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cubic yard. The following table VIII
show the division Of the cost;


COVERED DRAINS.
Covered drains viii not be needed
10 any great extent but Co be on inc
safe side they viii be considered ana
an allowance made The larger pa
Or tho need for drainage in irrigated
fields n cnusod from the soopage from
neighboring ans higher folds. 10 is
possible that the secpage from hese
fields may cause some trouble in the
lower portions and sWaNles. ~ lt
does come. 90 can be prevented ma
the only course IL 90 irrigate ana
provide such drainage when and where
Il develops that ID is necessary Tue
cost OF draining irrigated lands WIN
tile In this stato whore they have bee
ctrue thoroughly watcr-logged ranges
such drainage is provided as soon rs
the scepagc shows. Tie cost is very
materially reduced. a liberal allow
ance will be s2.5O Dcr acre. The total
may IA tho end equal $4,000.
The duty Of water or amount re-
quired for irrigation on which the
sizes W canals. later1ls pumps, etc.
are estimated. S. one fecond foot or
one cubic foot per second for each
50 acres This Dr. tho standard when
properly used Tho season should
extend from June 20 sept 80.
ELEVATION or LAND.
The water supplv comes from the
Jordan river through the surplus 'dn-
al and the North Point Cunsolitatcd
canal The latter has low grade
and the water flows very slowly. IN
making the present survey, tho cioNa-
ticn was taken from tho bottom OF
the fiume on the North Point Cons2l-
dated where 10 crosses the conn
slough. The elevation was given ~
4.24a Z feet by Kelsey Running 10
this land. we found that the eleVa-
ticn was 1880 feet or moro than
four feet higher. BY the present
canal the distance between thess
points Is over four niles. y glance
az the map and the elevations when
are given. Just In units ana teutis'
will convince one that the irrigalon
of this tract can not De accomplished
hy means OF this canal. As the iur-
rounding country Is low the only So
luton is 20 pump. The shortest US
lance with the least excavation proves
10 be bv way % cutting new canal
ron the south quarter corner
Of Section 90 west and southwest
around Bailcy's lake and down the
Rond slough a distance OF three miles
10 the pump house. The canal VIII
be six feet wide on the bottom WIN
side slopes Of one 70 one ana depsn
~ three feet. The grade will be i.5Z
feet Der mile Levcliug and US con-
scouent seepage win be avoided ana
tho water taken directly 20 the hgh
nofnt ~ tho land The amount OF eN-
cavation will be $3.50 cubic wards az
~ cents per yard: this equals W.,
97g. This means that the old canal
should be filled in whore II crosses
FOR low lit and a large quantity
Of water. the centrifugal pure IS best
The following s. a summary OF tho
cost OF the plant;
2l-inch pump and belt........'... Sl'Sl9. ~
65-H j.. motor .......st..s's'-' $500 ~
Pine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .ss...'ss "V'o "
Pump house and pump ........... 9OV'vv
Transformer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a'v ~. ,U
4st mile Trans. line...-......'. d'Sz9'VV
ss.9s5.ss
The laterals or bitches for conveying
the water 10 the different parts are
shown and named on the maps Ihese
bitches are shallow being from ~ 20
feet in depth an dthe estimate Is based
ON Z. cost Of 10 cents per cubic yard.
There are three different sections based
on the quantity Of water TO be carried.
| The following named bitches have a
/ section OF feet bottom width, 10 teet
| deep and IL side slopes. Bond ditch,
north aud south laterals; and all OF the
laterals OF the Jeremy AlIny- Vest
man and Crebbin bitches. The Jeremy
and Bond ditch mains are 3 feet wide
on the bottom and feet deep. with
ii side slopes. The Bast ditch Is feet
wide on the bottom and feet deep.
The cost OF excavating is Xl.539.21. and
20 per cent for headgates, etc, $3G4SO;
total, sl,s2iOl.
There Is no question but tn D. a first
class road grading machine would be
the most economical for use In making
these bitches, as well as for Milling the
old canal and tearing down the old rail-
road grade.
CHARGE FOR MAINTENANCE.
The items OF canal reconstruction can
not be properly chars 70 10 this project,
as the capacity OF the canal is three or
four times the amount that win be
used on this tract. IL would seem that
a liberal charge annually for main-
tenance be made on all OF the stock
and that improvements be made as
fast as they could be with the fund
thus provided. The Bear river canal
system in BoXelder county, Utah, has
such an annual charge OF 81 per acre
which keeps the system IN perfect con-
dition ana pays interest on the money
Invested To this charge for mainte-
nance there should also be added
enough 10 cover the cost OF the pump
Ing and depreciation OF pumping plant
on a basis OF cents pere X W. Hr
for power and per cent on money, a
maintenance charge OF $3.50 per acre per
aunum would cover Il. The total main
teuance charge would then be 500 per
acre. which Is not excessive.
COST SUMMARY.
Drainage. open S14.2l1.T5
Drainage, covered .......-..... 5,000.O0