Show OAK TO START STARTON ON oI NEXT WEEK I pV A Project Is Out of Picture Officials Are Told M 11 I Announcement that the P N A project for a new water system for Duchesne is definitely out of the picture and that work will start next week on a VP A project ct for forthe forthe forthe the development of the Murray springs spring's area was made during the week b by city officials Councilman J J. J P P. P Madsen speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing ing- at the Lions Club Wednesday evening evening- said that VP A engineer Ben H. H Bever dge while in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne last Saturday had pron promised sed that men would be assigned to the project immediately and could begin begin be be- gin pin work on development nt of the spring area next week Tribune in January announced that While an Associated Press dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch reported in the Salt Lake Tribune in January announced that the V P A waterworks project for Duchesne had been approved no official notice to this effect was given to the c city ty officials A letter letter letter let let- ter written by Mr Madsen to the secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes brought back the answer he reported that no V P A funds were allotted to projects which could not start by January Januar 1 which automatically automatically auto auto- eliminated the Duchesne project An appeal was then made to Congressman Abe Murdock with the same result Must Raise Cash Chief difference diff rence between the V P A and VP A setups lies in the fact that the V P A by acceptance of revenue bonds authorized in a special election last fall could ha have hae e furnished capital for the entire project while through the VP A only funds to pay for labor can be obtained and it will be necessary for the city to furnish cash for pipe and all other necessary necessary sup sup- plies Just where such funds can be raised if the springs should prove on development to be able to supply water is not yet known by the city council but they evidently evidently evi evi- dently intend jumping that hurdle when they come to it In the mean time residents of Continued on Page 8 WORK YORK TO START STARTON STARTON ON SPRINGS NEXT WEEK Continued from Page 1 the city elty are arc again experiencing the annual deluge of muddy water in the city cUy mains which came suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly during the past week as melting snow and ice carry surface surface surface sur sur- face refuse into the river The water which has been coming directly di directly directly di- di from the river during the winter vinter was switched last Tuesday and is now coming from the Rocky RockyPoint RockyPoint RockyPoint Point canal tl through ough the reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir on Blue Bench Little improvement improvement improve improve- men ment t resulted from the cha change ge because the reservoir it was found is almost solid with ice standing in it during the win winter cr It is expected that the water will soon cut this out however and space provided for settling the water before before before be be- fore it enters the mains |