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Show Experts and City Officials to Look Over Possibilities at Artesian Park To determine the feasibility of pumping water from the artesian wells In Ogden canyon to gain increase over i the natural flow, Mayor Francis, City j Engineer Joseph M. Tracy and City Commissioners Chris Flygarc and J. jit. Ward, Fred W. Taylor, expert of the Amalagamted Sugar company, and J. H. Waugh. engineer for the Globe Grain and Milling company, will make an investigation at;Artesian park during dur-ing this week. "The trip is to bo made to determine deter-mine the advisability of installing the pumps, and, to make a test as to how much water could be obtained .obi the basin by pumping." Mayor Fnn-cis Fnn-cis said. "tl is the theory of Mr. Taylor that Ogden valey Is ,l basin in which water is held impervious : by a strata, in other words, :t is I a reservoir, and at preseot wo got just the water that Is foiv.ed to "he '.surface bv back nressure. fnnsmuch as the pressure Is decreasing cw and there wiil be a muh reJiu--jd f cw I in the future, by pumping, it 1s be-llleved be-llleved an Inexhaustible flo.v may bo ; made available. "If this theory be true, O-den has but to Install a comparative-r smill . pumping plant, for the lift wojld i ot ! be great, and by so dolnj- oiio cf the i present -water problems of Ogden would be solved without the expenditure expend-iture of a considerable sum of money. "L.nst season there was a shortage of water to the extent that peoplo hd to b put under restrictions as early aa May 1, and later In the season were 'allowed to sprinkle lawns only oery two days. By conserving tho artesian 'supply at this time It la indicated that the city will not be compelled to put tho stringent rules In effect rhls summer. sum-mer. "Eventually, however, to meet the growing demand, larger sources of supply must be obtained. Jarger pipe lines must bo Installed to carry the water to the l'eservoira and a larger distribution system must bo constructed construct-ed In the city. "Looking to these improvements the city administration Is prcpailn?r to Issue a call for a bond election. When the water bonds are submitted to tho taxpayers they will also be aakod to authorize bonds for a municipal electric elec-tric lighting plant, an athletic field, paving, sidewalks and other Improvements." |