The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27
WANT TO MEASURE THE WATER
Prof. Fortier Submits a Proposition
to the Commissioner-Sprinkling
Proposition.

Proposition.
The board Of county commissioners
held a session yesterday.
County Attorney Peery sent in a com
munication formally notifying the
board that after July IL he would be
able to get along without an assistant.
Mr.. Peery thanked the members of the
board for their courtesy in furnishing
an assistant during the busy season,
and commended Mr.. Smith for able as
sistance rendered. On motion OF Mr..
Seaman Mr.. Smiths services were or
dered dispensed with from July 10.
Mr.. Seaman reported that the county
attorney considered that an appropria-
ton by the board made to assist in the
entertainment of the Christian En-
deavor visitors would be illegal. How
ever, he had secured aid in the way
of teams to transport the visitors 10
places of interest, the aid being fur
nished gratuitously.
Chairman Armstrong reported having
visited the roads in Ogden valley and
found them in good condition.
A communication was received from
Samuel Fortier of the United States
geological survey and the experiment
station at Logan. The letter called at
tentiOn 10 a pamphlet issued by the
station on the water supply of Cachs
valley. By way of explanation, Mr..
Fortier said that the work of measur-
ing the streams was done in part by
the use of money appropriated by the
board of county commissioners OF Cache
county, but that the station and the
geological survey had expended over So
for every 81 so appropriated. The work
involved the measurement of over $50
streams, at least three times during
the season, so as to obtain the average
flow. The character of the streams
was also noted, and the amount of
water left over for Box Elder county.
The return waters from see0age and
the uses to which they might be di-
rected were considered.
Professor F'Ortier asked aid from the
countsE in making a similar survey of
the Weber river and it's tributary
streams, which would include the Og-
den river. The plan is TO begin at the
headwaters of the Weber in Summit
county and to make measurements
beneficial alike to Weber, Morgan and
Summit counties.
The advantages Will be that it could
be determined how the diversion of
water in Summit county affects the
prior right of owners in Morgan and
Weber counties and the amount OF
water flowing into Morgan county
might be compared with the flow
through Weber canyon, after deducting
the irrigation waters of Morgan valley.
The flow at DEVILS Gate could also be
compared with what flows into the
lake, less the combined flow of all the
Weber river canals in Weber county.
The professor does not expect much
help from Summit or Morgan counties,
and unless Weber county comes to the
front the plan must be abandoned.
The work will cost about 81 900, be-
sides the cost of publishing 5000 copies
of the report. About half the sum will
be furnished by the geological survey
and the experiment station. If the zip
is furnished Mr.. Fortier agrees t at
every stream or canal in Weber county,
more than 20 acres, will be
and the data published.
The matter of allowing bounties on
certain wild animals and birds was
taken under Amusement.
THE SPRINKLING MATTER.
A proposition was made for sprink-
ling the Ogden canyon road, whereby
the county is to sprinkle the road from
the first bridge UP, provided that the
city sprinkle from the first bridge to
the center of town, and provided other
parties viii raise S135.