1955-2670day of March, 1955.
ATTEST:
RESOLUTION YO. 2670
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF T CITY OF ANAHEIM
OPPOSING THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECTS AS
PROPOSED IN S. 500 AND H.R. 270 AND THE FRYINGPAN- ARKANSAS
PROJECT AS PROPOSED IN S. 300 AND H.R. 412, NOW PENDING IN
CONGRESS.
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is vitally dependent on a water supply
obtained from the Colorado River, and
WHEREAS, California's rightful share of Colorado River water is
threatened by the Upper Colorado River Basin projects as proposed in S. 500
and H.R. 270 and the Fryingpan- Arkansas project as proposed in S. 300 and H.R.
412, now pending in Congress,.and
WgzulAS, the aforementioned projects would inflict on all taxpayers
of this City and the Nation an unjustifiable burden of more than four
billion dollars, and
WHEREAS, these political pump priming schemes if authorized would
furnish water to grow the kind of crops which are already in great surplus in
this country, and which are already heavily subsidized by the taxpayers, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado River Board of California, official state
agency charged with the responsibility of safeguarding California's existing
contracts for Colorado River water, has gone on record strongly opposing
these measures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the enactment of these project
bills is against the interest of the City of Anaheim in particular and the
State of California in general and should be opposed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Anaheim respectfully requests
the representatives of the State of California in the Congress of the United
States to actively oppose the enactment of the above mentioned bills or any
similar proposals, and that certified copies of this resolution be air
mailed to our Congressional representatives, and copies be made available to
press and radio news sources.
TT-T FOREGOING RESOLUTION is signed and approved by me this 22nd
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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PiAYOR OF THE CITY 0t ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE s s
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, DENE it. 'WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted
at a regular meeting provided by law of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim held on the 22nd day of March, 1955, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Pearson, Fry, Schutte, Wisser and
Van Wagoner.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim
approved and signed said resolution on the 22nd day of March, 1955.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 22nd day of March, 1955.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM