Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-18
THE CITY AND
FARMERS AGREE.
Decide Upon Basis Of Exchange
In Water Trade,
RELIEF IS NOW IN SIGHT.
Agreement Reached Mt n Conference
Hold Last Night Result Of Propo-
sition from Mr. GabbetL

The Parleys creek water commits.
sioners have finally agreed upon ba-
sis OF exchange between the city and
the farmers, and Indications are very
favorable for speedy relief from the
water famine which has prevailed In
this city for the past week. A. +. Do
remus. John Gabbott and ]. NJ. Fisher,
compose the board Of commissioners,
and. at the meeting held last evening,
II was agreed that the city should fur
nish the farmers, from the city canal,
or from any other sourse, 4,3tO,S56 gal
Ions per day In exchange for the Par
leys creek water. The agreement was
reached after considerable wrangling
and resulted from a proposition made
by Mr.. Gabbott. who represents the IN
terests Of the farmers.
Mr., Doremus. the non-partisan MEM
Der OF the board, submitted a propo-
sltlon which was agreeable to the city's
representative but not so agreeable to
the farmers, so It was turned down. He
took the average flow Of the creek In
July and August for the 10 years pre-
yious TO last year and ascertained the
percentage OF loss from July TO August
10 be AZ per cent He then deducted
40 per cent from the flow this July.
which was $500, zoe gallons per day, and
the farmers would according TO the
contract, be etitled to S2h per cent of
that balance which would be 1920 900
gallone per day. The proposition was
a.N a. H. ttfh a r.
gued that the flow In some Of the years
was 30 irregular that II would not be
safe basis Of compensation.
Mr.. Gabbott came back with a pro
position that was acceptable to Mr..
Fisher and was entered upon the min
utes Of the meeting as the basis OF ex-
change. II provides that the measure
ment made by Mr.. Doremus on August
II, before the water was turned onto
the city's land by the city officials, be
made the basis Of exchange. The
stream on that date measured JGS52SO
gallons OF which the farmers are en-
titled 10 s2is per cent or 6,345356 gallons
per day. For the purpose Of reaching
q settlement and to be effective for this
year only, Mr., Gabbott offered to con-
cede 100000 gallons 10 the city,
which would leave 1870. 356 gallons TO
be furnished by the city Whenever
the city can furnish that amount from
the canal II can retake all OF Parley's
creek water and II has the privilege of
furnishing any amount possible from
the canal and making up the balance
from Parleys creek.
II is now up to the city to increase
ha AAu ~ ha 81 10 NtilIl
be able 70 pay the farmers the amount
due under the agreement In order TO
meet the terms IL will be necessary for
the city to purchase from the canal
companies part OF the water now being
pumped from Utah lake. The flow at
the head OF the city's canal yesterday
was 7,7J6,OO0 gallons. but great per-
centage Of that is lost by evaporation
and seepage before Il reaches the mea-
surfing weir where Il Is distributed to
the farmers. The pumps are said to be
working In first-class condition aud are
pumping about 200 cubic feet per Sec
ond into the Jordan river. but none
OF that Is allowed to flow into the city's
canal and will not be allowed TO do so
until the city comes to some agree
ment with the canal companies for the
purchase OF the same.
Land and Water Commissioner Fish,
er VIII at once make measurement
OF the canal and Il possible 10 meet the
terms OF the areement he VIII call the
board together and demonstrate that
fact. and the city will then take possess
sion Of Parley's creek. The Injunction
against the city will then be dissolved
and the water famine viii b. over.
The agreement reached by the commits
sloners last night puts an end to the
attempt to have the city officials cited
for contempt Of court for interfering
with the How Of Parley's creek.
DISTRIBUTION BASIS.
Upon the basis OF 4,9iOS56 gallons
per day, Land and Water Commission
er Fisher today appointed the dis
tributlon OF water from the canal at
the different weirs az follows
Forest Farm weir 415,363 gallons TO
cover 222 acres.
Twelfth South weir 2.s7e,5ss gallons
TO cover 1859 acres.
North OF Twelfth South l,iSs,4O5 gal
Ions TO cover 555 acres.
Total tsios56 gallons to cover 2,O27
acres.