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<br />WAR DEPAR'1:MENT
<br />U. S. ENGlNE-reR OFFIC-m
<br />LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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<br />Octob~r 20, 1937.
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<br />NOTIC1lJ OF PUJ3LIC ll~;ARING
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<br />ThFl Flood Control Act approv~d June 22,. 1936, as am'lndFld by Public N~.
<br />406, 75th Congr~ss.. approv~d August 28. 1937, authoriz'ls and dirFlcts th'l
<br />SecrFltary of War to caUSFl a prFlliminary 'lxaminationand surv~y far flo~d
<br />control at tha tollowing~nam')d locality. and th'l SFlcrBtary of Agr1cultur'l
<br />is ~tharized and dirFloted to Cause a prFlli~inary Flxamination and surVFlY
<br />for run~oft and waterflow ratardati0n and soil Flrosbn prFlvention on the
<br />watershFld of such localitYI
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<br />FOUNTAINE Q,UE BOUILLE (FOUNTAIN) RIVER AND ITS ~'RI13U'IARIES, COLORADO,
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<br />Th'l duty ot making th~ pr~ltm1nary ~xamination f~r flood control has
<br />b~en assignFld to this attic'l of thFl War DepartmFlnt. ThFl duty of making thFl
<br />pr'lliminary p.xemination for run~off and waterflow rFltardation and soil
<br />'lrasion pr'lvention on the watershFld has been asstgn'ld to tha RFlgional Con~
<br />sFlrvator. Soil Cons'lrvation S'lrvic4. D'lpartm'lnt of Agricultur'l, Amarill~,
<br />T'lxas.
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<br />In order that th'l T'lports on th~ pr'lliminary ~xaminati~ns may fully
<br />COV'lr th'l matt~r, a joint PUBL!C RmAR!NG wil~ be h~~d by th'l War and Agri-
<br />culture D~partment&, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday; Novemb'lr 6,
<br />1937, b~ginning at 9\30 A,M. at tha County Court H~USFl.
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<br />All tnt+3r'lst'ld pe,rHea ar" invited to be pr'lsent, or to b8 r'lpr'ls'lnt'ld
<br />at th'l abava Urn'l and-phtc'l, .-pr,rticularly thO&8 int'lreat'ld in flood cont,rol,
<br />wat~rflow r'ltardat.i0n and soil 'lr')sion prev'lnti'ln, and th'l officials of thFl
<br />.ste.t'l, oounti'ls, cHi'1s, toe'ns ~r 1,0cal associations Wh0S'l int'lt'8stB may be
<br />aff'lot'ld. Int'lt''ls~"d p/l.rti'!s will b'l giv"n an opp?rtunity to 'lxprass th'lir
<br />vi~v,s, 'lsp'lcially upon th'l 'lxact impr0V'lm'lnta d'lsir~d, th'l advisability of
<br />tha improv'lm'lnts, and th'l int~r'lsts that will b'l b'lnn.fit'ld thet''lby. In addi_
<br />tion, informCl,tion is d.'lsir'ld as t'l wheth'lr 'n' not th'lr'l ar'l any qU'lstions
<br />involv'ld as to navigation, hydr')~'l10ctric power, irrigation, dOffi'lStic wat'lr
<br />supply. or any other sp,>cial sUbj'lcts, XnfOrlUl',tion is also d'lsired as ta
<br />what 'lxt'lnt local int'lr~sts would coop,>rat,> in b~aring th'l costs of rights-
<br />of-way, construction and op"ration andmaint'lnanCB of th~ works inv?lv'ld.
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<br />Immediately following the h'laring conducted by th'l und'lrsign'ld, who
<br />will npresent th'l Wa.r D'lpartment, th'l r'lpr'ls'lntativ'l .)f th'l D'lpe,rtm'lnt of
<br />Agriaultura will continue witl1 resp'lct to t'un-~ff and wat'lrflow r'~tardation
<br />and soil 'lrosion prFlv'lntion 0n th'l watp.rshed.
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<br />Oral statements will be heard, but for accuracy of record all important
<br />facts and arguments should be submitt~d in writing, IN SEXTUPLICATE, as the
<br />record of the h~aring will DFl fO~lat'd'ld for clnsideration ~y higher auth~rity,
<br />Written stat'lmFlnts may be hand9d in to th'l undersigned at the h'laring ot'
<br />mail'ld to him b'lforehand. .
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<br />S. L. Scott.
<br />Lt, Col, ,Ct)r:pe ,,:I' lengiMe,!!s,
<br />])~s~j;ilot 'f!:ngine~r.
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