Show S Building of Deer r Creek Voted v fAction Is Taken By Stockholders p Of Provo Group Construction of Duchesne Tunnel Not Obligated Obligated Obligated gated Until Sufficient Contracts to Justify It Are Secured Special to The Telegram t PROVO Feb 5 Immediate 5 construction of the Deer Creek project without obligation to construct the Duchesne tunnel until adequate subscription contracts are obtained was urged today in a resolution adopted by seven stockholders Krs e ers of the Provo River Water Users Users' association The action ac- ac tion is tantamount to the associations association's associations approval The resolution adopted at the annul an an- nul nw meeting of the association fed ed construction of the Deer creek project pi as now planned An called for work to go forward oward immediately without don atlon t to include the Duchesne tunI tun- tun 1 I until subscription contracts suf- suf lent clent to justify it are secured The resolution also carried a ause use ause which allowed existing va- va vades ades des de's to remain in the board of clors so that in the event the Metropolitan water district of Salt ce 0 City Decides to participate in ine e Deer creek project there will directorates open open in the board i provide that district with l on therein 1 Give Ghe Opportunity The stockholders also ruled that thal tf tes s vacancies be maintained for or tbt purpose purpose- sefor for a r reasonable length rel ti time to give the Salt Lake dis dis- ample opportunity to make its decision whether or not to par par- in tile Hie Deer creek project The he text of oC the resolution folrn fol fol- m rn That the association is in ivor of the construction of all features of af the Deer creek project M se set forth and provided pro for in tie the repa repayment contract approved by ke e secretary of the interior but in fh iner er to allow construction of said reject to begin at an early date t the United States be requested permit said contract to be amend amend- ed in such a way that construction nay ay j begin on all or any anyone one of the tures of said project as soon as for water rights in kid Id project shan shall be large enough to to justify the beginning of ot con- con on said features and that I Wd Id d contract be amended by the In- In f. f tertIan therein of an additional ar ar- t o on Pane Page Two Column Five DEER CREEKS CREEK'S BUILDING VOTED Continued from fron P c Ont One tide substantially as follows to wit No Obligation It If Is further understood and agreed notwithstanding anything herein contained to tho the contrary that the tho United States States' is Is' under wider no obligation to construct the Ducheane Duchesne tunnel provided for in this contract contract con con- tract until subscription contracts satisfactory to the tho United States have been obtained by the association association association tion for tor not less than shares of ot stock of ot tho the ass association it beIng being being be be- ing understood by tho the association that If the Duchesne tunnel is not constructed the estimated average annual yield of ot water of the Deer creek reservoir will be acre feet Instead of ot acre feet teet as mentioned in article 10 Included in the resolution was a clause which directed the secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot the association to present presenta a request to the U. U S. S reclamation bureau secretary of ot interior for permission to amend tho the repayment repayment repay repay- ment mont contract for the Deer creek project In substance as set forth in the resolution The resolution was presented byA by DY byA A. A V. V Watkins Orem counsel and member of the Provo River Water Users association board of t directors In support of the resolution Mr of the Watkins said The rho purpose e part of ot the tho resolution which would leave vacancies on the board of di directors directors directors di- di rectors is to 10 leave room on the board so that if and when Salt Lake City decides to come into the project there will be places open for its representatives A reasonable time c should be allowed for this I am convinced the directors of the metropolitan metropolitan met met- district are proceeding In good faith to explore all water p possibilities pos pea open to Salt Lake Lake- City and that Deer creek will be carefully careful careful- ly and thoroughly considered Ii Needs eed Supply The board has definitely concluded concluded con con- eluded that Salt Lake City needs a larger water supply needs It badly badly badly bad bad- ly and needs a large part of It In Inthe Inthe Inthe the next few years It seems now to be trying to find tho supply and having found a suitable suitable suit suit- suit suit-I able ablo supply then to find a way of financing the purchase Having embarked embarked embarked em em- barked on that policy It seems Inevitable in inevitable inevitable in- in evitable that they shall finally come cometo cometo cometo to the Deer creek pr project as the answer to their quest both in the I matter of water supply and the method of ot financing the purchase Mr Watkins referred to the two range long-range water plans recently submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to