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Show MEETING 51ELD AT I THE COURT HOUSE I M. S. Browning and Others Named as a Committee to Advance tho H South Fork Project and Bring About the Forming of a Com- H pany Mayor Glasmann and J. P. O'Neill Address IH the Meeting Bedrock Soon Will Bo Exposed H the Full Length of Dam Site. H The carncstnc.s shown at a meeting meet-ing of county and city peoplo at a mooting In tho court houso at 1 o'clock this afternoon to consider tho Souh Fork reservoir project. Indicates that tho people of Weber county moan Ijub-lnoss Ijub-lnoss and that thero shall he no scarcity scar-city of water In the city and county If tho building of that great reservoir will prevent IL Thero can be no question ques-tion now that the reservoir will bo built. It was suggested by M. S. Browning that It might be wolJ for tho committee having tho matter In hand to make some Investigations regarding re-garding tho feasibility of constructing tho dnm at Magplo rather than at Cobble creek, but the dam will be orected somewhere, the consensus of opinion being that Cobble creek will bo tho place whero the work will bo done. Judge Harris court room was well filled with men from tho country districts dis-tricts and from the city when Mayor Glasmann called tho meeting to or-dor or-dor at a fow minutes after 1 o'clock. The mayor briefly stated the purpose of tho meeting to be to determine definitely. If possible, whether an Incorporation In-corporation shnll bo formed for the building of tho South Fork reservoir and to havo an understanding as to the status of affairs at the damsito rAonnrilni. thn strlnnlnc. which Is now In progress. Mayor Glnsmann was made pormanent chairman of tho meeting and M. S. Drowning was chosen cho-sen to act as secretary. ""Contractor O'Neill, bolng called on by tho chair to stato how much more work will be required to strip bedrock bed-rock at Cobble Creek, stated that he oxpected to have bedrock uncovered across tho entire river bod with tho next fow weeks The contractor also stated that bedrock was struck near tho river channel last ovenlng and thnt tho work of excavating Is progressing pro-gressing rapidly. Tho manner of proceeding was discussed dis-cussed at some longth bv thoso In attendance at-tendance and It wns finally decided that tho chairman appoint a commit-too commit-too of flvo to Uike charge of tho affairs af-fairs of tho proposed comnanv and prepare articles of Incorporation as soon ns bedrock Is stiiupod across tho entire site. It was first sUKgetod that the old committee continue In the 8ervlro. but when Mayor Olas-mann Olas-mann explained that he would havo to act for the city In tho matter or subscribing sub-scribing for stock and other things connected with the formation of the company. It would bo Inconsistent for him to also act on tho committer Ho did not caro to act in the dual capacity ca-pacity and could not, In fairness to the city and others connected with tho project, consent to, act. The committee appointed was as follows: M S. Brownlnu. A. L. Drawer, C. F. Mlddleton and O B Madseu of Ogden Og-den and L. M. Nelson of Huntsville. The committee Is authorized to look after the interests of tho pro-' pro-' posod company and' to prepare articles arti-cles of Incorporation for tho consid eration of the subscribers of stock at IH a mcotlng to be called at some futuro M time. Tho committee will not act In H the matter of incorporating tho com- IH pany, however, until bedrock ha3 M been shown across the entire dnm- M site. The duty of collecting ten per M cent of tho stock subscribed for tho M purposes of Incorporation was" also M glcn to thp committee. M Mayor Glasmann explained to tho ' M meeting at tho beginning that, whllo IH Ogden City hnd contemplated sub- H scribing for $150,000 worth of stock. H It was determined at a meeting last IH night Ui at tho city cannot legally sub- IH scribe for more stock than will bo IH actually required to furnish the ran- H nlclpalltv with the water needed and IH that $150,000 worth of stock would H he more than will he required for r. H number of yoars. The mayor stated IH however, that tho city will toko from IH $75,000 to $100. 000 worth of stock and VM would gladly take the $150,000 If It H were posslblo for tho city to specu- H late In the stock.- H M. S. Browning nnd H. Belnap were H of tho opinion thnt the commlttco H should not proceed with articles -f H Incorporation until It Is definitely tM known Just what thn developments VM nro In stripping bedrock and in tho H proposed prospecting for bedrock at H Magplo. The Idea prevailed largely, VM however, that there should bo no H time lost in the prosecution of the en- H tcrprlso and that tho companv should H havo a legal ontlty at the earliest pos- M slblo moment. H Tho subscribers of stock will bo H called together again some tlmo dur- - H Ing th present mouth when. It Is ex- jH pected, a company will bo formod. jH |
