| Show UTAH LAKE MEMORIAL Canal Companies Companie Decided d to Ex Expend Expend Expend pend In the Col Collection Collection Collection lection of Data The board of presidents of the canal companies met yesterday afternoon at atthe atthe atthe the office of President Angus M 11 Can Cannon Cannon Cannon non and decided to ask their director directorates aloe ates at for 1 to be used In collecting data to be presented to congress wi the application for tor an appropriation of ot 1000 the money to be used in improving Utah lake as a reservoir This action was the result of a re report report report port recommending it from a commit committee tee of ot live five consisting of Angus M 1st MCannon MCannon Cannon State Engineer Doremus John Henry Smith Mayor Ezra Thompson and County Commissioner Anderson And appointed some nome me time ago by the board of presidents There was wu a good deal of discussion at yesterdays meeting but it is un understood uner Understood er tood that all aU those tho e present favored favor d the proposition to te raise for the purpose described The necessity ne Qt gt storing water for use by the farmers on OR the laud land depending defending de on Utah lake was admitted by all aU and if the canal companies costa come forward with the amount required to make surveys and take other steps towards the end de designed desIn signed BIped sIn d the bill for an appropriation will be presented pre by representatives tives in congress Nothing further was done with ref reference cream to bringing Injunction proceed proceedings lAgs ings in iii the courts against appropriators ton of waters flowing into the lak lake beyond hearing an expression from the representatives of or the East Jor Jordan Jordan Jordan dan South Jordan North Jordan and Utah Salt Lake Canal companies that they would join the city In maln main tal an action against the appropriators appropriators for trespass but not for quiet quieting ing in title to all aU of the Inflow of ot the lake in addition as the municipality is advised by legal leral counsel would be bethe bethe bethe the proper course If It anything is ts done in this direction it will be by the city of Salt Lake alone It rt was reported at the meeting th the tM lake level is 18 rising some since only a minimum of oC the outflow was permitted to come down Jordan river after the irrigation season had closed In accordance with the directions given ven him on en Friday by the commit committee tee appointed by the canal company presidents to memorialize congress for Cor foran Coran foran an appropriation of 1 to make Utah lake serviceable to the highest degree County Commissioner Anderson ye sent a letter to Senators J t ad ld Rawlins R and Congressman Sutherland telling them of the actions action of the committee to date and request requestIng Ing big their attention to the subject The letter further advised the states dele congress that further information mation would be forwarded as soon as ask asit ft k is III obtained by the engineers Who will be employed by the canal Com Companies corn panics to tIO gather the necessary necesS r expert data dahl bearing beaming upon the reservoir ques question tion |
