Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-27 | Page 2 | Fund to Enlarge Fort Reservoir Seems Assured

fUND TO ENLARGE FORT RESERVOIR SEEMS ASU A S Rm RED Smoot Says May MayBe MayBe MayBe Be Appropriated D DAVIS VIS FAVORABLE Garrison For Full Full- Bri Bri- grade Is Urged The appropriation of oC f Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the enlargement of the Fort Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las reservoir appears s to be a eel The Information was contained con con- tame in a letter lettel from Crom Senator Reed need Smoot to Malcolm A. A Keel Key ICey- ser er president of the chamber chamler or commerce Senator Smoot writes that th secretary of oC war val had promised to end send the request for Cor the increased water storage system to General H. H I M. M r. r Lord director of the budget who will twill send the request on to th the appropriations appropriations ap op committee of of the house and the senate senat Secretary of or orVar War Var Dwight F. F Davia Davis Davis Da Da- vis via has given gf his assurance to to Senator Smoot that tha t he will vIll personally personally personally per per- back bark the The rhe secretary recently ordered a a hew examination be made of or the Fort Douglas water supply With the new reservoir leser Fort Douglas will be furnished with a awater awater water supply adequate to serve e the needs of a brigade which is the them ETim m of or many Salt Lake Lalee friends Mr 11 Keyser has been in conference conference confer confer- ence with Senator Smoot a as to new quarters fo for Co officers and barracks for enlisted men at Fort Dou Douglas las The added quarters would enable the garrisoning garrisoning- of oC a full Cull brigade Senator Smoot in referring to the additional buildings said gaid there was no plo program ram for appropriations fOI for the buildings but that there was a movement on od for Cor an nd oddi- oddi lI l- l ional lOnal appropriation over ovel and above e the I passed at the last session of oC con con- gress