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<br />r','" <br />r r \J '.1 <br />8 Ji- '.. ;IlETlIOPOLlTAN WATEI\ DISTRICT <br /> <br />1931 February, The cities of Long Beach, Torrance, and Fuller- <br />ton annexed to the District. <br />March. Contract for construction of a dam and power <br />house in Black Canyon awarded by Secretary of Interior to <br />Six Companies, Inc. <br />Mal'. Supreme Court dismissed bill of complaint in suit <br />brought by Arizona against Secretary of Interior and signa- <br />tories to the Six-State Compact. <br />June. The City of Compton annexed to the District. <br />August. The cities of Colton and San Bernardino withdrew <br />from the District. <br />September 29. A construction bond issue of $220,000,000 <br />was approved by District electors by a 4.85 to 1 vote. <br />1932 Feuruary. The Board of Directors appointed F. E. Wey- <br />mouth general manager and chief engineer of the District. <br />June. Congress granted to tbe District a right of way over <br />public lands. <br />November. Supreme Court of District of Columbia dis- <br />missed Huit to enjoin Reconstruction Finance Corporation <br />from lending money to tbe District for construction of Colo- <br />rado River aqueduct. <br />December. First ulock of bonds sold to RFC. <br />1933 January. First excavation on aqueduct construction at <br />Fargo adit and on Thousand Palms section of the Coachella <br />tunnels by District forces. <br />February. Contract executed between the District and <br />United States for construction and operation of Parker dam. <br />1934 August. Contract for construction of Parker dam awarded <br />to Six Companies, Inc. by Secretary of Interior. <br />October. Contracts awarded by District for first open work <br />along the main aqueduct. <br />November. Governor of Arizona declared Parker dam con- <br />gtruction area in Arizona to be under martialla\\'. ConstrL1c- <br />tion work ordered suspended by Secretary of Interior. <br />December. First contracts awarded by District for distl'i- <br />but ion system tunnels, including Monrovia Nos. 1, 2, and 3, <br />and Pasadena. <br />19:35 February, District took ol'er from the contractor the con- <br />struction of San Jacinto tunnel. <br />August. Ril'ers and Harbors bill passed by Congress and <br />approved by the President validated construction contract <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />\ <br />