Show City Board Votes Against Further Expenses on Argenta Damsite Now Expressing the view that now is not the time to spend more on geological geo gee logical investigation of the Argenta damsite in Bi Big Cottonwood canyon members of the city commission Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day rejected the proposal of the chamber cham cham- ber of at commerce Joint water supply committee for continuation of the in in- The commission however already has asked United States geological survey engineers now making a survey survey sur sur- vey of underground waters in Salt Sal Lake valle valley to include a geological al Investigation of the Beaver Pond reservoir reservoir res res- site near the mouth of Little Cottonwood canyon The engineers engineer have offered to include this work inthe inthe in inthe the ori original inal cost of ot the survey half of which is to be paid by the cit city and half hall by the federal government Commissioner George Geore D. D Keyser said In rejecting the suggestion that investigation in in- of Argenta damsite be continued the commission decided to assemble all data which has already alread been compiled on the damsite Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Harry L. L Finch holdover member of or the commission estimated that about has already been expended in investigating the geology of the site Nearly all previous reports reports re re- rc- rc ports have indicated the site would be suitable for tor a reservoir However in 1930 citizens refused to vote a bond issue to build the damIn dam In disposing of or a supplemental report report report re re- re- re port from the water supply committee commit commil tee sug suggesting that water sheds wherever where ever eHr located on city domain be placed under direct supervision of at the water commissioner the commission decided ed to hold a hearing Wednesday Both communications were signed by R. R A. A Hart secretary of the com corn The Tho second dealing with th the watersheds indicated A. A C. C Rees flees and Chester P P. Cahoon members of ot a subcommittee sub subcommittee committee appointed to investigate the sheds desired a n. hearing before th the commission Steps to abrogate a lease on part o othe of the Mountain Dell watershed known as IS city farm have already alread been taken by the commission and a program to beautify the area has been started in connection with establishment of a rk 1 r park |