Show MEETING OF THE WATER USERS ENGINEER EXPLAINS THE DAM proposition fred J kiesel Is made chairman attendance was not large arom saturdays standard the mass meeting 0 the water users of weber county was called to order at p m by chairman fred J kiesel after waiting for some time it was decided to call the meeting to order but there were not more than persons present commissioner stanford aloie and stated that the mayor of ogden could not be present because he waa not in sufficient good health stanford then read the object of the mass meeting it was to consider the feasibility of changing the route of tho present county road in ogdan valley in order to allow the utah light power company to construct the mm moth dam at shanghai flats the objections raised by the citizens ftc huntsville were read chairman kiesel stated that ho was disappointed in not greeting a larger delegation of water users he then moved that hon L W shurtleff lff dr E M conroy mayor L M nelson of huntsville and 0 B allson be appointed as vice chairmen C R hollingsworth as sc detary and sheriff bailey as sergeant at arms motion was carried wallard young of national reputation as a civil engineer was introduced by the chairman he asserted that the main issue was whether dam could be built that would not endanger the lives health and convenience of the farmers above and the citizens below young stated that the dam could be built upon bedrock that it wag possible to remove the earth that had been deposited there when lake i bonneville covered the valley but it was not feasible to do so when fart an examination was made no bedrock was encountered since bedrock Is not so near the surface that it will be advantageous to reach it a dam it built must be made of earth eted examples of earth dams in various parts of the world that had been used with great success there are many ways in which to make a dam that would not be sate but with proper engineering care the dam can be constructed with absolute safety said engineer young the engineer wag of the opinion that the health of the would not be jeopardized by the immense body of water because n continual outflow of water will be taken from the reservoir that will keep the lako fresh and free from odor vegetation around the lake would not be more unhealthful than the water plants that thrive around the springs in the valley he concluded by saying that the health fear was a great bugaboo chairman klesel asked for questions from huntsville in regard to the health conditions no opposition was raised to youngs views superintendent campbell of the power company slated that the dam would be built if objections could be overcome he cited the fact that 20 acres would be brought under cultivation ti that would increase the valuation of weber county he said all lands would be paid for by the company L H froerer of eden asked it the water would unfavorably affect the climatic conditions of the valley the answer was that it would not isaac mckay of huntsville stated that when the water decreased water pool would be left to stagnate and breed disease young answered the objection by proposing an easy remedy to overcome this condition cut small I 1 outlets to the main lake and allow the water to flow into the main body nathaniel montgomery of north ogden was given ten minutes to speak he sald that his towa was heartily in favor of the dam that the farmers of north were held in check by iho supply of water it meana arc to bo provided in supplying water the dam was the cheapest the beat and most reliable of all plans yet applause greeted the remarks in behalf of north ogden sidney the opinion that the spring flood of water was money for weber county farmers if held stored to hold it in check a dam must be built tho present one under consideration he thought the most feasible win england of plain city if we are farmers laborers merchants or tradesmen all will ba benefited by the dam plain city is in need of water we must have water if we are to be a prosperous community we have lost enough in the past ten years to build th dam twice over plain city welcomes the dam john taylor of plain atty said wo in the west of tho county have lost in the last anve years halt of our crops we should be neighbors and work tor the welfare of the entire county not for a few the easiest way to down tho yearly law suits that we have Is to arrange tor a plentiful supply of water the meeting was still on when the standard went to press |