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Show Universal vicrofilminp 141 Salt Uieront Lake Ave. City T Valley Springs Yield Precious Water for Brigham City In 1916, two significant things happenFollowing is the first in a series of ed at Birch spring. The pipeline was extenarticles devoted to exploration of Brigded to the spring and shortly after, it was ham Citys proposed $2,500,000 water condemned for further culinary use. It development project. This chapter is seems that a combination of leaves and runconcerned with the background of the water off water getting into the spring plus its sources and present communitys use by livestock made water from this source the story of its future supply. less than desirable for home use. From the stand)xint of culinary The city then made an agreement with water supply, Brigham City is one of the local irrigators to exchange this water for favored cities in the Intermountain area. an equal amount in Olson spring, located furSo states the first sentence in the sumther north. The equal amount in this case of ), Brigham Citys projjosed mary report 000 project to expand its culinary water was roughly one second foot. Between 1920 and 1921, Brigham City supply. d of Maple spring and the Indeed this community is fortunate. purchased four miles east two Peter C. Jensen springs in the east end For in Mantua valley of Mantua valley. These interests were exexists a potenthrough Box Elder canyon tial water supply sufficient for a population changed for a like amount in the West Hailof about 30,000 persons. Not only is this ing spring which is adjacent to Olson spring. an abundant amount, but it flows forth from The exchange in this instance involved 2.68 mountain springs as water of almost pure second feet giving the city a total culinary supply of 3.68 second feet. quality. For drinking, it cant be surpassed. This situation is the same today. Brigham this City now actually owns only 3.68 second first supply tapped Brigham City soon after the turn of the century. From feet of water for culinary purposes. All other spring water in the valley is owned by Birch spring in the valleys south end water was channeled through an open ditch irrigators of Mantua, Brigham City, and Perry. and. into a pipeline stretching down Box Elder canyon. Yet Brigham City draws about five sec Corp - 4r cv feet from West Halling-Olso- n springs is equivalent to 7.5 second feet which may and last year developed its original source be used in exchange for spring water. ComBirch springs for an additional second bining this amount with the 3.68 second' ond feet already owned at Mantua would permit use of up to 11.18 second feet of spring water for local culinary purposes. The reservoir proposed at Mantua to hold runoff waters would make available a second source of irrigation water. This additional source would be enough to trade for all the spring water involved in the agreement which amounts to about 23 second feet, varying slightly from year to year. Springs included in the transaction were West Hailing, Olson, Peter C. Jenson, East Hailing, Knoll or Knob Hill, Rock d of Maple springs. creek, and the Box Elder Creek Water Users association of Maple springs plus Big and Perry Irrigation company granted BrigDam springs are owned by Mantua irrigaham City title to their springs in Mantua tors and were not included in the negotiavalley. tions. So thats the way it now stands. IrriMayor Ruel M. Eskelsen described the agreement as . . . the most important docu- gators have opened the door for Brigham ment ever accomplished in this community. City to meet its water needs. However, Brigham Citys right to this Next move is up to local citizens who water wras made dependant on its ability to wll decide the fate of a $2,500,000 bond elecsupply an equal amount of irrigation water. tion May 26. Next week: Initial project planning At present, the city owns 2,300 acre feet of water from Pine View dam. This and research. ' foot. this community is in debt to the or-owners for more than two second feet of water. But even in taking more than it owns, this community has developed to the point where it needs an even greater supply. Two auxiliary wells in Brigham City e which pump on a basis during the summer, add another three second feet to the culinary system. This helps but it doesnt cure the situation. The most significant step toward solving this dilemna came late in 1938 when So $2,-5(H- irrigat- city-irrigato- rs part-tim- one-thir- one-thir- Two-thir- ds ROCK CREEK This stream of water flows forth from Rock spring in Mantua valley. Currently used for irrigation, this pure water would be added to Brigham Citys cul- inary system under a prixxised development project. Television Will Beam Dedication of Itflusem Dedication ceremonies at the Corinne Railroad Village Museum May 9 will be televised live over KSBTV, it was announced this week by Horace A. Sorenson, director of Sons of Utah Pioneer museums. The dedication event will be beamed throughout the Intermountain West beginning at 2 p. m. of the program Featured Miles Ferry will be a part ELECTED of the was named driving of the Golden Spike cerWednesday president of the Brigham emony on the outdoor stage at City Junior Chamber of the museum. This ceremony will Commerce. be carried out by the original cast from the Box Elder County Golden Spike Assn, under direction of L. D. Wilde. This ceremony, usually performed at the Promontory Summit as part of the annual Golden Spike commemoration, will not be presented there this year. However, dedication of the historic site and plaque will take place at Promontory at 10:30 a. Miles Y.. Ferry of West m., according to Bernice G. AnWednesday night, was derson, president of the Nationnamed president of the Brigham al Golden Spike association. City Junior Chamber of Commerce. Announcement of Ferrys successful candidacy came at a joint election banquet with the Jayceettes who also