Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-12 | Page 28 | To Increase Water Supply

I f TO INCREASE WATER SUPPLY, 'j 'J City and County Propose to Build Dam j and Reservoir In Canyon, 'i Special to Tho Tribune. '! OGDEN". March 11. Notices have been mailed to the officers and directors of every irrigation canal company in Wober .' county requesting their attendance at a ' mass meeting to bo hold in the county ,' building March 25. at which time plans u Xor building a dam and reservoir in South "S "Fork canyon will bo discussed. Tho no-' no-' tlces are signed by a committee from 1 Ogden composed of Mayor William Glaa-mann. Glaa-mann. T. S. Browning and 11. E. Pcery and County Commissioners O. B, Mad-son. Mad-son. Moroni Skeen and Prank Moore. From surveys and excavations for testing test-ing purposes made by the city, it has been found that there is enough available j water in the South Fork canyon, now i owned by tho city, to furnish an unllmlt-'" unllmlt-'" cd supply of water for all purposes, provided pro-vided a dam and reservoir are built. Tho ; flow of Ogden river can bo more than C doubled in the ninety days from Juno IS ji to September 15, according to tho com-' com-' - mlttee. Irrigation directors and stock-'j stock-'j holders are offered shares in the project j at a reduced price If they will Join with f the city and county officials in furthcr-'l furthcr-'l ing the project.