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<br />00243 <br />,.>.\. <br />~"'~- <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />m.l~onry ddm in the world. <br />Following year~ of dispute belween ,he city and lhe water company concerning rates and franchises, Denver <br />voler.. approved creation of a Public UtilitiesCommi.....ion in 1910, The Commission was authorjzed 10 purchase <br />Df.'O\'('f Union or build a new water plan!. <br />Denver residenh voted to issue bond... for the purchase of the private company water system Aug. 6, 1918. The <br />.Jpprovt'd managemenl plan in Denver's City CharIer placed control of the water system under an independenl, <br />non-partisan bo.ud of five commi...sioner.... On Nov. 1, 1918,lhe Denver UnionWaler Company was purchased for <br />$14 million by the City and County of Denver. <br />\\dler BOiHd... begilO buying waler rights at an early date. acquired Antero Reservoir (1924) on the upper South <br />Forl at the South plalle Ri....er and built lhe NOrlhside treatment plant at Marston Reser....oir. <br />De\ielopment of the Soulh Plane River as a water supply for Denver was achieved with construction of Eleven <br />Mile c.myon Ddm and Res(>rvoir (1932). <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br />Pipe yard and horse barn .11 West Side a.boul 1900. <br />\ <br /> <br />\ <br />\ <br />\ <br /> <br />~" , <br />" . <br /> <br />iItI <br /> <br />~... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, " <br /> <br />