Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. Il. UR) Sec
retary of the Interior Wilbur To-Day
submitted to representatives OF the
four largest potential purchasers OF
Boulder Dam power q tentative set
I'D of prices and regulations. he
suggested electricity be sold at l.65
mills per lliloWatt hour with pro
visions for readjusting this rate al
the end Of fifteen years.
Under the proposed program the
United States would construct the
dam. outle. works, power plant
building. and power tunnels. Inc
lessees Of power would buy, install
and maintain all machinery and
equipment. Operation Of the dam
and reservoir would be a govern
men. responsibility.
Wilbur suggested power contracts
be made as soon as possible with
the larger buyers and that they
form a corporation to operate the
plant
The following three alternative
major proposals were submitted TO
the conference by Wilbur:
/. That contracts be executed
with the Metropolitan Water Dis
trict and the City of Los Angeles
for the entire power available, With
provision in the contract for release
of 35 per cent Of the power for the
use of other states and other appll-
cants. like the Southern California
Edison company, to whom II may be
later allocated by the secretary,
such ALLEGATION to be made with due
regard TO preference right and the
public interest, as the act requires.
2. That contract be executed with
the Metropolitan Water District anu
the City OF Los Angeles for 90 per
cent of the power available for use
by that district, the city OF Los An
geles and other municipalities IN
Southern California with provision
for later ALLEGATION of the remaining
35 per cent to the states and othcr
applicants. Such ALLEGATION 10 be
made by the secretary.
3. That contract be executed With
the Metropolitan Water District. the
city of Los Angeles, and the Sou
them California Edison company
for the entire power available, the
Metropolitan Water District to be
entitled only to such amount Oh
power as may be necessary 10 pump
water for domestic purposes, Wltn
provision III the contract for release
of the remaining available power for
usa of the states aud other appi-
cants to whom it may be allocated
by the secretary.
Regarding water from the dam,
Wilbur proposed no charge DC made
for that used in the Imperial ana
Coachclla valley. The following
rates were suggested for other pdr-
chaSerS:
!. Fifty cents per acre foot for
water diverted by the Metropolitan
water district below power outlet OF
Boulder dam.
2. Ten cents per acre foot for
water diverted for irrigation pur-
poses below power outlets Of Boul-
der dam.
3. Fifty cents per acre foot for
water diverted for domestic purposes
below power outlets of Boulder dam,
Representative of the Metropoli-
tan Water District. including the
City of Los Angeles, the Southern
California Edison Company, the
Southern Sierras Power Company,
the State Of Nevada, met with viii
bur and Reclamation Commissioner
Mead.
In submitting mis- program VIII
bur urged the representatives to
subordinate local demands to the
need of power and water through
cut the entire southwest.
After Wilbur had submitted his
proposals the conference adjourned
until p. m. tomorrow to give the
representatives time to study them,