BOARD00836

• Board Meeting Date: 9/6/1956
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Meeting No. 86, !~y 8, 1957 (Con't)

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Motion made and passed authorizing Director to
spend ~3,000 for study of San Juan River
Motion made and passed to make the Closed
Ba sin study
Resolution by the Marvel Grange supporting the
the Animas-La Plata Project
Motion made and carried to authorize expenditure
not to exceed $20,000 to expedite the Animas-
La Plata Project .
Motion made and passed to return funds received
from Southwestern Water Conservancy District
as local contribution to expedite Animas-
La Plata Project with explanation for not
accepting same
Resolution by Colorado River Water Conservancy
District requesting formation of new region
of Bureau of Reclamation introduced
Resolution made and passed to forward above Reso-
lution to Colorado Congressional Delegation
and Upper Colorado River Commission
Motion made and carried to renew Mr. R. J. Tip-
ton's contract as Consulting Engineer to
the Board

Meeting No. 87, July 2. 1957

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Mr. Lew Williams welcomed as new member of Board
replacing Mr. Ira Kelly 720
Mr. Ray Moses and Dean Crawford re-elected Vice-
Chairman and Secretary of the Board respec-
tively 722
Approval given Director to aid Professor Garnsey
in survey of Colorado water resources 723
Director reports that approval of :losed Basin
study has been given by all parties 725
Motion made and passed appointing Mr. Gildersleeve
acting Director during Dean Crawford's absence 727
Moved and passed to call meeting with Congressional
Delegation and interested parties on Upper
Colorado River projects in the State of Colo-
radion soon after the adjournment of Congress 731

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