BOARD00699

• Board Meeting Date: 1/4/1938
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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Board members absent:

Teller Ammons, Governor
Byron Rogers
John B. O'RoUrke

Denver
Las Animas
Durango

Others present:

J. P. Vlatson
Irving J. McCrary
Mr. McCormick
Silmon Smith
Dan H. Hughes
William Dodd

Mr. Wallrich c~led the meeting to order.

Mr. McCormick expressed the views ot the Orchard Mesa Project, first
giving the history. Finally stating that they could not pay over $1.00 an acre
on a repayment contract. Mr. Smith also talked on this project and Mr. Watson
spoke of the Grand Valley, although there were no representatives for that
Project.

Discussion about the Mancos Project as to the position taken by the
Board with regard to the report by the Reclamation Bureau.

Adjournment until 1:30 p.m.

Present besides board members:

Clifford H. Stone
C. L. Patterson
Thomas J. Warren

GWmison
Denver
Fort Collins

Moved by Mr. Dille, seconded by Mr. Aspinall that the Board agree to with-
hold expenditures on the basis of expending oVer the biennium $150,000 until
further notice. Duly passed.

In regard to calculating machine Mr. Foster was to get one from their
office.

Moved by Mr. Aspinall, seconded by Mr. Hinderlider, thect the authority
carried in the motion passed at the meeting November 18, shall be extended to
the next regular meeting with regard to special counsel on the Nebraska'vs
Wyoming and Colorado case. Motion duly passed.

Thereupon, the following resolution was proposed and on motion of Mr.
Elting, seconded by Mr. Aspinall, duly passed, adopted, and approved.

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WHEREAS, the present construction repayment plans under Federal
Reclamation Projects in the State of Colorado have proven impractical
and unsatisfactory in some phases, and

WHERE.AS, it is imperative that an equitable and practical repay-
ment plan be devised, that will eliminate further necessity for mor7
atoria, sufficiently flexible to meet changing economic conditions