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<br />MlJWrior ""orkin~ condui"rlll and excellent
<br />nprlt de c"..~ h..... ~n puttil1g II third
<br />more ~nt'rgr into thi'"ir ....o..k than i5 donl'
<br />und..r normal tim."l\. :\la!eriaJ and equip-
<br />men! pric~ ha"e bfton b."orahle. In oon.
<br />M>q'Hmc('. both furce ...('"OUllt and ('ontra..1
<br />,,'ork ha\"e t>t't'n eun~i~!t'ntl}' und..r t'''ti-
<br />mati'", indicating. from an vutlook at th('
<br />prclIl"nttim(',that the proj\."Ct.....iIl be com-
<br />plett>d....elJ .....ithintht't>tm<.l i"su<,.
<br />~ot alon.. ib ma~itu<.l.., thil' proj..ct's
<br />~il!"nilkant a..~p<'('t is il5 romplet" fre.t'llom
<br />from politin. This .tatl'ml'nt ma" be 0.1..-
<br />rid...J by thl' av..ragt! p..rron ....h" ;l'~ts as-
<br />sur..,] that that n,"ml'~i", lit's hi,ld..n In
<br />I'n,r} public worb. To the late Diro>('tor
<br />John Bullock. Chairman W. 1'. Whit,;.:!t
<br />ot th,. Buard of Din,,(otor~. and Chief En-
<br />KlIlrt'r aud G,.neral .'I1anail'."r. 1-'. E" We)"
<br />mouth IIn,J hill "t'n-('hn~."n sta:f. many o!
<br />",-horn hll\"1' lw.m Ii!(--lung 1l"4r,odalt>8, chif'f_
<br />I}' belon/ifS thill crl'dit" To th<'8e mt'n the
<br />taxps}".'r IInd ....att'r u~'r for )"..ars to
<br />r"ml" mar Iri,.. thanks tha' they recti"'~d
<br />!ht'ir mOI1l!}"~ \H'Irth for ,"'ler)" dollar
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<br />"'Wat.'r i" .....orth whatit...O-.~t$toll('t it."
<br />8 Jtli~:tll'd old C:llif"mico h}'dl'aulic eng-;_
<br />I\+'..r l>f 30 rt'ar~ lOll{{! u:!4.'<1 :0 -'avo He
<br />fon'"awth<:all-im{'\Ir!:lnl'l'vf ..-at..,.- toO!lr
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<br />~ml-..ri,1 Sou!h..r" California. Can th....,
<br />13 citiei' bL.at UI' undt'r thi.~ ~~!) milljvn
<br />dollatll if nooth..r cummuniti.-.com" into
<br />the Dilltri...t to Jigh!l'n the load! l'n.
<br />:;tran~ 10 sar, th.. pl'r capita in'''l'lIt-
<br />m...nt in ",...tl'r ~upp])" 1l1l,J Wlltl'r ler.'ice fa.
<br />l'ilitil'f.onan a\'eragt' tor cities of Southern
<br />California i~ onl}' Ilbout $110. It i!l safe
<br />to .-stlmate twk.. that i~ inH~l!It,d in auto-
<br />mobiles. The im','stm.'nt per capita of
<br />th.. complt't..d .'Iletropolitan Water fJi".
<br />trkt project forth...tt'8idt"fltso! th... pr",,-
<br />..nt ml'mbe,. chi,"s will approximate '110.
<br />Tht're!on', the total inv''lItml'nt [K'rcapitl\
<br />in wall'rworks includinK the Colorado
<br />Rin'r 1I'1u...1ut! l"omp]t'tt'oJ will nut CXt'ffd
<br />that inve!ltcd in automobil,,,,,, Quit", a dif-
<br />fcrl'llcli' in the natur.. of the invl'fitmcnt.
<br />howe\"er, for the ]if.. of the automobtJeclln
<br />bo. taken at hardly more than ..ight lea,.s.
<br />""hile th(' wat..,. llupph" works is rh'e tu
<br />tl'll times that. Thll' ...at..r....orh .vst,om
<br />be-com..~ lK"1f-'HII'porting. .
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<br />Thinkinrc in h.rm. of inter..:\,( alHi
<br />amortization r3the.. than l"apital---durinll"
<br />the ("..rb- r,'ars whil{' the pupu18tiun of
<br />thl' r'istrin i~ two milli!>n pPOplt'--the an_
<br />nual illh'r.,~t cha!"K:.... per cnpiUl; will he
<br />SI.Jf) witn no bond red"mption lor '<('non
<br />}.t':l.rs aft..r roll1jllNion elllll'. At th"
<br />eij!'hth )"lOar, a faid)' hl'a\'y load Htik..,
<br />th.. ta"payt'r unle.;s the wall'r sal,,,, ar,'
<br />Ilouri!<hinlt" Bu.t as the populativn douhl.
<br />~whi('h "-f:' all t'~ peet in 20 }....nr,-tt\!:
<br />intl'rll'sl t'htlr~ will tw:" unl)" about $1.1'J
<br />pt'r capita I",r r,'a... with bond rt'odl'mption
<br />.-qui'-all'nt to abQut $l..tO p..r ).t'ar. Th.t
<br />i!< Ih\' time th.. happ)' t1l~tin' will be sin~-
<br />il\,:: the prai~ ot thl' I!:I"E':U Colorado
<br />Rh'l'" A<:jueduct! .'f'Om th.'n on wat.... "ill
<br />be "...lIy dl..ap; very litd", more than
<br />pumping fOl'ts ....hich. ill spitt' o! th.. gnoat
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<br />lift 0\'"'' thl' dh'irl{'. dul' to ch..ap Boul-
<br />d...r Dam pow...r and a"tonishin~lr hi/{h
<br />..mcienl"Y of the hlr~l' PUmpinil' unitl<, will
<br />co~t hu. a fl'w .'t'nt.!f pc.. 100 (ubi" f.,("t.
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<br />WaI..r W"rlh Whitt II CO>Iht
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<br />From tilt' oondill~ 1l.lJgl... at a J:IBn.....
<br />th", Bistrkt'" ohli/{ation looks top h"'a\")"
<br />wht'n impust.,J ul>\>II the I''''''''"louhtand.
<br />inj;t" bl,nde<! d..bt of thl' thirt~n nll'mber
<br /><'itietl, whirh thO' ~tate ('ontr"lll'r's ....port
<br />..f 1:1;~3 list.. at 'In.,5,6S,~t6. But l.,t us
<br />beli(","1' ....ith th.. ,:riulL..t oltJ wlltt'r engi-
<br />lwer, "Water is worth wi1ut ill costs to
<br />I!'d it." Th(" 0"'..n5 AQu~..lut't bond i5SUl'
<br />....-a_ fo",r timt'M a" much a" all the out-
<br />lltanoJllljo(' hond, pUt l(l~tll("r wh.'n thOlll'
<br />bra\"(' citi,wn.'l of I.us. Angt'!"-i voted that
<br />ubJilii:ation.
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