named their new officers for the coming year. President A1 Cazier named r five new directors to serve terms with the Jaycee club. The state road commission They were Leland Ward, Verl Reid this week opened bids on an inIverson, Robert McCabe, Thompsan, and Robert Keating. terstate highway project in Box The new officers will take Elder county with a Tremonton over their posts at the annual construction company the apinaugural banquet May 27. They parent low bidder at $853,984. A total of 14 bids were redirecwill join five hold-ove- r ceived on the job to construct tors. a seven-milsegment of InterElect Resident The Jayceettes elected Mrs. state Highway 80 between RatWade Ebling as their president tlesnake Pass and Snowville. for the coming year. Named to Jack B. Parson Construction assist her on the board of direc- company submitted the appartors were Mrs. Leland Ward, ent low bid. The bid was more than three Mrs. Don Olsen, Mrs. Robert hundred thousand dollars below Parand Mrs. Ruane McCabe, sons. Mrs. Verl Iverson was the state engineers estimate and will be examined by the named treasurer. Names of the newly elected commission and U. S. Bureau officers were announced by re- of Public Roads before the contiring president Mrs. A1 Cazier. tract is awarded. Interchanges Included Special guests at the banquet In addition to constructing included Fred Zeigler, national Jaycee director from Utah and two lanes over the seven-mil- e for presently a candidate for Utah route, specifications call state president, and Cliff Pom-roy- , three concrete interchanges. An veteran Jaycee from the Og- additional two lanes and dividden dub who introduced Zeig- ing strip will be built as future needs demand. ler. The highway will follow an There were 80 persons who allignment with U. S. 30s. The (Continued on Page Two! job is to be completed within 300 working days. Currently, a $1.5 million interstate project is under conCity Ordinance struction in the Howell area, miles south about Limits Location of where the Rattlesnake Of Mobile Homes work is to start. Bids on a second interstate An ordinance becomes effective today, Friday, which project in Davis county also were opened this week. Talboe requires that all trailers or & Harlin Construction company, mobile homes in Brigham Salt Lake City, apparently was City be located only in designated trailer courts or on low among 11 bidders with a bid of $500,570 to construct a property zoned t concrete and steel The new ruling affects only those units in which persons overpass. Trailers are living NOTICE such as the type used for The annual spring cleanup, unrestricted not are camping by Brigham City corder the ordinance and may be sponsored will poration, begin Monday, kept at private residencess. 27. April A city spokesman pointed to Residents are requested out Thursday that owners of on the curbing or rubbish pile mobile homes in violation of streets in front of their houses the ordinance should plan to where it will be picked up by funear within the comply trucks. The trucks will not ture. does not pick up rocks, gravel, or tree The ordinance from orchards. Cleanmake exception for units from trimmings week will continue through up which the wheels have been 5. removed. These too are sub- Tuesday, May Brigham City Corporation new to the ruling. ject by Willis Hansen, City Office Manager. Jaycees Elect Miles Ferry As President Road Officials Open Bids on two-yea- Interstate Job e e Also scheduled on the dedication program is the appearance of a group of Indian dancers, can can dancers and the Bear River High school band. staThe Iloneyville railroad tion was moved to the museum site last week and was inspected Wednesday morning by Sorento son, who was in Corinne check details and make final plans for completion of the museum by May 9. During his visit, he announced that Jesse Jamison, prominent railroad historian of Salt Lake City, has been appointed as curator at the museum. Jamison will move to Corinne with his wife and family and reside in the living quarters of the former Iloneyville station. He will also serve as caretaker of the museum and grounds. Jamison is currently studying for his doctors degree in history at the University of Utah, which he will receive at the June graduation exercises. The station building will not only house the living quarters, but also will have an office for the curator, public restrooms and several railroad exhibits. Two steam locomotives donated by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad companies plus a baggage and chair car were towed to the site last week. They were placed on a t long section of track with the two engines facing nose to nose, reminiscent of the original Golden Spite exent in Volume 52, Number 17 dlir Proposed Tremonton-Thioko- Road ! Bear River Valley Men Ask Commission's Help to Gain State's Okay on New Route Box Elder county comm&ioners were requested at their Monday meeting to give consideration to a proosed new route from Tremonton to the Thiokol plant for the benefit of residents living in Bear River Valley, Iloneyville and Bear River City, and working at the plant. Chicken Pox and Flu Reported in Brigham 600-foo- Lets Building Contract He further stated that individual line service will be made available to all urban subscribers and that telephone service representatives will call in person to each home to arrange modern service to meet the needs of each family. Preliminary surveys indicate that the housewives prefer their new dial telephones to be in color. 14 PACES IP Commissioners Asked to Consider Ten cases of chicken pox and re18 cases of influenze were for from Brigham City ported the week ending April 17, according to the statistical bulletin prepared weekly by the Utah State Department of Health. 