Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-20 | Page 1 | Provo Paves Way to Finish Big Project

PROVO PAVES WAY W A FINISH TO-FINISH TO FISH FINISH BIG PROJECT i 4 Deer Creek Is Is Believed Assured Assured Assured As As- by Action of City 1 AGREE ACREE TO TAKE TiK QUOTA QUOTA Sponsors s Now Await Await- S. S L. L Subscription Move What sponsors r regarded as the most important step yet taken toward to lo ward construction of ot the Deer Utah creek lake hike project was taken Thursday Thursday wh when n the Provo city commission commIssion pledged p edged the city to take acre feet of Deer creek water The commission told Governor H HenryH Henry nry H H. Blood of its decision and advIs advised him that the best method to to participation was to cr crate ate te a metro metropolitan oli n water district Urge Urte Approval The comm commissioners Governor Blood was told will urge urge the P Provo ovo electorate to vote approval on n mem mem- ers ship ei-ship ip in ip d after alter a law Jaw creating ere ere- it is JS enacted 1 E ErA A A. pro Jacob jec manager informed in in- formed Gov Governor Blood that Orem w was s expected expect a t to take similar action I If Salt Lake City will pledge pledged itself to acre f feet et as a member of a district Mr Jacob said aid buildIng buildIng build- build Ing ng of the project will be guaran teed Salt Lake City has informed the gov governor it is willing to take water wat r but ut that certain ert in legal phases remain remaina to te a be clarified No Bond Issue The Provo commission explained d that hat present financial conditi conditions ns do donot donot donot not J permit a bond issue However creation of f fa a metropolitan water distrIct district dis- dis would allow the city to pay for forthe forthe the he water by revenue from i its sales or by direct taxation Provos Provo's action caused speculation regarding a 1 special legislative 5 session ion to o create a district to be e revived at athe atthe atthe the he tap t l l. l However a special sea sese ion sion was not regarded as s likely b because be- be cause ause of ot the nearness of ot the regular 1935 1035 legislature