BOARD00064

• Board Meeting Date: 12/17/1956
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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WHEREAS: he was appointed on May 18, 1953 a member
of the Colorado Water Conservation Board to succeed ex-Governor
Teller Ammons for the term ending May 12, 1956, and reappointed
May 12, 1956, for a term to end on this same date 1959, and

WHEREAS: he took a leading part in negotiating the
settlement of the Denver-Blue River litigation, a problem
which for several years split the State in two quarreling
divisions, and

WHEREAS: in his strenuous efforts to bring about this
agreement between the struggling parties, he suffered a serious
setback to his health.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that in the passing of Harold
D. Roberts the Colorado Water Conservation Board lost a beloved
and wise counselor and the State of Colorado an able, efficient,
and amiable servant and an outstanding citizen.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be spread on the minutes of the Board and placed in
the hands of Mrs. Roberts and family, with the heartfelt
sympathy of the Board.

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD'

By: Ivan C. Crawford/s
Director

You passed on to the Vice-Chairman at the
last meeting the duty of writing a letter to
Hatfield Chilson and this is it:

December 5, 1956

Hon. Hatfield Chilson,
Assistant Secretary,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Chilson:

At its meeting held on November 19, 1956, your
resignation as attorney for the Colorado Water Conservation
Board was regretfully accepted.

Only your personal request and the fact that you and
the entire State of Colorado have been signally honored by
your appointment to your present position could have persuaded
the Board to release you from our very pleasant association.