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Show DUMPING THE CITY -SEWAGE. Farmers from the West Warren canal and the city commission-1 commission-1 1 ers are conferring today over the prospective diA-crting of the sew- age .of Ogden from its present point of discharge northAvest of the ; I Ogden packing plant to the district covered by the West Warren ' canal, ; The present planis to convey the sewage six miles to the north-r north-r west, beginning at TAventy-first street and Wall Avenue, in order to I'j afford the Third ward the advantages of sewer facilities. Hifl For years the farmers along the Slaterville canal have enjoyed Hji the use of the water flowing from the seAver and they uoav maintain H a right has been established, but the city authorities quote legal au-1 H thorities to prove that a city can divert its sewage at any time, unless I B, the city obligates itself by contract to do otherwise. HT At the present price of water in the Davis and Weber Counties canal, the outfloAV of the main seAver of Ogden Avould have a value of not less than $200,000 and the eity board is inclined to exact a rental HL from those Avho, in the future, will be benefited by the Avater. HM , Last July and August, when a drought was on and streams were H at their lowest in years, the sewer Avas discharging over 13,000,000 . gallons every 24 "hours, or sufficient to irrigate an area greater than is uoav covered by the Wect Warren canal. . While the city is deeply concerned in building up the country dis- Hr tricts, and Avill do nothing to retard the progress of any farming dis- HL trict, still there should be established a reciprocal relationship, by H'( which those in the country avIio are profiting in the use of city waters Hj : tbould, if. turn, contribute to the city treasury. ' |