The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-12-07
good people will not be antagonized
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IF THE DAM
is BUILT

is BUILT
At the final outcome II
the nroposed dam is built on the
present proposed site there are
few things that we think the Off
Gals in charge should make plain to
| the people. tt
In the first place it is intimated,
and was SO stated by Chairman Mar
shall we believe, in his address al
the mass meeting. that the present
site had been condemned by the
Telluride people. The outward eyi'
dences in support of this statement
are that after working for some time
towards the construction of cement
dam. plans were changed and the
construction of crib dam was or
dered. one that in case of flood and
disaster would break by piece meal,
and thus distribute the water over
long period of time and avert great
damage. We think this matter Of
condemnation by the Telluride should
be thoroughly sifted and given to
the people, and the reasons for the
change to the crib dam should also
be explained.
According to the governor three
engineers we're ordered to visit the
dam site and report. They did so
and formulated report. 1t is charg
ed that copy of the report was
promised the committee representing
the Island people, but that no report
was submitted to them. The reason
for withholding the report should be
made plain and the responsibility
placed where it belongs.
The exact, plain and unmistak.
able position of Engineer Bostaff
should be forthcoming. He concurred
with Engineers Tanner and Jensen
in the report of the visit made No
vember 9th to the effect that test
pits, ETC., should be dug. He is re.
ported to have condemned the site
in report to the committee, and
Chairman Marshall quoted Bostaft
at the meeting as having said, mo
one short of an idiot would built a
dam where this one is proposed"
Mr.. Bostaff then, apparently concurs,
in the preliminaries at least, for the
expenditure of state money where
mo one short of an idiot would
| build" This is grave charge and
in order to set himself right, and do
justice to the state officials his ex
act position should be known.
Again this decision on the part OF
the engineers, all three concurring,
was to the effect that three test pits
be dug. This was on November g.
| 1911. Chairman Marshall stated In
his address that the contractor had
received no orders to dig test pits
until recently" leaving the impress
sion that there was an attempt at
evasion on the part of some one
and permitting the drawing of the
conclusion that the order would not
have been given had not pressure
been brought to bear from the island
peoples end of the line. This should
in our opinion be given to the peo
pie by the officials in charge just as
it actually existed, and thus place
the responsibility where it belongs.
Finally Governor Spry stated tina,
after the digging, of the test pits the
engineers were again to consult
When this consultation takes place
we trust their report, or reports, will
be given to the people without delay
While even this apparently will
not satisfy the people, under exist
ing conditions, yet we feel thai
these matters should be placed
equarely before the people in order
that the facts, as they have exist
ed, may be known by all. 1t will re
lieve whatever unjust suspicion ma,
exist here and there and place re
sponsibility on authoritative shou
ders.
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