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Show STATE ENGINEER GWtS CITY WATER Three Years Extension to Build Dam at Magpie Canyon Granted by the State Engineer William Glasmann 's Irrigation Right for 25,000 Acres Also Allowed by State Engineer Both Parties Have All the Water Nsedsd Dam Now Needed. A telephone communication from Salt Iake City announce that the Btate engineer has granted to Ogden City three years extension of time to begin work In building a dam at the Ma'gple canyon of the South Fork of the Ogden river, just a mile and one-half below where the Ogden River Riv-er Reservoir company Is building Its dam This extension of time was protested pro-tested by William Giasmann on tho ground that Ogden City had filed on more water than the law permitted the city to flic on, In the original protest Mr. Glasmann stated that he would not protest any water the city needed; that his objection was to the city trying to file on more water than the city would need in the next 100 yeajs. . Tho state engineer only grants to the city the water needed for munlcT-pal munlcT-pal purposeQ and has granted to Wil-jllam Wil-jllam Glasmann tho first light to store i25.000 acres for Irrigation purposes. Both the city and Mr, Glasmann secure se-cure their water rights. It developed tbat thorc- was water enough to give both all the water needed. It will be remembered that the city protested Mr, Glasmann's filings and that, notwithstanding the city's protest, pro-test, tho state, engineer granted Mr. Glasmann his Irrigation lights for 25,000 acres, subject only to Ogden City's right to use enough water for municipal purposes All that la now needed Is n dam or two to store the water |