APPENDIX
A
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REPORTS INVOLVING
CONTRACT OF
FEBRUARY 24, 1917
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From
50 Years On The
Klamath
by John C. Boyle
1.
Department of the Interior
United States
Reclamation Service
History of the
Klamath Project in Oregon-California,
May 1,1903
to
December 31, 1912
by. S. Voorhies, Assistant Engineer.
2. September
1915, Board of Review Hearing and Report on Klamath
Project
,
U. S.
Reclamation Service.
3.
October 9, 1916
, A report recommending the contract for control of the lake and lease of the
Keno power canal by: F. Weymouth-Chief of Construction, U. S. Reclamation
Service
James
T.
Chinnock - Representing
State
of
Oregon
D.
C. Heney - Consulting Engineer
J.G.
Camp - U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
R.
E. Bradbury - Klamath Water Users Association
4.
February 24, 1917, Contract between the United States by Franklin K. Lane,
Secretary of the Interior, and the California-Oregon Power Company.
5.
January 6, 1920
, Contract with Bureau of Indian Affairs
for reclamation of Indian lands.
6.
January 9, 1920
, Report of Herbert D. Newell on need
for lake regulation.
7.
November 18, 1920
, Report after public hearing
recommending that the contract be continued but slightly modified, by Committee
of Chamber of Commerce of Klamath Falls, Oregon American Legion, and Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce.
8.
December 4, 1920
, Public hearing before John Barton Payne, Secretary of Interior, with
U. S. Senator Chamberlain and U. S. Representative Sinnott.
9.
December 10, 1920
, Contract of
February 24, 1917
amended expressly granting prior water rights to the U. S. Government
and better protecting rights of riparian owners.
10.
May 2, 1923
, Public discussion before A. P. Davis,
B. W. Davis, Miles Cannon and others.
11.
February 27, 1924
, Report of Stoutenmeyer and Dent to
Secretary of Interior Work.
12.
December 1925, Hearing before Board of Survey and adjustment for Klamath
Project. Governor Campbell of
Arizona
, Chairman, F. N. Goodwin, representing
the U. S. Government and W. A. Delzell, representing the State of
Oregon
13.
April 30, 1926
, Joint hearing before Committee on
Irrigation and Reclamation 69th Congress of the U. S. Senate Bill 3189 and House
Bill H. R. 9493. These bills were to confer jurisdiction upon the U. S. District
Court or the Court of Claims to hear and determine any suit or suits, action or
proceedings which may be instituted or brought by
the Klamath Irrigation District, to set aside that contract of
February 24, 1917
, cancel sale of
Ankeny
and
Keno
Canals
made in 1923. The record at this hearing summarizes all events occurring to
that date.
14.
Hearing before joint Senate and House Committee of the Oregon Legislature 1927
with reference to legislation to permit canceling the contract of
February 24, 1917
.
15.
June 3,1930
, Contract with Department of Interior
for regulating dam at Keno.
16.
October to, 1930, Hearing before State Reclamation Commissioners of Oregon on
water right filings by Copco on
Klamath River
.
Governor
A. W. Norblad
Thomas
B. McKay
Hal
E. Hoss
Charles
Stricklin, State Engineer
17.
Public hearing, committee reports and records of Oregon Legislative Session of
1931 on House Bill H. B. 315 pertaining to water appropriations on Klamath
River.
18.
December 16, 1930
and
January 19, 1931
, Hearings before the Committee on
Public
Lands
and Surveys, U. S. Senate S-35 56, 71st
Congress, authorizing sale of the McCormick power site to the Klamath Irrigation
District. Testimony by:
John
C. Boyle
Bert
E. Haney
Elisha
Hanson
A.
M. Thomas
19.
September 10, 1931
, Contract of
February 24,1917
further amended with respect to 7-mill power rate.
20. March 1933,
Record of Committee on Senate Joint Resolution No.20, pertaining to regulations
of
Upper Klamath Lake
and
Klamath River
.
Oregon
Legislature 1933.
21.
March 28, 1931
, Public Utilities Commissioner Charles
M. Thomas, on his own motion started proceedings U. F. 587 to investigate the
charges of fraud pertaining to contract of
February 24, 1917
. After hearings in
Klamath Falls
and under date of
August 7, 1934
, the Commissioner issued Order No. 2300
abandoning further investigation of all expenditures made in connection with
regulation of
Upper Klamath Lake
and sale of Ankeny-Keno Canals insofar
as allegations charging fraud were concerned.
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