Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-31 | Page 7 | Niagara is Kept in Waterpower Bill

I NIAGARA IS KEPT IN WATERPOWER Vl BILI BIL Washington Aug Auh 30 Although Although an attempt to exclude boundary streams from the time provisions pro of ot tho the administration tion wat water power power r-power leasing bill failed tal on ona a a. tentative e vote vot s today Representative Humphreys of gave o notice that thal ho he would renew tho the effort later with the time Idea of or exempting the Niagara river In tn particular from the provisions of oC the bill Tho Time House adopted an amendment b providing provid pro by Representative Representative- Humphreys Humphres ing ilig that the tIme authority to I issue su permits to private corporations be bo limited to concerns In which a It of or tho the stock is Ie owned b by United States IU- IU zen a a. a An amendment b by Representative e Sinott of ot Oregon giving states tates or municipalities mu mu- affected b by nn nay any prop proposed oiled project eight weeks eks' eks notice by publication ca tion before a n. preliminary license Is Is Issued Issued Is- Is sued to a private concern was adopted Another amendment b by n Representative presenta- presenta thc tive French of ot Idaho permitting a state or municipality to take over o power within five fI the projects years from I time private development begins upon the p m payment nt of ot an amount to be bo determined determined deter deter- mined by the tho power commission was WM upon re re- re