Show DISPOSITION OF O Argument to Be Heard on Right to Use the Waters May lIay 22 The question of placing the valley In the Yosemite national park at the disposal of San Francisco as a future source of ot water supply will be decided In a large measure by a hearing to be beheld held by b the interior department on n May 25 Oral arguments on the proposition will be delivered before Secretary Bal Ballinger Ballinger linger in the presence of a board of three army arm engineers who have been appointed by the President to advise the secretary on the engineering problem lems lem involved The subject has been before the In Interior Interior tenor department for a long bong time and concerns the question of revoking a permit granted the city some time ago by Secretary Garfield authorizing the use of when the needs of San Francisco exceeded the capacity of Lake Eleanore The geological survey recently de decided decided decided that Lake Eleanore is ample to supply the demand and in response r to toa toa toa a request of Secretary Ballinger the city has submitted a written opinion as asto asto asto to why the permit should not be can cancelled cancelled cancelled celled The oral arguments on Wednesday will be delivered by representatives from the Pacific coast who oppose the revocation of the permit on the ground that it is a necessity to San Francisco as well as s by those who claim that Lake Eleanore is ample and for that reason resist any action that would mar the scenic wonders of Hetch Hetchy |