American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-01-24
Agreement to Exchange
Mountain for Lake Water
Final Detail 10 BE Voted ON mt q
Special StOckhOlders' Meeting.

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that will mean more to Lehi than any
thing that has come up In good
many years will be the adjourned
meeting OF the stockholders of the
Lehi Irrigation company, that viii be
held on Monday, February 2. II Will
be to vote on the agreement between
the Utah Lake Irrigation and the Lehi
Irrigation companies relative to the
exchanging OF Lehi's canyon supply
for water from Utah lake, the latter
to be supplied from the Utah Lake
company's pumps and canals.
The Lehi Irrigation company has
been worsted 30 many times In irrl-
CATION deals and has lost 80 manv
thousands OF dollars by failing to take
advantage OF lost opportunities that II
Ii well for them to study thoroughly
the proposed exchange and the pro-
visions OF the agreement
II will mean 30 much toward the de-
velopment OF Lehi's resources that no
citizen can afford to do anything to
block the securing of more water for
this locality unless he has some good
and SUFFICIENT reason. The directors
Of the irrigation company met Thurs
day and unanimously agreed to favor
ably recommend the acceptance of the
contract which their attorney had
previously amended In few minor
details.
The agreement follows, which we
publish so that every member can
study II for himself and then lay away
for reference. II appears to be lib.
eral In Its terms and the Lehi com.
pany appears to be well protected
Every stakeholder should attend the
meeting
AGREEMENT.
This agreement. made this 10th da,
OF January. A. ID. 1914, between the
Provo Reservoir company of Provo
Utah county, Utah. party OF the fra
part. and the Lehi Irrigation com.
pany Of Lehi, Utah county, Utah, part,
Of the second part. witnesseth:
That the party Of the second par
n the owner Of right to the use Of
a portion OF the waters OF American
Fork river. for irrigation and Other
purposes. particularly described al
follows:
One-third Of the fow OF said Amer.
lean Fork river from July to Sep.
tember 20; one-sixth OF the fiow ol
laid stream from September 20 to De-
eember / one-tenth of the flow from
December 81 to April OF the follow
Ing year. and from April l to July
of said following year. during the high
water season, such an amount Of
water as the canal Of the Lehi Irriga'
tion company can carry, which Ia or
dinarily about one-sixth of the flow o.
said river during said period.
In addition to the above described
water from American Fork river, tn,
party of the second part Is the owner
from April I to July 10 by appropria
ton and use of all the waters OF DR.,
Greek not heretofore appropriated an,
owned by the Alpine Irrigation com
pany and the North Ditch Irrigation
company. which water rights of sal,
companies do not exceed In the aggre
gate fifteen twenty sixths OF the wat
ers OF said creek during said period.
II.
The water diverted and used from
the American Fork river by the part.
OF the second part Is taken from tina
stream by means OF dam located
near the west boundary OF the north
west quarter OF Section 32, TOWNSHIP
South. Range 2 West OF the Sal
Lake Meridian. and a canal. which
carries the water from said point O
diversion. In a general westerly direc
ton distance OF about two miles Il
the channel OF Dry Creek; thence oil
to the farthest point OF use distanc,
OF about four miles Said water Il
diverted for use nj d,gdrs points alon,
the cource OF said canal and creel
channel.
The water appropriated and use,
from Dry Greek by the party OF tn,
second part Is taken from the natura
channel OF Dry Creek at several point
along thee curse OF that stream, tn,
uppermost OF which Is situated on tn,
northeast quarter OF the southeas
quarter OF Section 81, Township
South, Range I East OF the Salt LAX,
Base and Meridian.
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The Provo Reservoir company, part,
OF the first part, Is the owner OF waite
rights as follows:
From Utah Lake by pumpage fort.
cubic feet or water per second from
Provo river by direct diversion, a fioy
In excess OF $50 cubic feet OF waite
per second, and by storage on tn
tributaries of the river. a quantity o
water In excess of $4,000 acre feet
these rights having been initiated b,
application filed In the office of tn,
State Engineer of Utah.
In addition TO these rights the part!
OF the first part controls by lease tn,
right to the use OF part of the flow
from the Ontario Drain tunnel, TO
gether with the flow from the Noun
tain Lake and Snake Creek tunnels
the combined flow from these tunnels
held by said lease approximate twenty
five cubic feet OF water per second
Finally, the party of the first par
owns directly or by exchange certain
primary rights to the natural low