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Water.
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A Since 1886.
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Were you Chief Engineerof the Water Departmentat the
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A I was.
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Q. And at the time that the site was selectedfor theSt.
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Francis Dam?
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A Yes sir.
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A How was the site of the st. Francis l)a1I selected?
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A We observed that therewas a largewater spaceat the
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camp; we had a campin there when wewere building theaqueduct,
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contained there, I think. for sixyears, I was very familiar
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with the topography there andI havehad a habitation
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long; I virtually made.,, habitation tk9fl becauseI lived moreor
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less on the aqueduct while it was underconstruction. I am
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speakingnow of the Los A.ngeJ.es Aqueduct.I was Chief Engineer on
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that and designerand constructor of it.
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Q. How wasthe properrtythere where the damwas erected
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acquired by the City of Los Angeles?
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A By purchase.
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Who were tu engineerswho actually located the site
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organization. We have a. l.aqe and activeorganizationin the department
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and they are constantly busy all the time.

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Q. Do you recall thenames of the engineerswho--.U,
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madethe tests there for the location of thedam?
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A Stanley Dunhamwas 't1l.e constructing engineerin charge
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of the construction and also thepreparationof this site.
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Q. Did anyone assist him?

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