The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-09
THREE COUNTIES
IN BIC SCHEME
Plan to Reservoir Provo River
Lakes.
MEETING HELD At HeBER
ORGANIZATION OF REPREsEN-
TATIvE CITIZENS FORMED.
Especial to The Herald.)

DROVO, Dec S.-There was an at
tendance of about $50 persons a
the meeting held in Heber today o
persons and corporations interested il
the Provo river irrigation system Tn,
meeting was called by a ..temporar,
promotion committee" and those pres
ent were from Summit. Wasatch anC
Utah counties, about fifty-six being
present from Utah county.
Chairman Hanks of the promotion
committee called the meeting to order
and the following officers were elected
chairman, William Fl. Smart, Heber
wee chairman, James b. Keller, Provo
secretary, John u. Buchi. Provo; as
slstant secretary, j. w. Musser, Heber
Inc temporary promotion committee
reported that a sub committee had sur
yeyed and located the following lakes
at the head of Provo river with a view
to reservoiring them:
washington Lake-Present area fifty
acres. Area, with twenty three foot
dam raising the water eighteen feet
I5O acres, or an average of 100 acres
eighteen feet deep, containing 1,S00 acre
Ieet- The present area may be drawn
OFF five feet, averaging forty acres five
feet deep, or 200 acre feet. The dam
can be raised nine feet more, which will
make an average area of $50 acres nine
teet deep, making $50 acre feet. Total
height of dam thirty-two feet, including
hVe-toot cut raising lake level twenty
seven feet, viii contain 1850 acre feet.
Estlmated cubic yards in dam, 1000
Cost of making dam, at 80 cents per
yard, $4,000.
Tributary to Washington Lake
Three small lakes can be made to con-
tain $50 acre feet at about the same
cost per acre foot as the Washington.
Wall Lake-Present area, 20 acres.
With cut of ten feet and raise of fif-
teen feet dam will contain 1,750 acre
rect To raise dam fifteen feet higher
would increase the contents to 5000
acre feet. at a cost of $3.50 per acre foot
Tor constructing the dam, 81, 500.
TyrOl LOke-PreSent area, forty acres.
Thirty-foot dam, twenty-five foot raise
of lake, will contain 1900 acre feet, at
a cost of about So per acre foot, or
81, 500.
The three systems will contain $500
acre feet. Estimated cost of construct
ing dams. $4,000
This report, although not adopted,
may be said to be the sense of the
meeting and to form the basis of the
future operations of the organization.
Vice Chairman Keller stated that
Jesse Knight had donated 500 to de-
II dy the expenses Oh any corporation
that might be effected by Utah. sum
nit and Wasatch counties in the inter
est of the Provo river irrigation. sys-
tenn.
The following resolution, presented by
Mr.. Powelson Of Provo, was adopted;
Resolved. That we, the delegates
representing the interests of the Provo
river, favor the proposition of
-eservoiring and developing the sup
plies thereto
On motion of W. K. Farrer a perma-
1ent committee on promotion, consist
ng of ten members from Utah and wa
iatch, and two from Summit, was ap-
pointed. The committee consists of the
ollOwing members: f
Utah County-Mads P Madsen. A. 3.
Walker. G. o. Haws, Nels Johnson. "a.
w. Carter, w K Farrer, George Hal !
aday, John r. Stubb, John Z. Booth,
{. c. Hallett
Wasatch County-W. H. Smart.
Joseph Hatch, J. Heber Moulton, VIII
lam Buys, ]. r. Murdoch, Robert |
Duke, MILFORD Van Waggoner, William |
!. Nuttall, William Lindsay, D. c. |
Hanks.
Summit County-Ephriam Lambert, |
I. NJ. COYbett
The sum of $3.50 was levied to defray /
he expenses of the promotion commit |
&c, each company interested in the /
Taters of Provo river TO pay its pro-
ortion to the secretary as soon as
nat officer is appointed by the COM
littee.
The meeting adjourned subject TO
all by the committee.