The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-08

tion and on July sth the committee of
Mackay citizens responsible for his en-
beautifully typewriter, bound, and ac'
companied by Il dozen or more photo
graphs, taken by him, of the partially
completed dam in the canyon above
Mackay The citizens Of Mackay were
at once called together, this report
read TO them at length and a letter
dictated and mailed to Governor Brady
on July 1lth calling attention TO the
fears which surrounded them as to the
their employment of Mr.. Lippincott,
and to his report which they made an
enclosure to this letter. The report
was "loanedn to the governor for his
information and the request made by
the writer's of the letter that il should
be treated confidential until such d
time AS the committee decided to make
public tho contents of the LippiDCott
report. This letter called upon the gov
ernor to Immediately proceed to the
protection of their interests by taking
such steps as seemed necessary in the
premises.
Brady Promises Relief,
On the 18th of July, the governor,
who is chairman of the state land
board, acknowledged the receipt of the
letter and the report, thanked the com
mittee for calling his attention to the
matter and expressed his appreciation
for the actions they had taken, This
letter further lpromised that if the re"
port of the state engineer should agree
with the substantial conditions outlined
by the LippincDtt report, or If 1t show.
ed any other conditions which should
be remedied that he would proceed
" Immediately to correct all defects
Of whatsoever mature and that " the
dam will be constructed in a manner
that will insure its future stability.
On the 10Th Of July in letJer to
this Mackay citizens committee, Coy
ernor Brady again wrote letter in
which he stated that "the attention
of these people (meaniDg the contract
ors with the state) has been repeatedly
called to the condition of the work
and manner of It's construction, and
they were notified on numerous occa.
sions to the effect that they would be
compelled to conform with the terms
of the contract entered into heween
the Big Lost River company and the
state - Another sentence in the gov
ernor's letter of July 10th reads as
follows
What Brady Said.
AS you are probably aware the con-
dition of the irrigation bond market in
the east is and has been for some time
past, extremely critical and the Trow-
bridge &a Miner company have prac-
ticaly been forced to the wall and other
financial institutions have been asked to
come to the rescue. Other matters af-
fecting the general proposition OF irriga-
tion projects In Idaho have also been the
subject of much serious discussion, and
| wish TO say 10 your committee that
have personally solicited aid for several
of these projects which we're handled
by the above named company. My ac-
ton in this regard. and I believe the
has resulted | believe in nkproCurinG tho
necessary money for the completion oi
these projects without compelling the
state 10 resort 10 courts to protect IT'S
rights ir falling back upon the bonds
which have been put up for the faithful
performance OF the several contracts. TI
short. the idea Of the board has beer
10. as far as they properly could do so
help the projects TO such Il condition that
the companies would he financially able
TO coriply with the demands of the land
board in constructing their work.
Further along in Governor Brady s
letter he states:
~ have eGnc TO the conclusion
and right that the board call in three
competent, frst-class hydraulic and irrl-
cation engineers, and have them pass
decision. | viii say frankly 10 you thai
the board has not been satisfied with tho
action Of the companys s representative
in complying with the demands and re.
quisites Of the board and the attached
resolution is the elimination OF the diff
tcrenceS which have arisen. AZ the same
time. the board has not felt that II woulG
be justified in doing anything which
would act AS a boomerang ana nul!if,
negotiations Then pending which would
enable the constructions Of the works tC
20 forward along the lines demanded bS
| lhc board and would in reality be
/ hardship upon the settlers under the
canal and u dampening influence upor
the entire project.
! Here is copy Of the resolution OF
the hoard which was made an enclosure
I TO tho governor letter:
Resolution of the Board.
II appearing from the report OF In,
state engineer and from the Carey ac
inspectors that the construction company
. in the construction OF the Mackay dan
is not complying with the specification,
! OF the said contract with tho state, anC
that their attention has been repeatedly
called 10 the fact by the said state en-.
gincer. and objections To tnc said con.
stguction having been made and request.
! that the said company PERFORM SAID worl
| in accordance with the contract and tn,
/ plans and specifications approved. mn,
| that said company has failed and doe,
now refuse 10 comply with said spcrlRca
/ tons and said contract and 30 constru"
/ tho said dam in accordance thcrcwith
! be it
Resolved. that all wor'; upon said dan
! be discontinued and disapproved un:i
Z the same is constructed In accordanc,
[ with Tie said contract and with the ap
Droval OF the state engineer. and be IL
4 Resolved. that no more contracts for th,
! sale Of water RIGHTS, under this project
! tc approved untll tle construction worEt
are approved by the engineer.
AS soon 3s this July 10th letter WA,
received, the citizens committee o
Mackay acknowledged its receipt ant
expressed their realization of "'th'
widespread influence any hasty and rad
zeal ;;cbion might have on the Carey aut
other irrigation projects throughout tn,
state and elsewhere and appreciate tn,
! az IN ,l,,