The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-08
PROVO RIVER WATER.
Report of Commits, on as to Appor-
tionment.

Chas. DeMoisy has favored MS with
report nf the commission appointed
BY Provo Guy aud the various canal
companies In regard tn the BIS uf APP
poriionmeni OF water supply. The re-
port will be acted upon 10y the parties
inter,s ed at u meeting To he held
April 22nd The findings of the COM
M ssion are as follows:
81. The high water stage Is found
TO BE- 22.J0D cubic feet per minute; this
volume being sufficient 10 hill all the
cannls AMI diIches.
-. No divisi ~ OF water Is necessary
until The volume OF water in Provo
river has diminished TO 1900 feet per
minute, but at any Stage of water ex-
ccedlng $1,000 cuuic feet per minute.
no canal sball he reduced To a Jess
quanuiy of water than that aprnr-
Toned To II TN the basis of $4,000 cubic
feet per minute.
20. All Stage Of $4,000 cubic f'el
per minute down To the next lnwesI
stage Of apporIiuu mrni, the Provo
river shall be distributed AZ follows:
Lake Bottom canal. 30 1000; West U"lon
canal, ll6.l000; Provo Bench canal.
2S0-l000; 1impan"gos canal. 40-l00U;
Upper East Union canal, 81 1000; Provo
City. 1858 100; Lutte Dry creek, 80 1000;
River bot,oti. 80 1000; Fausrtl's field,
l7.l0OO; Carriers aud tanner, $1,000.
"A. Alta Stage OF $1,000 cubic feet
per minute down To the NIX, lower
stage of npporlinnineut.t the dis rlbutlon
shall be rs follows; Lake Bottom
canal. 55.l000; " est Union caual, 40.
1000; Provo Bench canal. l71-l0O0;
Tlmpanogos canal, 36. lOJ0; Upp,r East
Union canal. 67-IU0O; Provo CITY, 900
1908: Little Dry creek, iO.l0OO; River
bottnm. 90-l0O0; Fruscli's HELD. lS'lJOU;
Carriers and Tanner. $1,000.
"5 At n sag, Of l2.uO0 cubic feel
per minute down 10 he lowest stage ui
Water, the distribution shall lie Ms lot
lows: Lake Bottom canal. 60-l00di
West Union canal. l2O-lO00; Prove
Bench canal, i47i-l0OO; 1impanogos
Canal. 80 1000; Urp-r EnsI Uul"u canal
72.lOOO; Provo city. 4l0 l0UOi Liltle Dry
creek. 45-lO0O; River buions. 0-lU00i
fausett's field. lsI.lUO0; Carriers and
Tanner. 7.iU00.
IS. Tue Dixon and Cluff fields here
tOfura uuta...d tl.r.,tt.th Inn A lfrpl
Young ditch are iuciuded III Provo
CITY.
u. The River bottoms are The lands
lying on both sides of Provo river. To-
VIII: On the east side OF the river, be-
ginning with and including the LANDS
OF George Baum aud James Stewart,
anu extending up tn and including The
and OF Smith brOlhrrs; on the W. 81
side OF the river. the RUUerls, Park aud
michel feds.
.. he Bruwns, Snyder, Cook aud
vincent lands lying on the west SIDE oi
tne river will get their water lrom
lie old river Canal on Inc west side OI
the river, winch is suppl ed nom
springs rising In the river bottom; II
ne springs sho ud cease nj any line "a
furnish ample water, then the said
ilnus shall have plOpUrliouaie share
VI the uver water
". The Lake Bottom canal shall be
supplied from sprng- aud The old river
CHANNEL. above mentioned, but In Tile
e'ent that The springs shnl dry up aud
cease to furnish The needed water. then
'ne SAN canal shall take ils proportion
ate share Of water from the river.
10 The Fort del shall rake us
supply ol water from SCI page water IN
'ps ryer hut IN the ~, MT that the
s~page water shall fail lh,n shall
" entitled to 80 cubic feet yer min U {