Project
Hetch Hetchy Project
A project in about 3,400 Board decisions, 1907–2026.
about 3,400Board decisions about it
1907–2026first and last decision
In short
- 16 Jul 1907Board repealed its earlier resolution abandoning the Hetch Hetchy reservoir application and asked the Mayor to represent it at rehearing.
- 26 Sep 1921Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. granted a 115-day extension to finish its Hetch Hetchy valve contract.
- 8 Sep 1930The Board created a committee to investigate a possible San Francisco water shortage before the Hetch Hetchy project is finished.
- 30 Oct 1950Surplus Hetch Hetchy railroad structures at Groveland, California authorized for sale at public auction; resolution adopted.
- 1 May 2018Supervisors approved Hetch Hetchy power centennial day, May 6
Who appears together
Lines show who appears in the same decisions. It doesn't mean they made a deal.
People
- Ralph McLeranproposed 93 · 1915–25
- Chester MacPheeproposed 31 · 1942–51
- Warren Shannonproposed 31 · 1922–41
Organisations
- Pacific Gas and Electric Companynamed in 91
- Santa Cruz Portland Cement Companynamed in 86
- Standard Oil Companynamed in 84
Places
- Market Stnamed in 21
- Van Ness Avenamed in 14
- Hetch Hetchy Railroadnamed in 12
Left out: Recorder Printing and Publishing Company, paid to print the Board's legal notices, not a party.
More from the records
Who was paid · 78 organisations
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 76 decisions |
| Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company | 86 decisions |
| Standard Oil Company | 83 decisions |
| Ingersoll Rand Company of California | 74 decisions |
| Utah Construction Company | 52 decisions |
| Hercules Powder Company | 58 decisions |
How many decisions pay each one; amounts are not shown until a person checks them.
Votes · 1,834 roll calls
yes 22,816no 735absent 3,312
1,834 printed roll calls; 1,623 were unanimous.
Decisions, by type
| resolution | about 1,700 |
| ordinance | about 720 |
| claim | about 420 |
| other | about 180 |
| motion | about 140 |
| contract | 55 |
Decisions, by outcome
| passed | about 1,200 |
| passed first reading | about 350 |
| referred | about 200 |
| continued | 91 |
| pending | 87 |
| refused | 27 |
about 1,400 decisions have no outcome read yet.
All 3,414 decisions · in date order
- Board repealed its earlier resolution abandoning the Hetch Hetchy reservoir application and asked the Mayor to represent it at rehearing.
- Resolution adopted urging the Secretary of the Interior to grant the city reservoir rights at Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor.
- Mayor authorized to urge the Interior Secretary to favourably decide the city's Hetch Hetchy reservoir site application.
- Proposed agreement to buy Elmer E. Smith's Tuolumne County lands for Hetch Hetchy reservoir sites was passed for printing.
- Payment of $573.65 for expenses of acquiring a Hetch Hetchy Valley water supply was passed for printing.
- Pollok's resolution seeking the City Attorney's opinion on rights under a federal Hetch Hetchy permit was referred to committee.
- The City agreed to buy inside lands in Hetch Hetchy Valley for $150,800, exchanging outside lands with the United States.
- Interior Secretary reinstates San Francisco's application for Hetch Hetchy reservoir rights inside Yosemite National Park.
- Marsden Manson was paid $573.65 for expenses of acquiring a Hetch-Hetchy Valley water supply, by Resolution 2153.
- Mayor is urged to press Congress to favor the city's application for reservoir sites in Hetch Hetchy Valley.
- Mayor's stipulations for Hetch Hetchy water rights with the federal government were read, and action was postponed pending further City Engineer advice.
- City Engineer reports success on Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor sites
Pages that mention it · about 1,800
Scanned pages whose text has the name: about 1,700 Board journal pages, 47 city report pages.
Journal 1907
Journal 1923
Journal 1929
Journal 1946