Show CANAL IMPROVEMENTS iMPROVEMENTS Stockholders rs at Ogden Decide to Expend pend EJ A special meeting of the stockholders ers of ot the Weber Davis Counties Canal company was held yesterday afternoon in n the court ourt house for the purpose of voting on the proposition to Increase the he capital stock of the company from to There were 2975 shares represented and of ot these 2941 were cast in favor of the increase of capital stock and thirtyfour against The number required to authorize the increase was 2650 hence the proposition proposition tion was easily carried and the will be expended in enlarging the reser reservoir reservoir voir and canal so as an to secure about 25 per cent more water pc Engineer Bostaph says s ys the work will Increase the capacity of at the reservoir from cubic cu bie feet to 3 cubic feet by raising it vertically feet The area of the res reservoir reservoir will be increased from froin to acres This Will afford water wat r during the months of at the do for fors for about acres The flow flew of the canal will be increased from forty cubic feet per second to ninety cubic feet per second Bids will be advertised for at once but if contractors are not forth forthcoming forthcoming coming the company will wUl put p t ona na on a force of about fifty finy men and do the work at once |