tho the Salt SnIt Lake City commission commission com corn mission by A. A B. B Lars Larson n assistant city engineer Door Under terms of 01 the resolution just passed by the association the thedoor thedoor thedoor door is left wide open for Salt Lake City to come in but in but in event it does not the smaller project can be on its way within a reasonable time he ho said Utah county interests wan ant vant s Salt lt Lake City 1 Iff in- inas as y bell belieVe re it to be to the best interests interests of o of the state but if Salt Lake City decides not to come they want a project nevertheless That to me rue is a reasonable rea tea and fair lair attitude In a recital preceding the resolution resolution tion justification of ot the resolutions resolution's passage was argued because theris there ther is a possibility the Salt Lake City metropolitan water district may not make a decision for several months yet and there is a further remote possibility that if it the matter of ot participation participation par par- on the Deer creek project were presented to taxpayers of Salt Lake City a negative vote may be cast Directors Reelected All present directors of the Provo River Water Users' Users ass association were reelected by acclamation leaving vacant the posts of ot three Salt Lake City directors who recently resigned Members reelected were J. J W. W Gilman Gilman Gilman Gil- Gil man and A. A V. V Watkins Orem Abel John Evans and Virgil Peterson Lehi Lehl H. H Clay Cummings Heber Lawrence M. M Atwood Pleasant Grove Walter P. P Whitehead Provo and W. W D. D Beers Salt Lake City All reelected directors were present at the stockholders' stockholders meeting except Mr Beers Mr Beers meanwhile submitted his resignation in Salt Lake City A letter from the Salt Lake City metropolitan water district board was read regarding the invitation recently extended that body to become become become be be- come stockholders in the Provo River Water Vater Users' Users association The letter written by Robert L. L Judd vice chairman of ot the Salt Lake City board declined the Invitation and andset andset andset set forth reasons given following its meeting Monday night at Salt Lake City on the matter The letter further said in part It is a a regret to us that some groups group's have felt it necessary to act In such a way as to Impress the public pUblio that our board is Ls unsympathetic unsympathetic unsympathetic to the Deer creek project in which YOU vou are so interested The fact Tact is that our board Is very much Interested in the Deer creek project as M It is interested in any and every wat water r supply which might be available available avail avail- able ablo to Salt Lake City Seek Cooperation We Ve Ve would be bevery very happy to meet with a committee from your organIzation organization organization organ organ- for the purpose of attempting attempt attempt- ing to work out ways In which we might cooperate with you in furthering furthering furthering fur fur- this project without actually actual actual- ly becoming members of ot the corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration before we are are fully advised as to what will be for the tho best bestin interests in In Interests in our district Present at the st stockholders stockholders' meeting meet meet- Ing ng were 11 reelected directors with the he exception of Mr Beers E. E A. A Jacob secretary of the association but jut not a stockholder and Alex Hedquist president of ot the Provo metropolitan district board Mr attended as an observer Representatives from the Salt Lake City m metropolitan water board were prevented from attending by press of other duties it was brought out at the meeting All action taken by stockholders present at Wednesdays Wednesday's meeting will stand tand as 85 official action of ot the Provo River Water Users Users' association tion said Mr Watkins I At an executive session selon of the board of directors following th the stockholders' stockholders meeting Mr Gilman was elected president He was was formerly formerly for for- merly vice president and had been acting president since sinco resignation of former Mayor Louis Marcus o ot of Salt alt Lake City Walter Valter P. P Whitehead Whitehead White White- head Provo Prove city commissioner was elected vice president and E. E A A. Ja Jacob ob was wa reelected secretary am and treasurer Mr Jacob will not be a member of the board Committee N Named amed A committee of three members from the board consisting of ot Mr Gillman Giliman Mr Watkins arid and Mr Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Ja Ja- Ja- Ja cobs was named to confer with the special committee of three recently r named by the Salt Lake City metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan water district board appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to expedite investigation o othe ot of the Deer reek Creek project The first firs committee was named at the executive executive executive tive session These two committees will study possible constructive ways of furthering the Deer creek project members said Mr Watkins who has been acting counsel of the board was formally appointed to the position at the executive session |