Show Congress Unit Project Okeh Lauded in Su S. L. L Measures to to Control Floods Given Signal to Go Ahead Approval by the house flood control committee of ot a flood control bill which in includes in in- three flood control projects In Utah calling for a federal outlay outlay outlay out out- lay of was termed just what what- weve we've ben waiting for Tuesday by Fredrik N. N Cronholm liaison engineer Salt Lake City of ot the Sacramento Cal district engineers engineer's s office The Utah projects with their estimated initial federal costs in include include in- in clude elude Spanish Fork river Jordan river and the Magna project Doesn't Authorize Funds The flood control measure like a rivers and har harbors ors bill bUl expected to o be considered by the house next week makes no appropriation of money It merely authorizes the projects and makes them eligible for or construction by the army as funds are provided by congress Contemplated work on the Spanish Fork river includes straightening and enlarging of 12 miles of the river channel from Utah lake to a point east of Spanish SpanIsh Span- Span ish sh Fork Mr Cronholm said Plans for tor the Jordan river project project include the deepening and widening of the river channel arid the thc surplus canal b beginning near South street and continuing through trough the western part of Salt Lake City to North street Control Measure The Tho Magna project will be undertaken un in an effort to control floods originating in Little Valley wash a watershed in the hills hUls above the city of Magna Magria Mr Cronholm Cronholm Cron Cron- holm hoim stated The improvements improvement probably would include necessary enlarge enlargement of a canal to eliminate the he flow of water and debris into int the town of Magna V In committee hearings at Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C Rep J. J W. W Robinson supported the three projects as s did Sen Abe be Murdock who appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap V before the senate appropriations ap ap- committee Monday to o urge restoration of the budget t amounts asked for in various ir irrigation ir- ir n projects in Utah and restoration of the full appropriation ion tion tion for the grazing service Recent house slashes in the Deer Creek appropriation the senator said would play havoc with the 22 projects in Utah He asked the Deer Creek fund be increased from to 3 3 and made a plea for an appropriation of for small reservoir projects for which the he house appropriated nothing |