| Show V WATER A TER PROJECT RECEIVES OKEY AT PROVO The Duchesne City WP A water project including including- improvements to the city works waiter v system and irrigation canal and rip rapping rap rap- ping of the river received approval Monday at the Provo offices of the WP A. A It will b ba be push pushed to final approval as rapidly as possible the tho D Duchesne chesne delegation which presented it was told Mayor Abe Abc Liddell E. E W W. Crocker Crock Crock- er manager of th the and J J. J R. R Pope engineer who prepared the project took it to Provo last Monday and presented it to the officials there The project as aa presented calls for t. t th the the- he installation of ot 2365 feet of 12 inch pipe pip e extending tending from the present Intake on the West Vest Westside Westside side of the Duchesne river North of town on up the river the utilization utilization utilization ut ut- of a natural bed of gravel in an old river channel channel channel chan chan- nel where the new intake will be Installed the extension of the city irrigation canal to a point i North of the old Pope home and anda a flume to carry water wa-ter from this I canal to the pro property on the island instead of using water r for this property from the pipe system a diversion bulkhead in the river at atthe atthe atthe the intake of the canal feet of cribbing to straighten and protect protect pro pro- the river banks where floodwaters floodwaters flood floodwaters waters have threatened to leave them and enter the city The additional length of pl pipe will result in an increase of feet teet of fall adding another 4 to 5 pounds pressure in the city mains Total head above Ith the center of town after the new increase will willbe willbe be approximately 42 feet with a pre pressure ure approximating 20 lbs Ibs This will provide provid plenty of water for the fire department and with the bed at the Ithe head I clean for culinary use the ar round it is estimated A 15 percent increase In the estimated estimated estimated es es- cost of ot the project was suggested and approved jat pt the Provo office offia bringing the total estimate to in round figures fig fig- uI ures s. s Mr Crocker interviewed in Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Wednesday day representatives es of the Lock joint Pipe Co of or Denver who have a plant installed in Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal making cement pipe for the water system there They will be bedone bedone done with that job by Feb 15 th they y stated and must have the order order order or or- der for Duchesne's pipe by that time tm If they are to furnish it at atthe atthe atthe the price quoted The Duchesne City slough drain drainage drainage drainage age project at atan an estimated cost costor I of or has been reen approved Mayor May May- or Liddell was informed and awaits awaits a- a waits walts only the appropriation of ot necessary funds to be commenced Funds arc are expected in a short time |
