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CHRONOLOGY Historical Synopsis of Events Affecting the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Colorado Rive'r Aqueduct Project 1856 Thos CHRONOLOGY Historical synopsis of events affecting The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Colorado Rive'r aqueduct project 1856 Thos. H. Blythe settled in Palo Verde Valley, probably making fh·st California use of Colorado River water. 1860 0. M. W ozencraft and Ebenezer Hadley proposed irrigation and colonization o1 3,000,000 acres in Imperial Valley, using canal route through Mexico via Alamo River. 1876 Lieutenant Eric Bergland investigated and reported unfavorably on routes for an All-American canal from Colorado River to Imperial Valley; pointed to natural route through Mexico. 1877 J uly 17. Thos. H. Blythe made first California filing on Colorado River water for use on his Blythe Rancho in Palo Verde Valley. 1900 Construction of Imperial Canal started by California Development Company, following W ozencraft-Hadley route via Alamo River for 50 miles through Mexico. 1902 June 17. Reclamation Act (32 Stat. 388) approved. 1904 May 10. U. S. Reclamation Service (Bureau of Reclamation) authorized to begin construction of Yuma project. 1905 November. Colorado River broke through into Imperial Valley causing large damage and creating widespread consciousness of need for flood control. 1907 February 10. Colorado River break finally closed. 1911 July 25. Imperial Irrigation D istrict organized. 1914 Congress appropriated $50,000 for study of entire Colorado River basin, thereby financing work leading up to Whistler report. 1918 February 16. Agreement executed between United States and Imperial Irriga­ tion District for construction of the All-American canal. June 11. I ssuance of report by John T. Whistler, engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, recommending storage projects on upper Colorado River total­ ing 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 acre-feet. 1919 June 17. First Kettner bill seeking to authorize construction of an All-American canal introduced in Congress. [ 324] CHRONOLOGY 325 1920 January 7. Second Kettner bill introduced in Congress seeking authority for construction of an All-American canal, plus tributary canals and reservoirs necessary for irrigation in Imperial and Coachella valleys. May 18. Kinkaid Act (41 Stat. 600) approved. Congress authorized and directed examination and report on the condition and possible irrigation development of the Imperial Valley in California. November 27. Preliminary report on problems of the Imperial Valley and vicinity transmitted by Director A. P. Davis, of the U.S. Bureau of Reclama­ tion, to Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to authority of the Kinkaid Act. 1921 May 26. Report issued by board of engineers (A. J. Wiley, James Munn, J. L. Savage, and W. R. Young) declaring Boulder Dam physically practicable and financially feasible. August 19. Act passed, permitting compact between the states regarding the disposition and apportionment of Colorado River water. December 12. Secretary of the Interior Fall began public hearings in San Diego at which expressed opinion was practically unanimous for a large project to develop the Colorado River. 1922 J anuary 26. Colorado River Commission organized at Washington, D. C. February 28. Fall-Davis report on problems of the Imperial Valley and vicinity transmitted to Senate; subsequently published as Senate document No. 142, 67th Congress, 2nd session. April 25. First Swing-Johnson bill to authorize construction of Boulder Canyon dam and All-American canal introduced by Phil D. Swing, to carry out rec­ ommendations of Fall-Davis repot·t on Imperial Valley. Colorado River Commission held meetings: January 26-30 ...................................Washington, D. C. March 15-17. ..................................Phoenix, Arizona March 20 ................................... Los Angeles, California March 27-28 ................................... Salt Lake City, Utah March 29 ................................... Grand J unction, Colorado April 1 ......... :......... ................Denver, Colorado April 2 ................................... Cheyenne, Wyoming November 9-24 ................................... Santa Fe, New Mexico November 24. Colorado River Compact executed by the Colorado River Com­ mission at Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1923 May 10. Boulder Dam Association formed at Fullerton, California. October 23. Board of Public Service, Los Angeles, authorized chief engineer of the Bureau of Water Works and Supply to make surveys to determine feasibility of an aqueduct from the Colorado River to Los Angeles. October 29. Chief Engineer Mulholland, of the Los Ang·eles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, H. A. Van Norman, E. A. Bayley, and party started first reconnaissance for the Colorado River aqueduct. November. Preliminary surveys and investigations for Colorado River aque­ duct were started. December 10. Second Swing-Johnson bill fot· the construction of Boulder Canyon dam and All-American canal introduced by Congressman Swing; companion bills introduced in Senate by Senator Johnson. Successively introduced in 67th, 68th, 69th, and 70th congresses. Failed to come to vote in all but 70th Congress. California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico ratify Colorado River Compact as written. 