The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
RESULTS AT HAND.
IS MANSON'S WIRE
Supervisors Delay Action on
Water Proposition by
Engineers Request
Full Text of StipuIations Sent
From Washington for
Action by Board

Action on the Hetch Hetchy water
project was postponed by the super
visors yesterday at the request of City
Engineer Marsden. Manson. who tele-
graphed from Washington, p. c., coun-
selling delay, as he expects to be able
soon to send results. Mayor Taylor
. said after the meeting of the board
!. that he felt satisfied that some definite
result would be attained within the
next few days.
Manson sent a brief dispatch Satur-
day, outlining the stipHlations he had
. agreed upon with. the federal officials
and requesting that the terms be ac-
icepted by the supervisors, acting for
the city. AS a portion Of the telegram
was: not clear Clerk Behan of the su-
pervisors wired Manson, asking him to
telegraph complete particulars of each
stipulation, in order that the board
might act with full knowIege of the
: entire proposed agreement Manson. in
reply, sent the following message:
TEXT OF sTIPULATIoNs
81 Washington. D. C.
%. John T. Behan. Clerk Board OF Supervisors.
Sa1 Francisco. Cal.-Stipulations follows:
!. !. The city and county of San Francisco practi-
caliy owns all the patented lands in the 6oor
of the Hetch Hetchy reservoir site and sufficient
adjacent areas in Yosemite national park and the
Sierra national forest TO equal the remainder II
that reservoir area. Upon proper congressional
authority the city viii surrender 10 the United
States equivalent eTeas outside the reservoir sites
and within the national park and adjacent re
serve in exchange for the remaining land in tho
reservoir sites.
2 The city distinctly understands and agrees
that all rules. and regulations for the govern
ment OF the park or hereafter in force shall
be applicable 10 its holdings within the park. and
That. except TO the extent that its necessary use
and protection Of the holdings would be inter
fered with, the public may have the full enjoy
ment thereof under regulation fixed by the secre-
a.
g. The city win develop the Lake Eleanor site
10 its ful capacity before beginning the develop
ment Of the hetcb Hetchy site. and the develop
ment Of the latter VIII be begun only when. the
needs Of the city OF San francisco aud adjacent
cities which may join with il in obtaining com
mon water supply may require such further de
= The city. az far as its own action IS con-
cerned- viii not interfere in the slightest par
fitNlar with the rights OF fhe Turl0ek and Mo
destQ irrigation districts To use water from the
IuolmnBe river 10 the fun extent of their valid
claims. These districts have fled on 900 sec-
md feet of water under state law and have
rlade good tliis fling TO the extent of divertnI
and using Oenetcally about 500 second feet. To
the end rhat these rights may be fully protected.
San Francisco Will stipulate not store or cause
y iae stored. divert or cause 10 be diverted any
ol inc natural How OF the Iuolumne river when
needed and used for irrigation. unless tiIs nat
HIai Cow OF the river La Grange dam be in
excess Of the capaclty Of the canals OF the dis
>. The city wiz agree that the secretary of
the interior shall. at his asscre zion: or when
do direct the apportionment and measure
meilt Of the water in accordance with The terms
oI this stipulation.
q. The city and county Os San Francisco will
within five years after the date of approval
hereof 10y the vote required by its charter au-
taorze the action and funds necessary TO inaug-
urate slc Development Of the reservoir sites
herein applied for In accordance with the stipu-
lations herein contained. unless such time should
be extended by the secretary Of the interior for
cause shown by the city: and unless this is done
all rights granted hereunder shall revert to the
government.
These will not become binding until approved
by board under seal. Only likely to be
changed is four. which. may be permitted. to adj
nit districts 70 enlarge canal to claim. This Is
not fatal as il only requires greater heights OF
dams and may be conceded,
ASKS BOARD TO DELAY
In accordance with this telegram a
resolution approving of the stipulations
was prepared for presentation to the
board, when the following came from
Manson:
Have board adjourn until tomorrow
may be able send results"
IT was in compliance with this re-
quest that the supervisors delayed
action yesterday.