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Show Local Metropolitan Water Board Signs Deer Creek Pact The American Fork. Metropolitan water board has signed a contract for 500 shares of stock la the Deer Creek project, according to reiorls of water board officials. Directors of the Highland Conservation district dis-trict and the Lehi Metropolitan district Sunday had also adopted adopt-ed resolutions authorizing thctr chairman and secretary to sign the contracts. The contract and resolution forms were presented to each district by A. V. Watkins, lctral counsel for the Provo River Water Users' association associa-tion Saturday night. Both the Lehi and American Fork water boards signed contracts for 500 shares of stock in the Deer Creek project with a principal indebtedness in-debtedness of $38,000 and a contingent contin-gent liability of $13,000. John N. Whimpcy and Joseph E. Smith signed the contracts for the Lehi board, as chairman and secretary, respectively. Lot Robinson and William H. Preston signed the contracts con-tracts for the American Fork board, as chairman and secretary, respectively. respect-ively. The Highland Conservation district dis-trict contract for 5010 shares of stock with a principal Indebtedness of $380,7G0 and a contingent liability of approximately $133,206 was signed by Orville C. Day, as chairman, and Harry Jerling as secretary. Directors of the Orem Metropol- ltan water board are expected to meet this week and sign a contract for 500 shares. The Pleasant Grove-Llndon district, dis-trict, only metropolitan district not yet to set an election on subscrip-. tion of water to the project, also is expected to meet this week. Only ten days is required before holding the election after it has been authorized, author-ized, so the election may even yetj be scheduled before that held by the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Water District. November 23, officials have rexrted. Although the Pleasant Grove Irrigation Irri-gation company stockholders recently recent-ly voted down a motion to amend their articles of incorporation to subscribe for water from the project, the question is still a live issue, Provo River Water Users' association as-sociation officials declare. The ad- visability of forming a new conservation conser-vation district to subscribe for water from the project is being considered, it is reported. South Kamas Irrigation company stockholders will consider amending their articles of incorporation to en-1 en-1 able them to subscribe for water from the project this week, it is reported. The Washington Irrigation company, com-pany, comprising the same stockholders, stock-holders, also is interested in subscription sub-scription of w-ater and which one or both companies will subscribe is ex- pected to be settled at the meeting. A subscription of 1610 shares is being be-ing considered. , The Utah Lake Distributing company com-pany already authorized to subscribe for from 12,000 to 15,000 shares, is expected to sign a contract soon. o |