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Show y 00 3 FORTIER IS TO j EXAMINE THE DAMSITE I Dr. Samuel Fortler, expert engineer jjfli and chief of irrigation investigations I 7 1 of the Department of Agriculture of j ' the United States, will make an examination ex-amination of the reservoir now be-Log be-Log built Jointly by the city and Og-, Og-, den River Reservoir company in the South Fork canyon. The services of am the expert were granted in a letter received yesterdav from the assis I tant secretary of agriculture to Mayor A. G. Fell. According to the letter, Dr Fortler is permitted to perform the service J on the following conditions: '"That the government be put to no expense whatever In connection with j I the matter whether for subsistence, field work or the like. Dr. Fortler' s alary could be continued b the de-I de-I partment while he is doing the work. "That the government will not be i in any way bound by or responsible for any advice or opinion given by , Dr Fortler. j, I I ' That Dr. Fortler should accept no j j fee or compensation for his services. In company with Mayor Fell. President Presi-dent Glasmann of the Reservoir com-pan com-pan and others, Dr. Fortier made a cursory examination of the damslte I two weeks ago but he expressed no I opinion at that time. Following his I vi6lt, a letter was written to the sec I retary of agriculture, asking for the I services of the expert and the letter received yesterday was In answer to the request. It is expected the examination of the excavation where bedrock is be-I be-I ing uncovered now on Cobble Creek 1 will be made the latter part of September, Sep-tember, when Dr. Fortler will re-1 re-1 turn to Ogden. nn |