The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
men CHOSEN FOR
WASHINGTON TRIP
Mccarthy, Long, Manson, Marx
and Lane Will Appear for
City Before Ballinger

Two important steps were marked
yesterday in the city's progress to ac-
quire its Hetch Hetchy Sierra water
supply system. The board of super
visors named the representatives tc
proceed to Washington and present the
| municipalities case in the hearing be-
fore Secretary of the Interior BallingeI
May Is relative to his threatened re-
vocation of the Hetch Hetchy valley
portion of the Garfield grants
Mayor Mccarthy, City Attorney Long
City Engineer Manson, Special Coun-
sci f. a. Lane and Engineer Charles
ID. Marx of Stanford university will
leave. probably May Z, for the capital
The board named the five representa-
t1ves al the mayors suggestion.
FORESTRY BUREAU ACCEPTS MAPS
City Engineer Manson announced
also that the forestry bureau had ac-
cepted the city's maps filed to show
It's proposed routes for the Cherry
creek and Tuolumne diversion canals
renewing the permission given in Feb
ruary, 1909, just before Secretary Gar
field went out of office, to construct
LIcSc necessary waterways IN the ma
tional Yosemite park.
The sum of $1,000 was set aside to
fence in the city's holdings in the park
and outside of the Hetch Hetchy valley
the purpose being to conserve the for
age on the sections for the use of the
clty's teams to be at work at the dam
site of Lake Eleanor and other points
The sum of $4,000 was also voted initi-
ally for the expenses of the Washing
ton trim PrnfaSSOr he 4
for his services as hitherto agreed in
former employment by the city as a
water expert.
THE MAYORS LETTER
The mayors letter, upon which the
board acted, set forth in detail the itin-
erary to be followed, the probable date
OF departure and the personnel of the
party The communication follows:
beg leave TO submit, for the consdera-
tion of your honorable board the fact that
the time has now arrived when the city and
county OF San Francisco is obliged TO answer
the citation of the secretary of the interior,
X. A. Ballnger, to appear through repre-
sentatiyes. at Washington, not later than
May 49, 1910. for the purpose of showing
why the Garfield permit to use the
Hetcn Hetchy water source should not be
voked.
respectfully suggest that a party. cen
sisting of the city attorney, Percy V. Long;
Attorney E. A. Lane; the city engineer.
Marsdon Manson; Prof. C. D. Mary of Stan
Ioru university, the mayor, and II you deem
1T necessary, any members of the public utili-
ties committee of your honorable board, con-
stitute San Franciscos representatives
AT the same time, 1 would further re-
spectfuly suggest that your honorable board
Immediately proceed TO adopt necessary
measures which will provide for the payment
OF expenses Of such trip. covering, at the
same time, whatever compensation is to be
paid to Professor Marx for his expert serv-
Ices, the same to be appropriated from what
ever segregation OF the general water funds
may be proper. In this connection, 1 re-
specuully invite your attention to a sim
liar payment made previous occa-
sion. when the city obliged to send
representatives to Washington upon the
water matter.
l would further ask at this time that
your honorable board provide a measure
covering expense for the refunding of what
receipts, to have been paid out by the
mayors office for sending and receiving
kilograms on the Hetch Hetchy water
matter TO date.
Under present arrangements, it seems
expedient that the official party shall leave
San Francisco Saturday, May {, 1910, and
shall first proceed TO the city of Mil
waukee for the purpose of witnessing a
of garbage destroying plant, newly
erected, which plant nets a cash profit
to the city of Milwaukee, instead of In
curing expense for operation / should
the evening of May 10 or IL, departing
therefrom May 13, and leaving Chicago
May II for Washington, 'eaching the lat
ter destination May 16.
In view of the fact that this official
party must leave the city at the time
specified. it is respectfully urged that your
honorable board dispose of these matters
Immediately. Yours very sincerely.
Mayor of the City and County Of San
Francisco.