Show DIAMOND GREEK CREEK DAM OAM BUILDERS BUILDERS' I HIT HII lEGAl SNAG R Request quest Made for Injun Injunction tion to Stop Work by Gil rand Interests on Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado River Project t PHOENIX Ariz March 1 AP i Ap-i for a temporary injunction tiO tion was was riled filed In the United States district court here late today against James B B. Girand Phoenix PhoeniX- engineer to stop work on th the theDla- theDla Dla Dia Diamond mond Creek project on the the Colorado tOJo- tOJo Coo Colo rado ratio riv rIver er in Mohave e county Ariz The defendant n ant was wa ordered to appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear in incourt court on n March 15 to show cause why the injunction sl should not be granted ted Const Construction n work ot on the dam was started arted last December by and assocIate associates of f th the Cojo- Cojo ri JU ei 1 l i l f eVet Vel i n d Jl t tR i federal d r 1 p d td to grant hm a license H ense to Id build the the dam m. m i i I WILL RESIST GOVERNMENT Declaration that Tie be and ric hl his 1118 as associates s- s are going to resist the governments government's effort to enjoin us proceeding with the w work rk at Diamond Creek was made by Mr I Girand In a statement here bere today when Informed that he had been made miLde defendant In a a suit to halt baIt construction of the Diamond Creek dam on the C Colorado river I TUCSON Ariz Aria March 1 1 T The e i legal egal action against the DI Diamond mond Continued on page 4 4 I. I DIAMOND CREEK Continued from page 1 1 Creek project instituted at Phoenix today according to F. F H. H Bernard United States district attorney for tor Arizona was begun at the direction of ot Attorney General Daugherty I The governments government's petition Mr l Bernard said recites that Girand and associates were granted by the federal power commission in June 1921 a preliminary permit authorizIng authorizing ing them to continue survey work II at the Diamond Creek site Late in December 1923 the petition re recites recites recites re- re cites actual work consisting of ot drilling several holes in the walls of the canyon was started at DIamond Diamond Diamond Dia Dia- mond Creek although a final li license Ii- Ii cense necessary for actual construction construction construction con con- work had not been Issued the Girand Interests by the federal power commission AUTHORIZATION DESIRED The government seeks to enjoin Girand interests from continuing further construction work at Diamond Diamond Diamond Dia Dia- mond Creek until the federal power commission has authorized this work The Diamond Creek or Girand project contemplates the cOnstruction construction construe construe- tion of a privately-owned privately hydroelectric hydroelectric hydro hydro- electric electrio power development de dam at atan atan atan an estimated cost of ot The project according to specifications specifications made public by the Girand Interests would develop approximately approximately approximately horsepower Announcement that actual construction construction construction con con- work worle had been started at Diamond Creek was made late In December of last year by Girand when he filed affidavits with the state water commissioner that he had complied with the provisions of ofa ofa ofa a state permit that would have ex expired expired expired ex- ex December 31 31 1923 had Girand failed to start work An extension of the tho state permit had been re refused refused refused re- re fused by the state water commissIon commission commis commis- sion ston at the direction of ot Governor G. G W. W P. P Hunt of Arizona |