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Show mi 1 m Commissioners InvjBL Feasibility of SUggfcf Made by J. p. CahK- WILL COST CITY W Flow of Canal WatK Big Cottonwood Cifc Makes Stream MudM To investigate the foatibUlKS! plan advocated by John p Tlfi Murray, by which the city S' Lake and Jordan canal m gQJK us to keep the muddy canal ot tho Big Cottonwood creoklB three of the city conuni8aiono H city engineer made a trip 0VB Cottonwood district yeieK Under tho guidance of Mr IB the city officials were taken 'M main delivery point wKffVMf crosses the creek 38t above W Tliev were shown the sparkltfW of the creek on one sidcPffiBf nal Wlrtcr entered and on fiW side the creek was so muddv absolutely opaque. Mr. Cahoon eri that it was impossible to hatcheries down the stream bSlW point when lhe hatcberiS ?bat pend on the. roily canal water'W Cahoon pointed out a solutimlw cost the city about 1U00. BvW ing the lower canal, which leSt-just leSt-just below the big intake it e made large enough to cariy pjty-s exchaneo waters for tn ditch and the flill ditch, thus obW the necessity of using the creeKW that, the city 1S bound to turn M various irrigation ditches that alfl? the exchange contract with tiiSh lie explained that unless somenS-done somenS-done to remedy the trouble it'X suit in great loss to the fish hoK industries along the Big fJottbiMi Mr. Cahoon owns one of fbeflK hatcheries in the country The city officials took 'the matiBl der advisement. They informed ", boon that the legal phases of tbtiH tion would be referred to theE special counsel engaged in tbV Progress water suit before any-iMi would be taken. If the diveraiK tho water contemplated by MrE boon '5 plan should be found to al to a surrender of any of the citK leced rights or should in any VfE feet the decision that is being aK in the district court in tho FE case, the proposal of Mr. CabotME be turued down. JL |