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RESOLUTION NO. 1498
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, 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 E1 Segundo, California, 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
WHEREAS, 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 au-
thorized 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 taxapyers, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado River Board of California, offici-
al 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 E1
Segundo in particular and the State of California in general and
should be opposed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of E1 Segundo re-
spectfully requests the representatives of the State of California
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in the Congress of the United States to actively oppose the en-
actment 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.
Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of April,
1955.
Mayor of the City of =gr Segundo,
California.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELS, S5.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO.
I, Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing Re-
solution, being Resolution No. 1498 , was passed and adopted by
the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said
City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at an ad-
journed regular meeting of the said Council held on the 6th day
of April, 1955, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
6th day of April, 1955•
(SEAL)
City C:er o the C' y o
El Segundo, Califo ia.
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