Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-11 | Page 5 | Utah Lake Water Users Move for Incorporation

Utah Lake Water Users Move for Incorporation Formally organized members o othe of the Utah Lake Water Vater Users' Users association association asso asso- elation V Wednesday turned their attention attention at at- to filing articles of Incorporation incorporation incorporation and coming to terms with the federal government on the repayment repayment repay repay- ment mont contract for the Utah Lake project James H. H Jensen of oC Midvale president of the Utah Utah Salt Lake L. Canal company compan was elected eJected president president president dent of ot the association at an organizatIon organization or or- meeting In the federal building late lat Tuesday Commissioner George D D. Keyser of ot the Salt Lake City water department department depart depart- ment mont was elected vi vice e president and Miss Miss' Billy Quick Redondo avenue avenue ave aye nue secretary The feet acre left lett scribed when the Utah Copper company company com corn pany withdrew from Crom the project Monday was taken up b by other members of ot the a association The Salt It Lake City metropolitan water district absorbed feet acre-feet when It increased its tentative allotment allotment allotment al al- al- al to acre teeL Subscriptions Raised The Utah Salt Lake Canal company company com corn pany and East Jordan Irrigation company each cach raised their subscriptions feet acre-feet to reach a total of ot each and the Draper Irrigation Irrigation Ir Ir- Ir- Ir rie company subscribed for Cor another another an an- other 1000 feet acre-feet giving it a total of Formal organization of the association association as as- found the metropolitan water district and canal company representatives aligned in opposing camps Commissioner Ke Keyser who is a member of ot the metropolitan water board was an unsuccessful candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for tor the presidency and Hampton Hamp- Hamp ton on C. C Godbe executive secretary of or the water board was defeated in inthe inthe the he vote for Cor treasurer secretary-treasurer of ot the hc association Efforts of ot metropolitan water board oard representatives to gain adoption adoption adoption tion of oC rules which would give the city organization considerable voice in n the control of oC the association also aIzo were defeated The result was that the city ity water board was given four of ot the 13 di di- di Plan Has Approval Subscribers to the project will have one director for tor each shares hares of oC stock and companies with fractions of ot shares will elect a director jointly Since this is the plan originally approved b by the federal government government govern govern- ment no further approval of the articles of ot incorporation need be besought besought besought sought E. E O. O Larson district en- en fi f a Lir 9 rn X Jt ff f ff il f if f f 0 f i l' l lr Xii 0 f. f r f Z 1 V J. fi h Y J JON b t o Y 1 ON t t. I II 1 J ot 1 9 I e ir j I 44 l x i J i I 2 Tanies If Jensen I gincer of oC the thc U. U S. S reclamation service service service ice said Wednesday Directorships as agreed upon Tuesday are Metropolitan water district board J. J A. A Nelson S. S A. A Kennedy George A. A Critchlow and Commissioner Keyser Utah Salt L Lake kc Canal company James H. H Jensen and William J J. Leak of oC Midvale Midvale Mid Mid- vale valc and Edwin K Winder Vinder of oC Salt Lake City East Jordan Canal company company com corn pany J. J R. R Allen Alien A. A R R. Gardner and Olof Olson Utah Lake Lale Distributing company A. A J J. Evans of ot Draper Draper Irrigation company compAn H. H A. A Smith of oC Draper Draper- and N North J Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- ordan or- or dan Irrigation company compan Hyrum Bennion of oC Taylorsville The Utah Lake Distributing com com- has subscribed for acre- acre feet Ceet and the North Jordan Irrigation ion tion company for tor 1000 acre feet