The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-31
OGDEN W|THDRAN|S
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
City Declines to Enter Off
cially Into South Fork
Reservoir Project.
GLASMANN HAS CLAIMS
Municipality Has Already
Spent $4,000 in Prelimi-
nary Work.
Snscial 10 The Trlhune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDF :, March 30.-With a large
representation Of the stockholders pres
ent, permanent organization OF the
South Fork Reservoir company was eff
fected at a meeting held in the Weber
county court house this afternoon. Os-
car B. Madison, county commissioner,
is the first president Of the new corpor-
alton and the remaining members Of
the board of directors are prominent
Ogden business men and Weber county
farmers With the first officers and
directors named, articles of incorpora
tion placing the capital stock at not
less than 100000 will be fled within
the next few weeks.
Agreement Turned Down.
The meeting marked the final with.
drawal Of the city from the contem.
plated project, the present board of
commissioners refusing TO ratify an
agreement entered into by previous
administration. It also developed that
the water rights held by the city on the
Magpie site cover only the rights TO
use the water for municipal purposes
and that the rights on the Cobblc Creek
site, which is the one upon which the
South Fork company expects to erect
its dam, are owned by former Mayor
William Glasmann. In the meeting Mr..
Glasmann stated that he learned Of the
city's right to file on water sites for
municipal purposes only and at cost
of S47050 he filed on the Cobble Creek
site for municipal, water power and ir
rigation rights. These he offered the
South Fork company ut actual cost but
his offer was refused and after a heat
ed discussion Of the question as to the
validity of Mr.. GlasmaDn s claim mo-
tion was introduced to accept the offer
but it had already been withdrawn by
Mr.. Glasmann. The former mayor now
declares that the directors of the new
proposed company must negotiate with
him for the rights and a motion was
unanimously adopted instructing the
board of directors to take such action.
Result Is in Doubt.
Just what action will be taken to-
ward reimbursing the city for the
amount expended in laying bare the
bedrock at the dam site was not de-
cided upon at this meeting. The cost.
amounting to about $4,000. was paid
by the city wath the understanding that
it should be repaid dollar for dollar
together with 50 worth of stock for
every dollar expended. Now that the
city has broken its contract by refusing
to take up the $150,000 worth of stock
originally subscribed there is gen
eral impression that the other contract
is automatically broken. BY the with
drawsl of the municipal support from
the proposition about 100000 worth of
additional stock must be sold before
actual operations on the construction
of the dam can be started. 1t is esti-
mated that the project when complet
ed, will furnish sufficient water to ir-
rigate all Of the available land in We.
Der county.
In addition to Commissioner Madison
as president the other officers elected
this afternoon were. William Glas-
mann. first vice president; James A.
Taylor, second vice president; L. NJ.
Nelson, third vice president; Ralph
Hoag treasurer; James DeVine, secre-
tary. These. together with James ii.
Robson. Joseph Bidwell, A. l.. Brewer,
NJ, s. Browning and C. r Middleton,
constitute the first board Of directors.