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Show MAYOR S. !. HANSEN PUSHES THE FLOOD dlROUIJECI Recently Mayor Bent R. Hansen of Mt. Pleasant, lordlier with his entire en-tire city council motored to Farming-ton Farming-ton where they met the college irrigation ir-rigation engineer L. M. Windsor to study construction methods . of the flood control dam there. After gathering gather-ing information at that point the party went to Garfield where they studied a similar structure that had been installed under the direction of Professor Windsor within recent years The Mayor and council returned to Mt. Pleasant fully convinced that the flood control project which they had under way at the mouth of the canyon east of the city was entlrley feasible, and they are determined to continue the construction until the project has been finished. Professor Windsor gave them blue prints and other detailed de-tailed construction data that was needed for the work. The dike which will collect flood water that has been diverted from the main channel was constructed three years ago when the project was first begun. This dike will have to be enlarged in places and the main diversion dam will be Installed In-stalled and a big spillway constructed where the water can go btfck into the main channel. Work on the protect will be rushed in the very near future. |