Show WATER WATER AStep Toward Controlling the Oyerflow A PETITION TO THECOUNCIL ANew Canal rroposed Leaving the Brighton 1eoplc for the rresent The agitation of the past few weeks among owners of property affected by the overflow of Jordan in the summer months has had the effect of inducing a number of interested parties to consider the project of constructing canal or ditch to carry off the water which from present appearances will flow down raise the river lodge in the bottoms and damage property A meeting was held o short time ago at which a committee was appointed to examine the best route for a canal to drain the surplus water from the Jordan survey itJ estimate esti-mate the probable cost and report later I Yesterday afternoon at the Nine teenth ward scnoolhouse quite a number num-ber of fnteresied land owners met to receive the report of the committee and take such other steps as were considered necessary Shortly after 3 oclock the meeting was called to order by Mr George Nebeker who stated the object of the meeting which was to consider the con trol of the water of the Jordan At the last meeting a committee was appointed coposed of Messrs George Nebeker Pettit and Sangford which would report re-port today Mr George Nebeker was chosen chairman and JMr Stephen K Newman secretary The minutes of the last meeting being read and approved and the business of the convention was gone on with The report of the committee was then verbally made to the effect that they had made examinations and surveys of thebestroute and means to control the waters of the Jordan One particular route was named Thevtook a surveyor and ascertained the fall etc leaving the river a mile and a half north of the Sixth ward bridge would take the stream to the lake lying below the banks the ice on which was about eight feet below the mark of the highest point reached by the water last summer sum-mer Following from the railroad rail-road track there was a fall sufficient to the White lakes from which fall enough was found to carry the surplus water to the Great Sail Lake There was another route corning corn-ing from Feramorz Littles farm to the same lake but the committee did nol examine that as the owners of the land in that vicinity objected to going through their lands though others would grant the right of way They had ailed upon the city and county who viewed the project with favor but requested re-quested them to present a petition when committees would be appointed t o confer with the projectors Everything Every-thing was favorable to the successful prosecution of the work and the mak ng of the canal the fall was good and a few bridges flumes etc were all that would be needed On the whole the outlook was very favorable There were probably those from Brighton and other points who would advocate another an-other route and he would like to hear from them A G Adamson said that something must certainly lie done to carry off tI water which would be in the river the coming season Those conversant with the situation kn ew there were mean and property destroyed by the water breaking over the banks the roads were damaged crops destroyed thought the route suggested by the committee a good one he was convinced it would carry the water off effectually undo the present circumstances the expense would be somewhat great It had been sugested that the people of Brighto take out some of the water with their canal which would embrace a longer piece ot country by doing so the labor could be proceeded with immediately the people would turn out and the expense ex-pense would not be extra heavy Again those interested in getting the water iu that way would be willing to donate some in widening and deepening tile canal the extra expense would thus be lightened ay they would be benefited and would be willing to donate their prorate pro-rate Many thousands of dollars could be saved this way the enlarging of the canal could be easily done as they had no flumes and a weeks time would ef feet a great change He rehearsed the benefit which would accrue to the county from the increased value of the land lie was convinced there was plenty of good land which could be cultivated by a little additional irriga tin According to his judgment more would be benefitted and recommended t that the committee look over the route I proposed bv him and he would ac company them and show them over it A discussion of the relative falls on I the two routes the obtaining of right of way and the benefits which each one would give to owners of land followed I participated in bv Messrs Nebeker I Lufkin Thomas Clayton Vinegar I Adamson and others during which JI I Lufkiii advocated the advantages of the I Brighton canal maintaining that the most good would be done to the greatest number by adopting that route He thought the county would be greatly benefited by the increase of land put under cultivation By using the Brighton canal and running the water to beyond Adamsons place the water afterward would run without anv canal and by going through Brighton several thousand dollars could be raised toward to-ward making the canal and moreover it would be an everlasting benefit On the route proposed by the committee Burning would have to be put in which would be expensive He also would like the Brighton route examined by the committee He maintained that the cheapest way and the one which would do the most good was the best and that he thought was the Brighton I canal Mr Adamson thought that the water could be used by small canals from the main one running west and was ill favor of haying it so used and not merely drained of as so much wastewater waste-water His canal would drain and irri 1 gate at the same time f Chairman Nebeker wanted to see what was best and invited a thorough ventilation of the subject His objec I tion to the Brighton canal was that it had not sufficient fall he would like to I see the Brighton canal enlarged and t felt confident that it would be at some I future time but something must be done immediately to drain off the water from the lower hinds Considerable talk followed on theme the-me of the two routes proposed the majority appearing to lean to the side of the one chosen by the committee as was shown by MrWinegar moving that the meeting adopt and stick to the new survey An amendment by Mr Lufkin fora committee to be appointed to ascertain which of the two routes was the better was voted down and the original motion carried A committee of three was next chosen whose ditty it will be to push the matter of securing means to go ahead with the project confer with the city and county people and report at the next meeting The committee is comprised of Messrs Geo NebekerThomas Jeremy and William Will-iam Langford A long debate followed the springing of the question of bow the necessary funds should le raised some advocating subscription others a tax of so much per acre and others a tax according to the value of the land benefited at the conclusion of which it was decided that SOc per acre would be asked of land owners with the priviiege given of allowing the parties to give as much more as they liked A petition to the City Council drawn up for signatures was read by the secretary and those present notified that they could sign it after adjournment adjourn-ment The meeting was then adjourned subject to the call of the committee Here is the petition the signatures to which were started by Hon Elias Smith exCounty Judge and Georc Nebeker Nearly all l present affixed their autographs auto-graphs before leaving for their several places of abode SALT LAKE Our UTAH Feb 71885 To the lion The Mayor and City Council of Salt Lake City Gentlemen We the undersigned property owners on or near the Jordan river respectfully submit the following In consideration of the fact that the present water mark in the Jordan river and Utah lake its principal source being much higher than at this same imp one year ago which has caused a feeling or fear that the calamity of last year so destructive to property might be > repeated a mass meeting was held to adopt measures to avert the threatening event in which a committee was appointed ap-pointed to make examinations by surrey sur-rey and report Froin said report we have come to the following conclusions The most practicable plan will be to cut a canal or waste ditch beginning at a point on the west bank of the Jordan ivcrabout three miles south from what is known as the Sixth Ward bridge thence in a northwesterly direction to the Salt Lake The natural advantages to be gained along this route namely he lakeslying contiguous and between the river and the lake make it the most feasible location obtainable and we would also say without hesitatton the least expensive An estimate of the cost of said canal has been made and placed at from 0000 to 8000 and as the corporation poration would be materially benefited by its construction we respectfully ask he assistance of your honorable body to put our plan into execution and your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray |