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Proposition the great city of Los Angeles offers to town of Big Pine for settlement

 
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Title
Proposition the great city of Los Angeles offers to town of Big Pine for settlement
Creator
Special Owens Valley Committee; Matthews, W. B.; Van Norman, H. A.; Hill, Louis C.
Date
12 June 1924
Description
Recommendations to the Board of Public Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles in accordance to the City resolution of October 14, 1924, made by the Special Owens Valley Committee that was appointed to negotiate for a settlement with the people of Owens Valley.
Format Extent
1 page
Subject
Land use; Big Pine Creek (Calif.); Baker Creek (Calif.); Irrigation; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Power-plants; Agriculture--California--Owens Valley; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Administrative Records; Typescripts
Note
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the City of Los Angeles began additional large-scale purchases of land in the Owens Valley to increase its supply of water from the valley, resulting in the city's almost complete control of the valley's agricultural land. This led to a decline in the valley's agricultural infrastructure and economy.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 9; Folder No. 9
Type
Keywords
Language
eng
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