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R e f e r r i n g to your memorandum o f A p r i l 11th upon the above, s u b j e c t : The three c o n s t i t u t i v e elements in a v a l i d app r o p r i a t i o n p r i o r to June l 6 , 1913, a r e : ( a ) the p o s t in g of the n o t i c e , ( b ) the r e c o r d a t io n o f the n o t i c e , and ( c ) d i l i gent p ro se cu tio n o f the work. Item (b ) i s e a s i l y proved, but from the attached I am n o t ' a b l e to say that there is d e f i n i t e evidence o f Items ( a ) and ( c ) . I think in connection the scone o f that with th that you should lo ok in to the d e c is io n s A c t fib. 9P91 and a s c e r t a i n d e f i n i t e l y ?ict a thus in t e r p r e t e d and f i n d out hether i t .cov ers a p p ro p ria tio n s since i t s e f f e c t i v e date, My understanding' i s —although" I may belSrsTSFen — that~ars" to the l a t e r ap p ro p ria tio n s they must be acted upon and approved by the Water Commission. suggest als o that i you have el meeting with Mr. Adamson and Mr. Adams and go over each one o f these matters in d e t a i l and make a reco rd as to j u s t what must be done. In t h e f i r s t p la c e there are some assignments apparently which should be made to b r in g t i t l e in to our company and we ought I b e l i e v e to l i n e up or at l e a s t asc e r t a i n where may be found the p r o o f c o v e r in g the p o s t in g and the p ro se cu tio n o f the work in question. So much f o r the water r i g h t s themselves. I t goes without saying that our pipe l i n e r i g h t s should be made matters o f reco rd and these should be discussed and programmed with Mr. Adamson and Mr. Adams. This i s a l a r g e subject but a g re a t deal is in v o lv e d and i t j u s t i f i e s the most minute a t t e n t i o n to d e t a i l . Fred E. P e t t i t ,