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<br />FOREWORD
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<br />tricts tu cooperate in acquisition of rlomestic water supplies.
<br />:-;jgned by Governor.
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<br />November. Eleet<.wate, of the citie~ of Beverly Hills,
<br />Burbank, Glendale. Glendora, Los Angeles, Pasadena, San
<br />Marino, Santa Monica, Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, Colton,
<br />and San Bernardino voted on inclusion of their respective
<br />city areas in a metropolitan water district, All approved
<br />except Glendora alld Orange,
<br />December, President Coolidge approved the Boulder Can,
<br />yon Project Act,
<br />December 29. First meeting of the Board of Directors of
<br />The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California with
<br />Beverly Hills. Burbank, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena,
<br />San Marino, Santa Monica, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Colton, and
<br />San Bernardino represented, under temporary ehairmanship
<br />of W. 0, Harris of San Bernardino,
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<br />February \), William p, Whitsett of Los Angeles elected
<br />permanent chaim",n of the Board of Directors,
<br />March, California and Utah ratified Six,State Compact.
<br />June, Pre~ident Hoover issued proclamation making
<br />Boulder Canyon Project Act and Six,S!ate Compact effective.
<br />July 1. F, E, Weymouth was made chief engineer of The
<br />Metropolitan Water Di~trict of Southern California.
<br />October, Secretary of Interior Wilbur announced requests
<br />for power from Boulder Canyon project insured that all
<br />power would be taken, thus assuring repayment of cost as
<br />required by law.
<br />November 14, First report on Colorado River water supply
<br />project submitted to Board of Directors by Chief Engineer
<br />Weymouth,
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<br />April. District contracted with the United States for
<br />storage and delivery of water. and for 36 per cent of the
<br />power generated at Hoover Dam.
<br />May. District took over all ellgineering alld other work
<br />alld records from the Bureau of Water Works and Supply of
<br />the City of Los Angeles, and contracted to pay in full all
<br />preliminary expense incurred by the city for the Colorado
<br />River aqueduct,
<br />October. Arizona filed bill of complaint with United States
<br />Supreme Court charging that construction of Boulder Can,
<br />yon project was invasion of its rights.
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