Show I TO IRRIGATE IE FROM OUTLET SEWER CANAL Proposal by Assistant Cit City Y Engineer to Reclaim Land and Near City i H r oia oia d L. L II IL Krebs assistant city 1 o z 1 engineer who spoke on Outlet Canal and lid Flume from Ura ity io r 4 Outlet Sewer to tho Great Salt Salti i r Lake Lako at a meeting of the Utah 1 4 Society o oC of Engineers n la last t night 4 41 o 1 brou brought fit out ont somo some valuable mugi suggestions mug sug u 4 i regarding this improve improve- z I ment meat Ono was that farm land now Dots lying yang waste or virtually so 10 1 mi might ht bo reclaimed to the iho extent 1 i of SOO acres acre Irrigated land the 1 i cit city r is iti no now non selling at several cral hundred dollars an au acre I t. t 1 H M i i H U A A matter that deserves especial al at at- t. t i and consideration said Mr i I is ii in the of the canal on both sides for protection against loose stock from Manta damage e c to tho the slopes and nd banks in iu passing back ack and forth across the canal The Tho fencing will havo another mother beneficial effect upon the maintenance maintenance main- main of the canal in the thc fall of the year sear when whon tho the tumble weeds arc ara blown across tho the in tho the weeds from falling into the canal and obstructing the flow The right of wa way fences cs will therefore lessen the cost o ot of maintain maintaining Jf tho the can canal l by l keeping it in in good condition Another H point is that the o water at least a n portion of it il could o used for irrigation purposes by plat ing ng small diverting gates ates in the tho canal banks banks- The required amount of water could bo be taken out of tho the canal to irrigate the land lan that could bo be reached by jy the tho lateral ditcher At least cast SOO acres of Jrr land Jane could b bo be made mado pro uc- uc ivo tivo in in this way without permitting an any of the sewerage o water to escape into nto the r river Thin Tho best way way- to handle this matter would be bo for the thc city to lease a fixed amount of water Vater to be diverted to the various arious land owners rs for a u stated sum per pcr annum depending upon tho the amount of land Jand they the have navo actually under ration and tho the basis hulis of time amount of water per acre for this locality mi might bt be jc 6 figured at It ono one second foot of water for each ellch ei eighty hh acres of land Jand The Thc parties using the lie water would bo ho in this his wa way bound not to waste it and permit per mit it to to find its v.-a. v. way into the river which mi might ht violate tho the contract of the ho city with the tho New ew State Gun Club The cost of tho canal construction fir Air Krebs Krebs' 1 figures show was ivas and aJla Hof of tho the flume construction 1 13 39 12 Leonard Wilson also addressed the thc meeting on the the subject of EJ Electric Hoisting in U Utah ab |