1869. Other activities at the site There were no reports from this week included piping of wa- other communities in Box Elder ter there county for the week. Ross B. Jenson, Brigham City manager for Mountain States Telephone company, announced today that the contract for construction of the new dial telephone building to be located at 45 East Second South was awarded to G. Maurice Romney Construction company of Salt Lake City who was low bidder. The ground breaking ceremony is planned at the new site for Wednesday, April 29, at 9.30 Brigham City, Utah, Friday Morning, April 24, 1959 Members of the delegation re questing the proposed road in eluded Keith Fillmore, Russell B. Webb, Reed Giles, Ted Lott. A. N Rytting, Jesse M. Day, Kleon Kerr, Rudy Miller and Ronald Hales, all from the Bear River Valley area. The recommended route would follow the Iowa String road approximately five and a half miles, thence west and onto the Penrose-ConnorSprings road south of Penrose. The delegation said this route would miss turns that exall the right-anglist on the present route which goes through Thatcher and Penrose and they also thought it would be much cheaper to secure the necessary on the proposed route than through the more populated area of Thatcher and Penrose. The commissioners said the county does not have funds to build such a road. The delegation then said they thought the proposed road could be put into the State Road system. Will Ask State Help The commissioners agreed to Schedule Change Announced for Canyon League A change in tryout schedule was announced this week for the Canyon Little league. Prospective players are asked to meet at Rees Pioneer park, Saturday, April 25, with nine and boys slaat ted at 9 a. m.; 10 a. m., and at 11 a. m. In addition, youngsters in this league which takes in the southeast section of Brigham City plus Mantua and Willard, are requested to show their birth certificates by May 2, date of the second tryout session. Boys trying out in the National league also are asked to bring their birth certificates to the Saturday session. s Dance Will Honor e right-of-wa- (Continued on Page Two) New BEHS Officers By Karen Lichtenstein The Box Elder High school is holding a studentbody dance on Friday, April 24, at 8:45 p. m., honoring the new studentbody officers for the coming year. The Rendell Scamons orchestra wili be featured and an intermission program to present the new officers with gifts. The finalists for the offices are: president, Ralph Jensen and Doug. Watanabe; vice president, Betty Hunsaker and Carol Burden; secretary, Nyman Jensen and Letty Hunsaker. Brigham Merchants to Have Space In Seventh South Shopping Center Plans for a new $250,000 shopping center for Brigham City, to be located at Main and Seventh South, were announced Thursday by Norman Thompson of Warren, Weber county. The modern structure of approximately 25,000 square feet will have a Main street frontage of about 800 feet, the builder said, and will provide space for a new Food Giant store, to be operated by Dee Glen Smith, A locally 'Owned drug store, barber shop, beauty shop, a kiddie center and possibly others, including a service station. Spring Returns as Temperalures Rise After a lost weekend of snow, rain, hail and wind, the weatherman got back on the light track this week wdth rising temperatures, blue skies and sunshine. . . . typical spring weather. Light damage was reported from the sub freezing temperatures last weekend, however the damage was not noticeable after that Incurred by earlier Charles frosts, according to Clifford, local weather observer. Moisture content from the weekend storms amounted to .80 of an inch which helped out the shortage of moisture here, Clifford pointed out, Thompson, who is building the new shopping center at Roy and Ogden, announced that Alv C. Youngburg, Bountiful was the architect and M. Morris & Son, Ogden will be general con-t- i actor. The building will be an of brick construction with covered walkways and handy parking. The food store will occupy 10,000 square structure feet and will also house the general offices of the Food Giant chain, owned by Smith and operating stores in Brigham City, Ogden, Nampa, Idaho, Little Valley and Dutch John, as well as the new super market at Roy, presently under construction. Richard Hansen Is office manager for the Food Gient markets. We are developing this South Main area to give Brigham City people the advantages of one-sto- p shopping, now available in larger cities, Thompson said. We anticipate that all of these business establishments will be operated by local Brigham City people, who will offer the customer personalized service. he said. rrm 7 a. m. 1 This building will be a structure with a full basement built of reinforced concrete with a norman brick facing and is designed so that a future addition can be made to the north to care for Brigham City's anticipated growth. The building is to be completed in September of this year. The new dial building will provide space for new switching equipment, maintenance and business offices, and is part of a $800,000 project required to convert Brigham City to dial service early in 1960, Jenson said. one-stor- y C-- 280-foo- full-tim- I Special Court of Honor Slated at Intermountain A special court of honor will be conducted for the 11 Boy Scout troops at Intermountain school tonight, Friday, starting at 7 30 p. m.The event is scheduled to take place at the Little Theatre on the school campus. Special guests will include Emery Wight, chairman of the district advancement committee; Frank Coppin, chairman of the district committee, and Thomas Tommaney, school - - NEW SIIOrriNG CENTER -- Architects drawing of Brigham Citys new shopping center to be built at the corner of Main and Seventh South by Norman Thompson of Warren, Weber county. The $250,000 structure will house a new Food Giant store, drug store and other retail and service shops. Designed by Alv C. Youngburg, Bountiful architect, M. Morrin & Son, Ogden, will serve as general contractor for the new, modern shopping center. Construction will start this spring. |