Title
Fletcher Takes Issue With Savage on Hodges Dam Safety, The San Diego Sun, September 1928Description
Newspaper article published in The San Diego Sun dated September 5 1928 reporting on a public dispute regarding the safety of Hodges Dam. The article presents statements by H. N. Savage, identified as city hydraulic engineer, asserting that the dam is unsafe and should be rebuilt or replaced, and a response by Col. Ed Fletcher, president of the mutual water company that built the dam, who states that the structure is not unsafe. The article references differing engineering opinions concerning multiple arch and gravity arch dam construction, discusses construction costs of Hodges Dam, Otay Dam, and Barrett Dam, and notes recommendations made to the San Diego City Council.Creator
The San Diego SunDate(s) of Creation
Sep 5, 1928
