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ngfch)U. I13.(im.ng;JSS** t!Alameda County Flood EControl DistrictOkayed Ius;nd!\elfatndol-hasAltandjpJeit edal-la*40.the□re'Hrh'ietiay-in-£e—pu~omat,000ts.Idedcitedyiso,rulo-vlny,den,few-annum-'alleiany'varciAltaA county-wide Hood control and water conservation district for Alameda county has been authorised by the cov.nly board of supervisors and the state legisla-lure lias been asked to give the district its stamp of approval.In action this week the board oT supervisors approved a billcreating the district and memorialized the legislature to give its sanction,The measure was sponsored and developed by the Alameda County Lynd Development committee, which is meeting in a dinner session at Svends-gaard's restaurant today at 6:30 p.m. Nai Edwards is chairman of the committee, and Floyd Sparks and Fred Cox are Hayward arc a chamber of commerce representatives to ihe group,ACTION IN LIVERMOREThe super visors' announcement also came simultaneously with a move an the part of the Livermore chamber of commerce to secure data on the possible formation of a Murray lewnship water district. The chamber has scheduled a public meeting lor Jan. 12, where information and legal guidance dji the formation of a water district for Murray township lo secure water from Folsom-Dr,Vi, would be sought, according to Jce Michel I, president. The meeting will he held at chamber of commerce offices in Livermore.Under I ho hill proposed by the supervisors a county-wide districtwould ..be created to provide forthe control and conservation flood and storm waters, protect watersheds, water courses, hors, public highways, as well as life and properly from damage or destruction from flood waters/’ LONG-NEEDED SILLHarry Bur tel I, chairman and spokesman for the board of supervisors, in announcing the form of the bill, said, This bill is something Alameda county bar. needed lor a long tune/' The measure was dratted by Douglas Dunning, deputy district attorney.The order for preparation of the bill was given by the board of supervisors last summer when the county's water table around Newark, Centerville, Alvarado, Pleasanton and Livermore dropped to an alalining Sow.The bill calls for:1. The sale of bonds, levying and collecting of taxes and assessments on land within the district;Iof2. Management and control the area, willi officers and the supervisory act in g in that capacity3. The right of eminent domain in the district;4. Measurement and study of water supply and rights within the territory;Planning and operation of a system of parks, playground 3. beaches, on land required for the district’s uses.• !PalestineIsraeliAgree to UNCease-FireOfmlt;AiHi.tiralel«h*IDLitfirbyheGcathIcpr n3 iu:JuViHu1*-TEL AVIV, (U.R)—The Israeli cabinet has agreed lo accept the Uni led No icons cease-fire order but will refuse to withdraw Israeli troops from posilions along the Egyptian frontier, reliable sources reported today.These sources said the cabinet agreed to give Foreign Minister Moshe Shenlk full p’owor lo reply to liie security council's order. The reply will be forwarded 1 to Lake Success within 24 hours,.. A .spokesman said the Ggyp-of liana had suffered casualties in the last two days, and had’ lost bar- considerable equipment. lie said two Egyptian planes wove shot down iii air combat, and a troop train was ambushed near Llie border.Demolitions stopped the train as it was moving north along the coast. Withering fire frmn all sides killed or wounded most of the Egyptians aboard, (he spokesman said.The spokes man declined to comment on rumors- that Israeli forces have captured I lie town of Rafa almost on the Egyptian border. T!o said oil was quiet 0:1 oihcr fronts.Authoritative sources stressed that the reply would be sent, by the foreign office and not by Ihe Israeli government.W'lmri(plPiSItvththasmri«of;T«;J .5 5;/ if. Ifff!thMKmDn»S.Eh.wp;sc►IZIVfcntlCI
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Hayward Daily Hayward Review
Hayward, California, US
Thu, Jan 06, 1949
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