Show meeting of the citizens of ashley valley on may 21 for tho the purpose of so curing a drill and boring au an artesian i all well mr johnson elected chairman and W al schick soc sec mr johnson stated tho the necessity for artesian water said that mr al johnston John slon had so cured a proposition from a man inan with a drill to como come into the valley and drill for wa water ter for W 1600 por day and expenses back bach to provo if nothing is found or to take his own pay if tai the e experiment is a success A machino machine is offered for another for mr toni tom holdaw holdaway ay stated that it was customary to start a well with a largo pipe and introducing sin smaller aller pipes thio tho the ones just in inserted sorted otherwise er telescoping it aa sugg suggested I 1 osted that the test teat bo be giddo on somo some man place and if suc cos evis full to havo have him pay costs of the vell ell if not divido divide up tip tho the costs between the owners of the machine J it workman expressed himself hi highly aly in favor of the experiment wid how badly wo we need the water also said it was possible that oil or mineral might be found t mr tom holdaway thought it would be cheaper to hire a man to in make aho the test than to buy import and hiro hire a man to run a machine of their own ho he advocated that the county should buy a machine and try to secure a well ivell to improve the water L S holdaway stated his experience boring for water at lake laho view in utah county altho tho the first experiment peri ment mont was a failure tho the country is to day supplied abundantly with artesian water he stated that there was good reason for orpo expecting ting r some good mineral also to find the nature of tho the formation mr J R workman offered to donate 2500 toward the ente enterprise L johnson estimated the weight of machine enno engine pipe etc at lbs ibs estimated cost of hiring 0 test at S mr al johnston said ho he could go foot foet a day sand L S holdaway estimated tho no of feet por per day in sand rock at 8 feet estimated cost of machino machine etc to to county 2200 mr oneil said that an expert had expressed the opinion that water could be struck at 3 4 or foot feet but not good until deeper L S holdaway moved that the matter bo be laid before before the of ficera cors of the county thos holdaway said ile ho thought the mooting represented the sentiment of the co or should do so ile ho moved that tho the matter bo to tho the officers and left to their judgment as to N whether hether a machine bo bought or hired L S holdaway with withdrew drow his motion and seconded his colleagues motion L johnson named several citizens who had their willingness 0 to abide by tho the action of tho the meet meeting in 9 tho the motion mado made and carried unan famously mr oncil moved that a committee be appointed to go before the county court and lay the will of the meeting be before fore them motion carried lycurgus johnson thos thoa holdaway and frank chosen as a committee motion was made by mr french that tho com committee bo be instruct instructed od to talk a log off tho the court if they refused tabled the motion was made and passed that tho the committee commit teo bo be authorized to call another meeting if necessary adjourned |