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STATE OF COLORADO, )
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County of Eagle,
1, Nettie 11.- Cave, Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, do here-
by certify that at a regular meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners of said County, held at Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado,
on the 5th day of June, A. D. 1933, the following action was taken,
to-wits
"Commissioner George W Watson read and moved the adoption of
the following resolution, to-wits
"Whereas, His Excellency, Honorable
Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of the State of
Colorado, intends to oall a special session
of the Legislature to consider various
matters of importance to the State of Colo-
rado,
And, Whereas, it has been rumored that
an attempt will be made to have a certain
bill or bills relating to the diversion of
Western Slope waters to the Eastern 3lope,
made a speoial order of business at said
special session,
And, Whereas, The Board of County Comm-
issioners of Eagle County, Colorado, aoting
in behalf of the residents of said County,
is unalterably opposed to suoh measures as
last mentioned, and to the consideration of
said matters in the oall for said special
session, for the following reasons to-wit,
1. That economy demands that
such a session be as short
as possible, and said session
should not be prolonged by
consideration of such measures
as afore mentioned.
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2, That saidt matters should be
oonsidered only at a regular
session of the Legislature,
3, That the immediate safety and
future prosperity of the entire
• Western Slope would be danger-
ously jeopardized by o onsideration
of suoh measures.
Now, Therefore, Be It _Resolved, that we, the
Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County,
Colorado, earnestly beseech and respectfully
request His Excellency, Honorable Edwin C. Johnson,
Governor of the State of Colorado, not to include
the matter of diversion of said waters in his
oall for said speoial session of the Legislature,
and that such matters not be permitted to be
made a special order of business at same,
And, Be It Further Resolved, that this
resolution be spread upon our minutes and that
a oopy hereof be forwarded to His Excellency,
Honorable Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of the
State of Colorado, for his consideration,"
Commissioner H. As Nottingham seoonded said motion and upon vote
taken, the same was unanimously carried and said resolution
declared adopted."
IN WITNESS 4'JH1 REOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the
seal of said County, at Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado, this 8th
day of June, A, D. 1933
er. o a oari o oun y omm ss oners
of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado