Show CANAL CHIEFS WOULD CHANGE PUMPING PLANT Propose New Station at Pelican Point on Utah Lake Abandonment of the present Utah lake ake pumping plant near the mouth of f the Jordan river end erection of ofa a new plant at Pelican point was proposed proposed pro- pro posed Wednesday by J. J R. R Allen president resident of the East Jordan Canal company and end M. M dent ent of the Utah and Salt Lake Canal company The proposal was made so that the pumps would be nearer deep water and nd could furnish farmers with sufficient suf suo irrigation water next sum sum- mer The project would cost approximately they said and would necessitate construction of a canal around round th the edge of the lake to the present resent Jordan river inlet and arid the dredging of a channel from the proposed proposed pro- pro posed pump site into deep water Cost of f the channel and canal cajal would be approximately it was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated while a Q new pumping station would cost The proposal was made after State Engineer T T. H. H Humpherys warend that lat there is isnow now acre feet of f water less in Utah lake than there was a year ago at this time and that thal there was no possibility of enough precipitation to fill the lake ake suf suf- to meet irrigation needs Approval of the plan pian by the five canal companies using Utah lake water will be sought Allen said Overcome Difficulties An attempt to dredge a channel from rom the present pumping plant into the ic deep part of the lake made during the ic summer proved impractical but butt it t is believed the Pelican point loca loca- location tion ion would overcome most of the dif dif- encountered before proposal was made following fol fol- lowing owing a meeting Tuesday of the executive executive ex ex- ex- ex committee in charge of the Utah lake project which is iso isto isto to o be launched soon with money borrowed borrowed bor- bor rowed owed from the public works admin- admin At the meeting Elmer A. A Jacob city ity engineer of oC Provo was appointed to o prepare preliminary details so that actual work on the project can get under way next spring He will be assisted by Edmund B. B Feldman assistant assistant as- as public works engineer for Utah Committee Named A committee to raise the the- necessary for preliminary pre work was appointed It consists of W. W R. R Wallace Wal- Wal lace lace- ace chairman W. W D. D Beers city engineer en en- J J. J A. A Hale engineer for the Utah Power and Light company H. H C. C Goodrich of the Utah Copper company company com corn pany Mark Austin Auslin and T. T H. H Hum Hum- Canal Uncovering Draws raws Protest Action of the state road commission commis- commis sion ion in ripping off a concrete coverIng cover cover- Ing ng of oC the Jordan and Salt Lake canal conal near Murphys Murphy's lane and Highland drive was protested by the thc city water department Wednesday Attention of the commission was called calle to the matter by Commissioner George orge D. D Keyser who said aid engineers of the state apparently intended to siphon iphon the canal under a county road |