Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-27

UnasuE" uI |NlH htlt hHNlt SUM- ~" ~
pulutpI by the Governor, ~ aud WIN
The advice and Consent a. tue SENATE
state ur siuCCr whl email hold his
tric. ,nr tho tenn Oi two years aud
until his successor is appointed and
qualified. y, person shall uo appointed
as such state engineer who IL mol
En WI 90 have such theoretical ana
practical qualifications asa hydraulic
engineer aud such knowledge Of ltii-
gallon ryetpmu IN Utah o. shall NJ
him Tor tho position. The Governor
may remove such state engineer for
cause, and, la case % such removal, or
| in case VI death Or resignation, appoint
| q successor Such State engineer snail
| have hi office Ut the State capitol In
| hn Office 90 boz provided iot hin ~ the
| state board OF examiner. Before en-
] trtlrg upon the duties OF his onice,
| taiI = ate engineer shall take the oalh
| VI office before some duly author
/ fized officer 10 faithfully perform the |
iutita u bile Office, aud shall file such |
oath with the d, cfrtatv liS,ate. Botlto |
entering upon tho duties Of HE tinct, |
said state engineer shall ile WITH thr |
secretary OF State an oillCial bond In |
the penal tum OF I've thUusaud dOilaft, !
| with not lees than two sufollrs, 10 be
approved by the Governor, AMI c0udi.
iloned upou he faithful discharge Of
his duties and for delivery TO his sue
rtss1r all property belonging TO the
State then in bis possession or CONTROL
lie shall alsD have power 10 purchase
such books. stationery equipments aud
printed forms Ne may be necessary TOT
tho proper performance Of bis duties
not t1 excrel nvo hundred dollars tue
| Hut year, out OF such money ~ may
be appropriated by tho Legislature lot
that turpose. and which email b. paid
by the State treasurer upon warrants
drawn by tue Stale auditor upon the
certificates VI tho State I'm.
gineer. Said State eugiueor shall
receive salary u one thou
sand dollars per year, payable
: mon hly By the Slate treasurer, upon
warrants drawn by tue State auditor,
toutther with hi actual expenses, ~
shown by an iiom'zed bill, ntcrssafily
incurred when called away from the
Y 4 ate capital in the discharge Of his
uuu,s, 10 DO approved by Tue state
. b.hrd VI examiner, IA sum not 10
I. exceed three hundred $500 dUllafe
u pet Hunum.
sec. Z. The state engineer shall
make VI cause 10 be- made careful meas.
uremrnts OF the dow IN cubic feet yer
:. second OF tue various streams Ia the
u STATE whose waters are OF are likely TO
u be- appropriated aud used through that
u mart oi the tcAtOn, which lie may
d deem necessary or uIptjient 10 afford
Information Tor irrgstIOu purposes,
commencing with those streams most
ustd Tor Irrigation. lie shall collect
d facts and make surveys 10 ascot
is tain the suitable locations for reset
+ yoirs upOn streams where such
c. reservoirs may he possible an
u. beneficial, aud shall, ~ far a. possible
% dstefmino tho cost OF o3nhiIuctn
~ such reservoirs, and all other farte pos
sibio Ia regard W quantity OF EAtu
Gu possible 10 DC stored, the character aul
.0' sKtunt Of land that may DO ruclalmo
OF by tho water from such reservoirs, u
gothrr with all other Information po'
% sible tuat may bear upon tue HuUI Of
10. lie shall become familiar with TIA
M water ways and the irfigaDle land o
W the state anu tho needs Of the State a
~ irrigation matters, and all records O
any suuh Information thull DO IN
property OF tae State aud Open 10 puU
no Io inspection. lie shall keep full AMI
he complete records Of all mvasuremVnl
fbt OF stfeams, surveys examinations an
he ether valuable In ofmauOn, that ma.
com. iuto his possession c1nugtniu
he any Of the duties Of bis ttiice.
ua Sec. B.. Any person, association o
~ coronation wuich snail desire 10 con
bio suuut auy dam OF Oyko Tor the pa
M p1se OF storing any the waters Of Ia
M State, when the same is 20 be mos
glau ton feet in height, shall suOm
duplicate plaus, drawings AMI spooii
calious ~ tbs proposed work 10 th
It. Htate engineer, who shall, as sprodil
I d. fIsV "a ~ Ia
ate examine such plans, drawings ~
mi specinoati0us, aud, n he approx,
lns tnsm, no shall FIX his approval thetet
lux and return one copy Teach such pla
no. craving or specification, with his a
~ proVai, ~ the party OF parties proposal
lTsi 10 construct tue works. II the Sta
iri engineer shall ditapprovo OF tuC
ant plnns. drawings or Bpeci ncAtlOnH,
lud shall return the same with his writ,
iOl- objection thereto aud suggestions
changes 10 the party or parties nil
the the came. In case OF works Of gee
late importance, especially where life
ed. property wh0uld be endangered by Il
puf failure VI such wofEs, the State eul
nd nrer mHy require excavations 10
Z Of made 10 determine the character
Wn the foundation, AEd require Astaieme
OF tue facts In the case 20 bo hled
" / ounce uNlutt hIllhNluk hANh llA
low drawings or specifications; or
Sec may, n he deems the pubic inter-
demands, visit the locality
or" suoh proposed woke before aputovAl
one said plans, drawings or specification
ate, aud no rights Of any kiul unIet /
Or laws VI this state shall be deemed
foot be- obtained where the proposed w0r
two as In this section provided have
been approved by the Slate engine
any Whenever any party or parties Z
nay Neutrality-suspicious. ~ the uetrfm
lien ton " tue state engineer In teiusi
olul 10 approve any plan or speoiicaiii
.itor ne mentioned IN the preceding soo'il
this then such party or parties may la
Z De an appeal 10 the coufu,
be See. o.. The State engineer shall
the speCt, as often as he thiuks adyisat
~ every dam or embankmout used
bet holding water Ia this State, where
same 10 not more than ten feet
very uelght, and n, gtef any such insp
take tion, such dam or tmbankmeul,
ser the opinion Of the State enginI
tnut Is unsafe aud life or pf1pe
such liable to be endangered by ruA
10 h thereof, he shall order the owner
It tall owne.s 10 repair the same 80 ~
tue make Il sair; and, II such Ownul
itlcd owners shull neglect or refuse 10 rrp
81 OF the same, alter reasonable hotc'