| Show OUR WATER SUPPLY I 1 right now tile the gravest responsibility of brigham city is her water supply this has been an extremely dry season which makes the situation more acute but bui the fact remains drag ham city has got to have milre conre water the experiment of boring for water in the mantua fields has proven unsuccessful thus tar far and the well is down over four hundred f feet with prospects 1 that it will have bave t to 0 be driven deeper if i water is encountered at such a depth the question arises as to whether or not a sufficient flow will be tapped to supply the pressure required ta force the water to tile the surface thet can only be determined by actual experience and the expert nce cannot tie be had until water Is encountered the austion has been raised will it it not be cheaper for brigham city to construct a reservoir in devils gate gat e somewhere and impound all the spring flood waters for irrigation purposes then turn the same flow ot of water or ae less ss it if that would be sufficient from maple springs into the city pipe line which supplies the reservoirs the water gathered in a big reservoir would do very nicely for irrigation purposes and the expense of constructing a dam could be met in various ways which would make it possible for the city to handle the proposition with a good stream of 0 irrigating iwa ter flowing into the main channel channe 1 from 1 the south creek as much of the pure spring water which now runs into the main creek for irrigation purposes might be piped direct to the c ity city reservoirs and our water problem would be forever solved it I 1 it was deemed 11 if inadvisable to use the maple spring water it is possible for the city to v 4 secure the north mantua ma antua spring which discharges a splendid stream ot of the t purest and coldest cold est water the growth and development of this city will depend upon her water wafer supply for this soil must have water and without it the land is valueless the supply of culinary water is totally inadequate to admit of more growth and development of the city so we are face to face with a serious problem brigham city has made a wonderful success of her two big municipal utilities t and it if it is possible tor for private privat a individuals to reap a big harvest from irrigation projects by means of installing dams why cant brigham city extend her utilities to include a big city reservoir for irrigation purposes the scheme is well worth giving serious consideration but time is a greean factor facter in the present situation and action should be taken as quickly as pa possible isible |
