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<br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />kt 12:20 the Boerd recessed end reconvened at 2:00 o'clock, <br />';:ednesday, j,ovember 17, 1937. <br /> <br /> <br />Before proceedini:, further vlith the Rio Grande Compect matter the <br />Board he8rO, from John Houschke1, President of the Colore.do Eiver Conservancy <br />District Board. The efternoon W2S devoted to further cii.scussion' of the effort <br />secure c, COll)fiCt betlFeen Golo:t'2do, l.llew i11exico and TexEs on the hio Grande <br />involvini:, consideration of the yro,)osed Charna-fEn Juen c.iversion ;,nd wheti1er <br />the State of Colorado should object to this diversion pursuant to the <br />sUgf estions mU:le by the i',&tionBl .Resources Cornmiit.ee. Tnis last question <br />invokec extended discussion ana i,wolved the question of further negotiations, <br />wi th j.ntere~tS in V{'estern Colo!'2do in the San Juan DrcinE.ge l.rea. It Vies the <br />i:,er,Eral opinionHexilressed tnat this pro;lOsed Chame-Se.n J'uan Diversion should <br />be approved only on condition that the present and prospective uses of water <br />on the ;"estern Slope in tne Sen Juan FJ'ea should be fully protected; that <br />the details of this ~est Slope protection should be arranged between the <br />State of uew iliexico anci the ~estern Slope interests ~ith the coo)eration of <br />the Colorado V:ater Conservation Doard. It was "lso pointed out thet at e <br />later dcte the BoerCi, through lilr. Stone, Attorney for the Board, end Mr. <br />HinCierlider, Compact Commissioner, would contact the ;,esternJlope interetts a <br />Escutain the attitude in that section toward this pro~)osed trEnsmountain <br />project. <br /> <br />L question of the investigation of pW:lping possibLi ties 2nd the effect <br />of ;Jum)ing in the San Luis Valley was presented by Mr. Corlett and discussion <br />followed. No ection wcs tBAen at this time. <br /> <br />jet this point Attorney General Rogers presented a hill of ~l700 for <br />steno"ra ,,'lic cost in the hearing being carried on in the C2.se of liebraSka vs. <br />Y:yoming and Colorado. lie elso 'presented and discussed a claim of $500 due halp <br />L, Carr for Gervices in connection with the La Plat& Litigation~ <br /> <br />Discussion follo'iiee concerning the effort of interested !Jar ties in <br />(e.shington to secure the services of Dr, Lory on the Government hepl'yment <br />Cormnission anc illr. Stone WeE requested to get in touch ~ith tue proJer perties <br />to arrange, if possible, for the securing of Dr. Lory's services. <br /> <br />At 6:0') o'clock tie '-llaeting rc'ceosed until 9:00 A,. M. Thursday liovember 1 <br />1937. <br /> <br />.JlicllTIbG c'LClJi,V[i,Ej), Tiiu!tSDhY, ,ilJVE..iIBlli lii, 1937, at 9:00 A. M. <br /> <br />Tne following resolution was presented, its paS5&ge ~oved by Juage <br />')'Rourke &nd seconded by Mr. Dille~ <br /> <br />T:esolved thet the Colorado :;'e.ter Conservation Board <br />cooperate fully with the u. E. Reclamation Bureau in <br />obtEining the necesscry E ,);ro;:>riation to conciuct a survey <br />of the proposed Gunnison-f,rkbDS&S Transmounte..in Diversion' <br />to ascertain economic fe"sibility, available water supplies, <br />protective measures for the present end future development <br />on Ghe ,:estern Slope of the Continental Divide in Colondo, cos <br />of the ?roject and cny and ,,11 necessery dat" usually obkined <br />through such c survey. <br />