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<br />" .. ," -1. <br />..>~ 1. ,.:.. <br /> <br />8 )1 E T R 0 P 0 LI TAN W ATE R n [ S T R leT <br /> <br />November 10, Chief Engineer Weymouth submitted a <br />final report to Board of Directors on preliminary surveys. <br />designs, and estimates and recommended the Pa)"ker route <br />for the Colorado River aqueduct. <br />December 19. Engineering board of review consisting of <br />A, J. Wiley. R, R, Lyman, and Thaddeus Merriman reported <br />to Board of Directors approving the Parker route. <br /> <br />19~1 February. The cities of Long Beach, Torl'llnce, and Fuller, <br />ton annexed to the District, <br />March, Contract for construction of a dam and power <br />house in Black Canyon awarded by Secretary of Interior to <br />Six Companies, Inc. <br />Ma,l". Supreme Court dismisiled bill of complaint in suit <br />brought by Arizona against Secretary of Interior and signa, <br />tories to the Six,State Compact. <br />June. The City of Compton annexed to the District. <br />August. The cities of Colton and San Bernardino with, <br />drew from the District. <br />September 29, A construction bond issue of $220,000,000 <br />was approved by District electors by a 4,85 to 1 vote. <br /> <br />1932 February, The Board of Directors appointed F, E. Wey, <br />mouth general manager and chief engineer of the District. <br />June, Congress granted to the District a right of way over <br />Jlublic lands, <br />November, Supreme Court of District of Columbia dis, <br />missed suit to enjoin Reconstruction Finance Corporation <br />from lending money to the District for construction of Colo, <br />rado River aqueduct. <br />December, First block of bonds sold to RFC, <br /> <br />1933 January. First excavation on aqueduct construction at <br />Fargo adit and on Thousand Palms section of the Coachella <br />tunnels by District forces, <br />February, Contract executed between the District and <br />United States for construction and operation of Parker dam, <br /> <br />1934 August. Contract for construction of Parker dam awarded <br />to Six Companies, Inc. by Secretary of Interior, <br />October. Contract awarded by District for first open work <br />along the main aqueduct. <br />November, Governor of Arizona declared Parker dam con, <br />struction area in Arizona to be under martial law, Construc, <br />tion work ordered suspended by Secretary of Interior. <br />