326 MET R OPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT 1924 February 28. Report on the problems of the Colorado River basin submitted to D. W. Davis, Commissioner of Reclamation, by F. E. Weymouth. June 28. Application 4056 to appropriate a maximum of 1500 cubic feet per second from the surplus waters of the Colorado River filed with State Division of Water Rights by the City of Los Angeles. September 17. Colorado River Aqueduct Association organized at Pasadena, California. 1925 January 19. First bill (S. 178) providing for the organization and operation of metropolitan water districts in California introduced in state senate by Senators A. B. Johnson and Ralph Swing. February 25. Wyoming ratified Six-state Compact. February 26. Colo1·ado ratified Six-state Compact. March 17. New Mexico ratified Six-state Compact. March 18. Nevada ratified Six-state Compact. April 8. Finney resolution passed by California legislature, making California ratification of Six-state Compact effective when 20,000,000 acre-foot storage on the Colorado River was authorized by the Government. April 15. California senate bill No. 178 providing for organization of metro­ politan water districts passed senate by vote of 25 to 9 and transmitted to assembly. April 22. California senate bill No. 178 for metropolitan water districts refused passage in assembly by vote of 43 to 32. June 2. Los Angeles electorate authorized issue of $2,000,000 Colo1·ado River project bonds. October. Funds became available from the $2,000,000 bond issue voted in J une, and aqueduct survey work was immediately expedited. 1926 February 27. Boulder Canyon Project Act intt·oduced in 69th Congress by Congressman Phil D. Swing with companion bill by Senator Hiram Johnson. Failed to come to a vote. This was third Swing-Johnson bill. 1927 January 17. Second bill providing for organization of metropolitan water dis­ tricts introduced in California senate (S. 132). April 6. California senate bill No. 132, providing for organization of metro­ politan water districts passed by senate, 27 to 0 and transmitted to assembly. April 27. California senate bill No. 132 for metropolitan water districts passed in assembly by a vote of 63 to 2 and transmitted to senate for approval. April 29. Metropolitan Water District Act approved by senate and presented to governor for signature. May 10. Metropolitan Water District Act approved by the governor of California. May 17. Act of California legislature approved, creating California-Colorado River Commission for purpose of negotiating agreements, compacts, etc. with other states and the United States. July 29. Metropolitan Water District Act (California Statutes of 1927, p. 694) became effective. August 22, September 2, September 19-29, and October 4. Conference of gov­ ernors held in Denver in effort to agree on state apportionment of water. Meetings called by Governor Dern of Utah. Attended by Governors Dern, Emerson of Wyoming, Adams of Colorado, Dillon of New Mexico, represent­ ing upper basin; Governors Hunt of Arizona, Balzar of Nevada, and Young of California, representing lower basin. CHRONOLOGY 327 December 5 and 6. Boulder Canyon Project Act authorizing construction Boulder Canyon dam introduced in both houses of 70th Congress. This was fourth Swing-Johnson bill. December 16. Special advisers appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, to act as a fact-finding committee on the Boulder Canyon project, made their separate reports. 1928 February 15. Board of directors of City of Pasadena adopted ordinance No. 2636 declaring public necessity and convenience require organization and incorpo­ ration of a metropolitan watet· district, a lso naming cities proposed to be included. May 25. Boulder Canyon Pt·oject Act (Swing-Johnson bill, H.R. 5773) passed by the Hon,:;P.. May 29. Colorado River board, known as the Sibert board, created by joint resolution of Congress to examine and report upon the dam to be constructed under the Boulder dam bill. August 3. Supreme Court of California decided Metropolitan Water District Act constitutional (City of Pasadena v. Chambe1·lain, 204 Cal. 653, 655). October 16. Board of directors, City of Pasadena, calls special election on incor­ poration and organization of Metropolitan Water District, election to be consolidated with general election on November 6, 1928. November 6. Electorates of Beverly Hills, Burbank, Glendale, Glendora, Los Angeles,
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