Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-12
City officials Inspect Work Now
Being Done
WILL RECOMMEND DAM.
when new work n Completed, Lake
Can be Drawn is Inches Below
Present MARK
SPECIAL no THE NEWS \

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS. ]
LshI. oct. g.-For tho purpose Of in-
specting the work now being done Boy
Salt Lake city 60 Increase the storage
capacity Of the Utah Lake Mayor
Thompson and q number OF municipal
officials today visited the outlet Of Utah
lake four miles southwest Of Lehi city.
in the party were Mayor Thompson.
city Engineer Kelsey John T.. Dooly,
chairman OF the board OF public works,
Superintendent Of Water Works Hines,
Attorney franklin S. Richards, Dewey
Richards Councilmen Thomas, Cottren
Canning. Hewlett and Hartenstein and
representatives Of each Of the daily
papers. Upon arrival az Lehi break
East was partaken or after which an
hands were conveyed In hacks 10 the
lake. There, @ force Of men and teams
were found a work eXcavating and
widening the new channel The pres
ent channel OF the Jordan river viii not
deliver sufficient water 60 supply the
canals when The lake is az q low stage.
The city and the various canal come
panies taking water from the Jordan
river now have the right 90 store %
depth Of three feet three and one-half
inches Of water In Utah lake
When the new work Is completed the
lake can be drawn eighteen inches bee
low low water mark, making a total
available depth Of water In the lake 0f
feet ~ inches. The maximum depth
Of dater used by the canal company
now 10 ~ feet.
FOR TRADING PURPOSES,
The object OF increasing the supply
from Utah lake IS 20 furnish water for
trading purposes with the farmers for
Big Cottonwood water In or
der to increase the flow from
Utah lake IL Is proposed 60
dredge the bed Of the river from the
mouth Of the lake 20 the old dam @
distance Of ten miles. The cost OF this
Improvement, including the straighten-
ing Of the channel and the making OF
the necessary Improvements at the
mouth Of the lake, IL Is estimated win
run close 10 100000. II was expected
that the other four canal companies
would Join hands with the city and as
sumo their portion OF this cost AZ |
recent meeting Of the various c0mpau- |
les, a majority OF them decided not % |
have anything 20 do with IT, for the |
reason that they were unable 10 raise |
he necessary funds without working |
m untold hardship upon some OF the !
many OF whom would !
have 10 pay am assessment OF az least /
$40 per share
This action on the part Of the canal |
made 1t necessary for Salt |
Lake city 10 carry out the Improvement /
single handed OF the $4,000 water |
bonds. $4,000 Is 70 De set aside 10 De |
used on the improvements referred 20 |
and the main purpose OF tolay's visit !
was TO md out how this sum could be /
spent 10 the best possible advantage.
WILL RECOMMEND DAM.
The irrigation committee, of which
Messrs. Canning hewlett ana Harlem
stein are members, win no doubt recon-
mend % The Council at It's next regular
meeting the placing Of a large perma-
nent dam at the mouth OF Utah lake /
and the dredging OF the Jordan river
for distance of about three miles
above the dam, This work can Boz done
by teams and will thus dispense with
the necessity Of purchasing a drelga
at this time. The remainder Of the
work, II IS believed viii be prosecuted
Just as fast as funds can be raised f1r
that purpose.
The idea Of putting In the dam IS 20
smut on all the water coming out of
the lake with q view OF raising the lake
10 compromise points and also affording
an opportunity Tor teams 90 go on with
lhe proposed three miles Of dredging
The contemplated Improvements Wpra
luliy discussed by nearly everybody az
me point where IL Is expected the dam
"lll be built At times the argument
became very heated In the course OF
winch Councilman Canning informed
Attorney richards that he knew as
much about dredging and other matters
,onheeled Herewith as he (RlChardsl
ilo' Mr.. Richards smiled and said he
lld not doupi II Tor moment, any
very one else present Just laughed /
AlIer leaving the lake the party lu-
,peeted the entire route proposed o. bo
iredged and will take train from Lam.
'ons Jordan narr0Ws plant for home
Quite q few We're anxious 10 visit t.a
sugar factory but time would NOT uar.
MT OF ibis Superintendent Woodhoirs
II the Telluride Power company met
he officials at Lehl and was present at
he mouth Of the lake where he was a
Welcome addition to the Uarty on ace
T. UNI Of the many valuable suggestions
nat he had % 0ffer az Che solicitation
" those present upon the,best manner
o undertake the project
During the journey down this morn-
ms quite an amusing incident occurred I
D. me expense Of Councilman Cottr.I /
mo was most numerically chaffad hy
Ills brother councillors. As the train
pet through the broad cXpausa OF beet
leias wherein the men and boys were
Justly engaged in pulling the cron Nr
n'lreli suddenly held his auditor speU-
pound with ,ho exclamation: OF won
''r Wherever ON earth these farmers
KEY market Or lll these turnips."