The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-06
WHY THE EXTENSION WAS DE-
SIRED.

It was not due to any miscarriage in
! the negotiations for the required CAPT
tai that the extension of time was
asked and granted in the matter OF
rendering the bond. The necessary
funds, according to the statement
made by President NJ. 3. Hirsch last
evening, are at the ready command of
the promoters of this enterprise. By
the terms OF the contract the company
obligated itself to store the water back
of two solid masonry dams, but recent
developments viii likely make it de-
sirable to modify this part of the agree
ment Explorations of the dam sites
to a depth of 30 feet revealed no bed
rock or hardpan. In fact, the formation
is such that to construct solid mason
ry retaining walls of the required
depth and thickness would entail an
additional expense of nearly a million
dollars. In lieu of the solid masonry
dams, competent engineers have recon-
mended the construction of masonry
core retainers. As stated by President
Hirsch, the company did not desire to
obngate itself under the bond to build
solid rock dams, when, if constructed
of earth with masonry cores, they
would be far more serViceable and less
expensive. This, he asserted, was the
sole reason for asking and securing
the extension.
WORK WILL SOON COMMENCE.
The plans and specifications prepared
by Engineer Mccartney, including
those for both classes Of dams, viii be
ready for the printers as soon as the
board of consulting engineers an
nounces its approval With the pub
LEGATION of the plans and specifications,
bids for the construction will be in
vited and contracts let.
Pending a decision as to the class of
dams to be erected, work viii soon
commence, so President Hirsch stated,
on the removal of several miles of Ore
gon Short Line track from the lower
reservoir site, and the diversion of the
river from its course at the dam sites
preparatory to commencing work on
the dams.
WORKING OUT OTHER PLANS.
Early this week contracts will be
made with the Oregon Short Line Rail-
road company by the Lake Bonneville
company for the transportation of
about $4,000 tons of construction ma
terial, $4,000 tons, approximately, being
Of stone from quarries adjacent to the
railroad line.
Relative TO the solicitation of power
contracts from the mining companies
operating in Tintic district, President
Hirsch stated that the immediate pur-
pose Is to ascertain, approximately,
how many dynamos and how much
other electrical machinery should be
included in the first order
The Lake Bonneville company is pre-
pairing to move its general offices from
the Auerbach building to a convenient
ly located suite, where suitable accom-
modatons viii be afforded the com
pany's engineering corps
4 committee of the state land board
is considering the application of the
White Mountain Reservoir company
for the selection of some 5000 acres of
arid land, in the southern part of Mil
lard county, from the Carey grant /
With the acquiring of the land under
this application the White Mountain
company viii have over $1,000 acres to .
reclaim. It's reservoir site is tributary
to Corn and Meadow creeks. and the
proposed canals will run northerly
toward Fillmore.