Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-03-23 | Page 1 | Boulder Dam Power Division Basis Reached

Ul fR DAM DAMP P POWER WR DiViSION mN BA IS D Wilbur Announces Figures Figures Fig Fig- ures of Allotments to Various Groups CITIES GET SHARE Lessee to Bear Costs of Installation Installation In In- Operation WASHINGTON March 22 UP Following months of negotiation tho the interior department today an announced announced an an- final agreement on the al allocation allocation allocation al- al location of power to bo developed at atthe atthe atthe the governments government's Boulder Boul Boul- del der canyon dam project The Southern California Edison company and other power corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- will receive e 9 I per cr cent of or the power Secretary Wilbur lIbur stated staled Thirty six per pel cent will wm go o to time the metropolitan water district of ot southern California CONTRACTS BEING DRAWN Of or the this remainder Nevada NC and Arizona each cach were allotted 18 per iier percent cent whilo the city o of Los Angeles and other oilier municipalities will get 13 19 per pcr cent in all nil Wilbur said Contracts Contracts Con Con- tracts aro are now being drawn on thisba this tills ba basis ls Sharing with tho the Southern California California Cali CaU- fornia Edison dl on company In its 9 0 per percent percent cent allotment aro are the Southern Sierras Power company compan tho the Los Angeles Gas Gns and J. J a Uon tion and th tho thoa Sa a. a Diego aGas a- a Gas and Electric company according accord In ing to the secretary's H. H Tho The companies s m must mut t. t 3 arco asto the division Altogether 6 per cent of or tho the ID 19 per pcr cent allocated to the Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles group will go to th theY the municipalities municipalities o of Anaheim Burbank Beverly Beverly Bev Bev- erl erly Hills Colton Collon Glendale Fullerton Fullerton Fullerton Fuller- Fuller ton Newport r Beach Pasadena Buy Riv San Bernardino and Santa Ana Aria under tho time final agreement OPERATE ON LEASES Contracts ne negotiated with the thc Southern California E Edison lson company com com- pany and tho tIme elt city of Los will ill stipulate that they operate the plant as lea leases cs tho limo Secretary stated Time The government o Itself will install tho the dam darn powerhouse tunnels penstocks pen stocks and machinery but time the costs of or installation and amI operation will sill be borno borne by tho those e contracting for the tIme power according to the tIme agreement Title flUe will bo held b by tho United States and the tIme secretary o of tho Interior in interior In- In tenor will appoint a a. director to su supervise su- su operations it was