The San Francisco call., 1909-01-07
A COMPROMISE
ON HETCH HfTCHY
The California Delegation Is
Meeting With Some
Opposition
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/ lty IN the HetcH dSlcHy pioPOSitAo"s
! showed considerable heat over a tele-
gram sent out from San Francisco last
night asking outside help for the new
water supply. Kahn said: Anybody
who charges the two representatives
| from San Francisco with inactivity or
| lukewarmness in this matter does not
know what he is talking about. lt
/ does not matter very much whether the
/ kind of bill or resolution that we want
Is reported from the committee on pub
I lie lands or not. So long as any resO-
\ luton or bill is reported from that
committee 1 am certain that we can
/ go on the floor Of the house, tell the
needs Of san Francisco for water
\ supply and get what we want"
Representatives Hayes said: We
are all working faithfully 10 secure on
/ proper terms the Hetch Hetchy grant
We want to get the right kind OF bill
or resolution through the COMMITTEES
\ on public lands, but II we fail In that
1 know that we can get what we want
on the floor of the house"
/ Representative Needham says: san
Francisco is going 70 get the kind OF
resolution that Will be for her best
benefit. I myself am opposed TO an
irrevocable grant OF land in the Hetch
Hetehy valley. MY sole desire 10 20
see San Francisco get what she needs
MONDELL NONCOMMITrAL
/ Mondell. chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on public lands. said today that his
committee had not yet considered the
question of the propriety and legality OF
the action OF the secretary Of the In
terror In making a grant on land IN
the Hetch Hetchy valley to San Fran
cisco. He said that these two ques-
tions might be brought into the debate
before the matter could be settled and.
I in that event, he feared the question
would arise whether this was the only
water supply available for San Fran
cisco. II 1t proved to be the only avail
able water supply then the need OF san
/ Francisco would outweigh the rights
OF the general public in the Hetch
Hetchy valley ana IN the watershed OF
the streams contributory thereto. Mon
dell appeared to think that the granting
OF this valley TO San Francisco would in
volve the protection from contamina-
/ tion OF a vast stretch OF public domain
I In the watersheds contributory to the
valley. To this proposition be did not
seem entirely friendly. although he
would say nothing for quotation
The state senate passed the resolu-
ton prepared By the board Of super
visors instructing Senators Perkins
and Flint and requesting the eight con-
| gressmen to work for Hetch Hetchy
| after a short debate which brought
forth opposition from Senator Curtin
| OF Tuolumne.
CURTIN's ONLY ANOs
Every senator except Curtin voted
for the resolution, and then "Consti-
tutional John" from Sonora added his
vote AYE" to the ress and served no
tice he would move 20 reconsider the
/ vote tomorrow.
Senator Anthony OF San Francisco
started the ball rolling a. soon as
Father Wyman had concluded briec
prayer by inquiring what progress had
been made with the Hetch Hetchy reso-
luton. Speaking 20 a vague question
| of personal privilege the senator OF
classic name declared that the San
Francisco delegation was going to
stand together on Hetch Hetcl.y and
everything else affecting San Francisco.
as they had never stood together in the
past.
When Anthony had finished Senator
Welch reported that the San Francisco
delegation had recommended the adop-
tion ofN the Hetch Hetchy resolution.
But before a roll call could be
taken Curtin was on his feet.
'"Tuolumne is not opposing San Fran
cisco" he said. When San Francisco
gets all the water she wants from
Hetch Hetchy there will still be plenty
left for us. The question We ask is.
Wner6 Is the WAFER 10 Do QlNeELe0.
III Manson has told you that. you
should be satisfied" cut IN Wolfe with
a show Of impatience. You can not
ask San Francisco TO wait in this mat
ter. II we don't pass this resolution
now. we may as well never pass It."
Curtis Opposes Hetch Hetchy
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
/ MENTO. Jan 6.-"Senator Curtin OF
TuOlumns Is attorney for Ham Hall.
/ the mysterious engineer OF san Fran
cisco and Lake Eleanor. who has been
bitterly lighting the Hetch Hetchy
project right along and whom We ex-
eluded from the public utilities com
mite room when he refused 20 show
his credentials or to explain his inter-
est IN the matter"
This statement was made tonight By
/ Supervisors Murphy and McLeran. who
came here to look after the interests
| of the city In the Hetch Hetchy resoiu-
ton. 1t was offered as a possible ex-
PLANTATION OF the stubborn opposition
which Curtin offered to the adoption OF
the concurrent resolution. so ardentlv
desired by the mayor and the board
of supervisors. Murphy and McLsran
came armed with data to disprove all
of Curtin's statements when the fight
comes up again in the morning
Discuss Ways and Means
BERKELEY. Jan. s.-ways and
means Of bringing Hetch Hetchy val
ley water to Oakland and Berkeley will
be discussed at a joint meeting OF the
Oakland council and the town board
of trustees OF this city in Oakland to-
morrow night. The project OF bringing
Sierra water for use by residents OF
this city has been hanging fire for sew
eral months. although indorsed and ap-
proved by the various improvements
clubs.
A solution is expected to be offered
at the joint meeting OF the governing
boards OF Oakland and Berkeley to-
morrow night.
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