Show TURNS PROJECT OVER TO STATE otter creek company gives option on big irrigation enterprise resolution adopted at former meeting reconsidered and withdrawn in favor of substitute at a ni gnei etting tin of the of the otter creek reservoir amp my iny held in saturday Satu iday afternoon the former action of the board two v beeks previous I 1 n authorizing thi company to build i a ne new reservoir coir along the sen bior rin river er near junction was reo reconsidered anil and after a long discussion the motion and a substitute adopted gning giving the state land blaid an option on oil the site and water appropriations made by the if the state board vill nill build the re and canal system those I 1 ident at the meeting were president simon christensen depre thi Pich neld irrigation corn com piny pany william ogen J B morrison on the seniar valley canal company A W boh bob man representing the monroe irrigation comply R 11 II barney representing the Anna Ar maLella lelli irrigation com tan oan alei lew is jones representing the south bend canal company corr pany J A ros depre representing enting the joseph irrigation compan ahen hen the motion for leeon vas ab fir firt first t rut ahert was as a tie ote th theu thee ee for and against afeei the matter had been t tilled ill ed u aci ci 3 B mor dibon chang tol his tote lote to the abarm atice in norderto order to faethe matter fully discussed and the matter then came before the board again the proposition was then discussed cibeu sed in all its phases while theae was 1 I 1 gendral sentiment in ot the putting in the res croie numerous obstacle s NN were ere poin pointed tool out among which was thit the company so far was vas not in a position tion to pledge security to carry on in the work vork to completion right awa and that there was nas considerable opposition opp osmon to the company compan enlarging and extending the sevier vallea vahe canal and further that it would tal e se several eral bears ears under the moa favorable favor favo ible conditions for the company to get the water ater A in r to deliver to that part of the delanty county where here it was aas most wanted on the other hand it bling being presented to the board that the state could take hold bold of the project and complete it without delay and would deliver the water nater to the people it practically the cost coat ot the work and would gie a preference to the already existing companies in making applications for in an additional water supply and at t the end of ten icara ears would turn the entire project over cider to the people dl at cost this idea gained fd favor or as thedis causion progressed sed and then nhen the vote ote was taken there was practically no opposition to a resolution w bieh wis pre M by J A robs kois and adopted as follows whereas the state of utah through the state baird of land commissioners has proposed to investigate the harris reservoir site with the view to building i a reservoir there and delivering the v anter ter so 0 o to on condition tondi tion thit that the otter creek res company will bill assign to the tate oi 01 utah all its int eitA and aal in said aid ite te III incise case the state concludes to construct said lie 1 eer eroid air therefore be it I 1 Reso Rt hed oled by the board of s of the otter creek creck re reynoir Ree noir company to the state of utah an loftice for months to pui chise Tie the intyre t of ald id otter creek corn com pani pane in lid aid re ervon tite ite and its ith ip pro ria tion of water for the consides consi ons dei idea of pid stile state plying to said aid compan the mount of morey more it hs heb expended uron the said aid project to dite date ian the express s I 1 roio th t r tre company does not t pie it its application to the fie state land bord board eu A borrow money to build said aid res coir in cac the I iol state does not ampil t alf of pid option As now unac understood stood the state land board will wild tl t reer re er air en enlarge irge the sevier savier I 1 aile piley can I 1 to thi ce oi 01 four kinles its it t resent cresent and extend the benel on to redmond and 1 lr Y c dote doe if the lor it all shall 1 tp the board i all I 1 I 1 I 1 pro babli 3 increase tle te storage capacity of the reservoir that thai proposed by the otter creek con pa y to at least cast 2000 cubic feet per second if the volume of water aich can be stored will justify this thus providing ample water for such additional supply db ab the present irrigation companies will want vail lor for the nw linds lands bati between een richfield and doer which are intended to be put under cultivation as soon as the water A ater can be had it is roughly estimated that fiona 1500 to acres of land can be made subject to this increased supply of adding that much more farning farling far ning ling land to seier and sanpete counties the enterprise cannot cost less than to and will be one of the most moa important irrigation projects ever undertaken in southern utah the action of the reser reservoir loir board seems to meet with the general approval of the public especially those directly concerned rhe che state land board will be requested to tale take up the proposition as s soon as po possible sible and lit it is expected that the board will I 1 make a trip over the lands to be served ed by the reservoir and ohp site inside of a week if it concludes to undertake the proe project ct there is 8 no reason why the work hould not start at once as the board has the means on hand to push the work ork through to completion nearly all of the members of the land baird and the engineer pre already familiar with the lands ard site and the pronounce the proposition one of the moot moa fen feasible ible and one of the best in the state there is little doubt th thit it the board nill wi il not turn the project down don |