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1558 Flood ProtectionRESOLUTION NUME{ER 1558 A RESOLUTION pertaining to proposed flood protection works for the City of Salina, with participation by the United States of America: WHEREAS,�the Congress of the United States of America has duly -adopted Public Laa► 566, the same being expressive of proposed public works; and WHEREAS, said -document includes and approves flood protection works for the City of Salina, Kansas;; and WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has instituted a program for . a study of river and'stream stabilization as.part of its system of flood control, which program is'particularly favored by the Board of Commission- ers of the City of Salina'.. Kansas; and WHEREAS, before such approved plan can be implemented, it will be necessary for the (3ongress of the United States of America to provide funds for the acquisition of right-of-way providing for changes in high- ways., the construction of bridges, and all other costs that might accrue to it under the proposed plan; and WIHREA.S, the Board of Commission lb of the City of Salm, Kansas, deems it in the public interest that said flood protection works be constructed and said flood protection plan be carried out in all details; and SO, NOIR, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMW ISSIONERS of the City of Salina, Kansan: That it earnestly solicits the Congress of the United States of America to appropriate sufficent funds and monies and make the same available tothe Corps of Engineers of the United States of America in order that such agency may draftplans and specifi cat ons and perform all work necessary and incidental thereto for the construction of such works; and so that the City of Salina, Kansas, may be advised therefrom the nature and extent of its duties in order to facilitate the imple- mentation of such plan. That the City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas, be and he is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Honorable Andrew F. Schoeppel, the Honorable Frank Carlson, the Honorable Wint Smith, the Director of the Budget, and Major General Samuel'D. Sturgis of the Corps of Engineers, aforesaid. (SEAL) Attest-* Introduced and adopted: May 3rd, 1955• H. E. Peterson City Clerk STATE OF KANSAS ) ) SS COUNTY OF SALINE ) A. W. Hawkes Acting, Mayor I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and cor- rect copy of Resolution Number 1558 passed by the Board of Commissioners May 3rd, 1955. City Clerk 1 I.