Show I Salt Lake Files on Power Site in Big Cottonwood Seizing an an opportunity to obtain wat water r for Cor use for power purposes In case the city should ever find It advantageous to produce its own electric power Salt Lake City filed tiled on fifty second feet of aled waters of Big Cottonwood creek in th the office of the state en engineer engineer engineer en- en Friday Frida afternoon The water involved was that originally covered by the old Maxfield Maxfield Max- Max field and amI Progress filing tiling of years ears ago This filing has lapsed it Is stated by the city engineer hence the cit city decided to make a filing upon It It Jt is figured by the city officials that tha t if the proposed big dams are tr constructed in Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- can canyon on It might be advantageous to use ise this water for the development of power for operation of some of the city's pumping plants and other equipment which might be he operated electrically ItIs It its Js Is s to be prepared for this eventuality eventual eventual- ity it is said that the filing has been made The source of the water filed med upon Is to be immediately below the theold theold theold old mine power plant and the water I ts is to be returned to the stream above the Intake of the Utah Power and Light company's power plant It was explained by the city en engineer engineer en- en Saturday that the city is Is' Is not contemplating going Into Inlo the electrical power business but is simply taking advantage of ot the op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to get power rights in Jn incase case any future situation should make It ant ad advantageous for the city to produce pow power r for or its own u use e. e |