Show U f Q Ii l W Water 7 a Vt er I iII 1 I Comb Combines ines Ideas By THOMAS rAS' rAS MATHEWS VS Described d as s ris one of ot the most far far- seeing far measures to o come before be be for fore the the present session a a. e com compromise m promise water water- bill which would provide for development of Utah's vu vital ital f w water ter supplies for the next several ral decades was slated for introduction Friday in the Ule senate Combining interstate and Intrastate intrastate intrastate intra- intra state features of tWo vo previous proposals proposals pro- pro bill wo would ld se set up a asta sta wide state wide c-wide bipartisan water board to plan and carry out but water development development de de- de- de and reservoir cons construction c tion il in irk the state together with protecting the states state's r rights In state out-of-state water sources It is a compromise of f bills drafted draft draft- ed cd previously by William R. R Vallace Wallace Wal Val lace president of ot Utah Water Vater Users and Sen Mitchell CR R. R Grand which set up the same go goal J but proposed different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent methods of procedure Follows Parleys The compromise measure was drafted following a series of meetings meet meet- ings of a special water committee commit commit- tee with mh Atty Gen Grover A. A Giles Biles who acted as arbitrator and legal counsel V V It would set up a board of ot 1 1 14 members selected on a wide state basis not m more re than seven of ot whom may be of or one ne political party with vali the state engineer as as' as member and cx executive V Th The b board ard would h have hav at its disposal l. for o construction purposes n a r revolving a and d conti continuing fund I expected via tar start with pro proposed s d by Gov for tor r res reservoir s- s construction V This fund would be in addition to a regular bie biennial appropriation tion to tobe be expected approximately to finance surveys plans and and furnish technical assistance to t the state engineer one of the primary duties of the board Decisions of the board in respect respect respect re re- re- re to construction for water devel development de de- de- de vel would be subject to approval by the st state te board of examiners and contracts contract's for such Buch cons construction 1 would also be bere re TC re- re q Jo to meet their approval before be be- fo fore accepted V Member Selection Board members would be se selected selected selected se- se on a a wide state-wide basis with two from tram each of ot seven seven drainage areas in the state including two In the south and so southeast th ast sectIon sections sec sec- tIon of ot the state representing Colorado river drainage d districts The Utah Water Vater Users Ann would submit twice as many many nam-es nam names as there are po positions on the board with the gOV governor to tom tomake tomake m make ke the final appointments The water association would a also o re retain retaIn re- re tam tain Its advisory capacity as previously pre pre- suggested In t the e Wal Wallace ace bill by Iby recommending projects and V priorities to the water board The final meeting to draft the bill was attended d by Alonzo o W W. Watson secretary ry of the water association lon a 8 supporter of the Wallace measure Sen See Sec F Page ge 7 Column 4 Compromise Water Bill dill Introduced in Senate Continued from Page One and Sen J. J Welton Ward D. D Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder and Rep Horace L. L Allred Mired R. R Duchesne chairmen of or respective respective re respective re- re arbitration committees from the House and Senate Low rental housing for veterans is b expected to become a senate enate Issue Thursday with the readying of a bill to grant counties and nd cities clUe or other state political subdivisions subdivisions sub sub- divisions the power power to form local housing associations The senate Wednesday made bleak the salary increase picture with the killing by a a vote one-vote margin of S. S B B. 4 which would have increased supreme court justices justices' justices justices' justices justices' jus jus- jus- jus tices' tices incomes from to District court judges fared a little better with th t the e passage of S. S B. B 5 after atter the recommended increase of per per year had been amended amend amend- ed to a The latter bill bilI passed by a 4 19 vote also in increased increased In in- creased their term of office to six years The increase of tenure does not apply to incumbents The house showed no inconsistency Inconsistency inconsistency tency in killing two trade regulation regulation regulation regula regula- tion measures Wednesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon following the governors governor's budget message Kill Hill Plumber BUlA Bill BUI BUIA BillA A bill which would have ha vo spread plumber regulations over towns of ot or less population H. H B B. B 28 was the first to get the house ax Representatives from rural ar areas as ganged up on the proposal In floor debate claiming their areas could not support a full time licensed plumber and succeeded in gaining a 49 10 negative vote The second bill to go down to defeat the defeat the watchmakers watchmakers' bill H. H B. B 21 was 21 was attacked from more Ideological angles Sponsor pleas of public protection against unethical practices pra tices were snowed under 38 to 17 by v votes tes in protest protest protest pro pro- test to further interference with private business through required licensing of watchmakers The defeated measure was Introduced Introduced Introduced In In- into the house by title only Its It's in the senat sen- sen senat at S B 17 has not yet come out of ot committee and Sen Newell Knight R. R Salt Lake said he in intended intended intended in- in tended tp to o ask the house to rescind its action and table the bill until the senate has had an opportunity to debate its measure Slate Two Issues Two other senate enate bills were slated to come up in the house Thursday one me being the proposal to take motor vehicle registration fees tees from the department of publicity publicity pub pub- and industrial development and transfer them to the state road commission and the otner to repeal repeal repeal re re- re- re peal the present contractors' contractors licensing law Jaw replacing It with a anew anew anew I new act Other bills r ready ady for introduction introduction introduction tion include a measure by E E. K Olson D. D Carb Carbon to ad adds add certain roads road in Carbon county to the state highways system Reps David K K Holther R. R Weber and nd David K Lewis and andI Ke Keith th Browne BroWne G GOP 9 P representatives I tives from Salt Lake county In to another b bill would place the sale or delivery of beer to retailers on ona ona ona a cash b basis sis and prohibit allowance allowance alloWance allow alloW- ance of discounts on cash sales Another bill would add to the University of Utah and Utah State Agricultural college to Increase their building funds by permitting permUting the two schools to increase building building building build build- ing construction fees lees in student tuition to 20 instead of ot the present present pres pres- ent maximum of 10 |