordinate system on sheet. Feb 24 Sunday,
Feb 25 Work on survey of Montoya main drain. Feb 26 work on survey of Montoya main drain Feb 27 ‘’
Feb 28 1924 Work on Montoya main drain. Feb 29 Montoya main drain survey
Mar 1 Montoya main drain survey Mar 2 Sunday
Mar 3. Montoya main drain survey Mar 4 Montoya main drain survey
Mar 5 Complete computation of coordinates for montoy & main drain & plot on map.. extend coordinates denotes on map
Mar 6 Begin work on new design for [scratched out] tornillo turnouts (3’ width) Mar 7 Continue work in h& d copy of 3’ turnout for Tornillo canal (Drawing 2446 I) Mar 8 draw new turnout for tornillo canal
Mar 9 Sunday.
Mar 10 draw up sheet iron gate & details for tornillo canal.
Mar 11 - Make tracing for sheet iron gate for 3’ turnout for Tornillo canal.
Mar 12 Complete tracing for sheet iron gate for 3’ Turnout for Tornillo Canal Drawing No 2497I And make computations for larger box of [crossed out] b = 5’ h = 4’ inside measurements. (b=breadth w=height)
Design shows 5 ½ “ slab all around to be sufficient Fiock says make G” (d=5”, T=6”) Mar 13 Make drawing on paper of turnout 5’ x 4’
Mar 14 Make tracing of 5’ x 4’ turnout. Fiock decides turnout should be 5’ x 3’ instead of 5’ x 4’ make computations for new section.
Mar 15 Sat. Make drawing of 5’ x 3’ turnout for Tornillo canal. Mar 16 Sunday
Mar 17. Make tracing of 5’ x 3’ turnout for Tornillo canal.
And begin drawing for steel details for gate. Fiock changed design of gate details.
Mar 18 Tue. Finish tracing for gate details for 5’ x 3’ Tornillo Turn out. Tracing Drawing No 2511-1 Make drawing and start tracing for gate details for standard tornillo canal checks. Tracing No 2512-L-119 Mar 19 1924 Complete tracings 2511-I & 2512-L-119 and make additions to same. Help criteria with survey of Schutz lateral. Notes so not close by 26 minutes.
Mar 20, 1924 Start work on 4’ x 4’ culvert for Lake lateral.
Mar 21 Make design for 4’ x 4’ culvert for Lake lateral crossing of county road and start drawing. Contd next page
Mar 21
Complete drawing & tracing and start work on survey of Baker Lateral. Notes on survey and horrible mess. Drawing of 4’ x 4’ culvert for Lake lateral. No 2514-S.
Mar 22 Baker lot survey Mar 23 Sunday
Mar 24 Baker lateral survey Fiock throws out angles in notes so that it is possible to balance 2 miles of survey. Make computations of survey to end below see line of car 33/9 34/3 275/285 27 & 28 Sand R & E N Mex. Compute latitudes & departures for part north of common section line.
Mar 25. Complete computation of lots & depts an Baker Lateral. Compute coordinates of Baker Lot. Make hydraulic computations on Trujillo Arroyo Siphon. To see what it will carry with 1’ less of head. Will carry between 175 & 200 BTS probably nearer 200
Mar 26 ‘24
Central drain notes
Mar 27 Lower west drain notes balled up.
Mar 28 Vinton & Nemaxes drains Notes all Balled up. Mar 29 Sat
Revise drawing of Anthony Lat crossing 2316-S as constant. Look up book on Vinton lateral. 1516 notes worthless. We no angles are given.
Mar 30. Sunday Mar 31 Monday.
Apr 1-2-3-4 work or canal and drain surveys in Montoya district Vinton Canutillo lower west drain. Etc. Taylor.
Active state only strains in the relative zones Gilboy- Justin
Presence of the liere stresses in the plastic zones Comparison with experience
Corillo
Frictional resistances to water [illegible] END TRANSCRIPTION
