The Parker post., 1912-08-10
BUSY DAYS FOR
COMMITTEES
SEVERAL MEETINGS HELD AT
LOS ANGELES RELATIVE TO
PALO VERDE VALLEY PROJECT
LETTER FROM SENATOR.

the organization of the PalO
Verde Valley Mutual Improvement
association several meetings of the
executive committee have been held
at Los Angeles. number OF com
mitteeS are now engaged In collect
img data on the proposed new irriga-
tion district. The next meeting of
the executive committee lis called for
of the various committees are to be
presented, and further acttiOn taken
by THE joint committee.
AT the last meeting of the execu
tive committee, held on Judy 20, There
were present Mr.. Hobson, Mr.. Stew
art, Mr. Murphy and Mr.. Downs, as
of the interests own
ed and controlled by them in the
Palo Verde valley.
1t was resolved that the executive
committee and these gentlemen con-
stitute a joint committee to discuss
situation.
Mr.. Hobson was invited to state
his attitude, and spoke at length. He
called praticular attention ito the
necessity of getting information from
bond houses aus to the saleability of
bonds, the amounts that would have
to be issued the provisions of the
different statutes under which irriga-
ton could be conducted, and the ne
cessity of ascertaining the assessed
valuation of the real estate Within
the proposed district.
point a committee to CONSULT bond
houses and other sources of informa
tion relative to the saleability OF
bonds, and to appoint a committee
to ascertain and report ON the var
ious legal phases applying particular
ly to taxation, assessments and iSsu-
ing of bonds.
The chairman appointed Messsrs
Hobson, Hamaker and Murphy upon
the bond committee, and Messrs.
Gunn, Stewart, Hart, Furlong and
Drake upon the committee on legal
matters.
Mr. Stewart read to the joint com
mittee an abridgement of the Bridg
ford act, with suggestions aus to the
strong and weak provisions of said
act and applying to our situation.
Mr. Gunn read to the joint COM
mittee the Overflow act and gen
eral discussion took place concern
ing the relative merits of the two
statutes; a decision as to the merits
of which was postponed until the re
port of the committee appointed to
investigate the same.
Appropriation Turned Down.
The following letter was recently
received by H. M. Fraser from Sen
alter Works:
MIR. H. NJ Fraser,
Los Angeles, California.
MY Dear Mr.. Fraser II have your
favor of the 18th instant relating to
the application for am appropriation
for the improvement of the Colorado
river for the protection of property
along it's lime
EVERY effort was made to procure
an appropriation of $1.250. 900 recon-
mended by the secretary of the in
teriOr and the president, but they
failed. The application. for one thing
came too late. The River and HarbC C
appropriation bill, i'm which the appro-
priation should properly be made. had
passed both houses and was i'm con
ference, and the conference committee
report has been made and the bill
Finally passed. so nothing could be
dome i'm that way. | offered the pro
vision for the appropriation as a.
to the Snndry Civil APP
preparation bill, and urged its adOp
tion i'm that report, but after two
HEARINGS on the subject the commit
tee declined to make the appropria
tion at this session. That being so
of course nothing cam be done t.
comply with our request as affecting
the Palo Verde valley 1t may be
THAT something can be done at the
next session of congress, but not &,
this one
VERY truly yours,
JOHN ID. WORKS."
BLYTHE BRIEFS.