The San Francisco call., 1908-12-18
GARFIELD AMENDS
HfTCH HETCHY BILL
Secretary of the Interior
Changes Measure to Obviate
Objections of Committee

The bill granting San Francisco res
and Lake Eleanor basins, as amended
by Secretary Garfield for resubmission
to the congressional lands committee
was yesterday telegraphed TO the board
of supervisors by Supervisor Giannini
now representing the city in Washing
ton. Giannini pointed out the changes
made by Secretary Garfield in accord
ance with the objections presented al
Wednesdays session OF the committee
These changes were: The omission OF
the long preamble (Which recited the
history of the governments action to
date); the addition of a clause giving
the people (of the United States) unre-
stricted enjoyment of the lands turned
over to the city until used by the mu-
nicipality, and the affirmation that
nothing in the changes before men,
toned should invalidate any of the
provisions and conditions of the Gar
field grant to the city.
The resolution revised and as it will
be considered at today's session of the
subcommittee in Washington follows:
Resolved by the senate and house of
Representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled that
upon the full REIMBURSEMENT TO the
States Dy the city ana county Oh
San Francisco of a title free from all
liens or membranes of any nature
whatsoever to any tract or tracts of
land within the Yosemite national park
or that part of the national forests ad-
jacent thereto. which was eliminated
from said park by the act of February
"a, 1905 (volume 33, statutes at large,
page 720). the secretary of the In
ed to issue patent to said city and
county of San Francisco for all or such
part of the land in said reservoir sites
selected by said city and county as may
to the smallest legal subdivisions, to
the land relinquished; provided, that
until reservoirs are actually established
in said reservoir sites, and whenever
said sites are not being used for the
purpose of constructing or maintaining
said reservoirs. any land patented here
under TO said city and county shall con-
tinue subject to the use and enjoyment
of the people free of charge under the
rules and regulations of the secretary
of the interior as though it were still
part of the national park, and that
any patents issued TO said city and
county hereunder shall so specifically
state; provided further, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed as
in any way modifying the effect of the
permit granted by the secretary of the
interior on May II. 1908, to the city and
county of San Francisco under the act
of February Is, 1901, for reservoir sites
in the Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy
basins of the Yosemite national park.
it being the intention of this resolution
to carry into full force and effect all
the conditions of said permit
To Congressman S. c. Smith, chair
man of the subcommittee, Mayor Taylor
yesterday sent the following word
"On behalf of San Francisco i be-
speak of you a favorable consideration
of her urgent necessity. i sincerely
trust that your subcommittee may see
its way clear to report favorably upon
the bill as submitted.
edward r. TAYLOR, Mayor
Mayor Taylor also telegraphed to
Secretary James A. Garfield of the de-
partment of the interior thanking him
heartily. The thanks of the city were
also extended by DR.. Taylor to Repre-
sentatives Hayes and Kahn for their
good work before the lands commit
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