Manti Messenger | 1924-01-18 | Page 5 | Drainage Question Rests until February Fifth

I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I Drainage a e Ques- Ques ILeS tion ion Rests Until February Fifth I The question of draining the swamp between Manti 1 and Ephraim as petitioned for Cor by Jacob Thompson and others was argued before the County Commissioners for three da days s 's and one evening session last week seek and was finally taken under advisement until February when the commissioners meet again Of the tiro acres of land in the proposed drainage district slightly more moro than 2200 acres are signed up in fa favor VOl of oC the drainage project Fifteen hundred acres are signed ag against the project and the balance a little over acres have not notI been signed neither for nor against Of the land owners represented a athe at atthe atthe the hearing forty eight are in favor of drainage and fifty eight are opposed opI opposed op op- I posed sed to drainage And so the hUC buck has been passed onto tho the commissioners with several doubtful doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful points not positively cleared up The question of the water rights in inthe inthe inthe the swamp i one of the biggest problems involved It Is possible more hearings hearing may be he necessary b b b fore the project is t l 1 deter L ter- ter mined Att Atty A A. A Chri Christensen is rep representing representing representing resenting the petitioners and find Att Atty J. J A Ai Hougaard is representing the tile opposition