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Register of the Brighton and North Point Irrigation Company Records,

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Collection Overview +/-

Title: Brighton and North Point Irrigation Company Records,
Dates: 1888-1979. (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 192
Summary: The company is located near Taylorsville, Utah in Salt Lake County and takes its water from the Jordan River. It was chartered in 1882 but the charter lapsed in 1932. The company continued to function until 1944 when it reincorporated under the former name. Correspondence (1888-1954), assessment books (1927-1944), ledgers (1883-1954), miscellaneous papers including an irrigation census.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

Collection Inventory +/-

Box Folder Contents
Box , Folder :
Box 1, Folder 1 : Correspondence, 1888-1954
Box 1, Folder 2 : Miscellaneous financial records,1929-1952
Box 1, Folder 3 : Miscellaneous legal records
Box 1, Folder 4 : Irrigation census, 1930-1940
Box 1, Folder 5 : Assessment book, 1943-1944
Box 1, Folder 6 : Assessment book, 1914-1920
Box 1, Folder 7 : Assessment book, 1927-1931
Box 2, Folder 1 : Ledger, 1883-1891
Box 2, Folder 2 : Ledger, 1901-1938
Box 2, Folder 3 : Ledger, 1932-1954
Box 2, Folder 4 : Stock certificates, 1910-1929
Box , Folder : Bylaws, articles of incorporation, minutes, 1944-1979 (Microfilm 2584)

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

The Brighton North Point-Irrigation Company is located near Taylorsville in Salt Lake County and takes its water from the Jordan River. It was originally incorporated in 1882 but its charter was allowed to lapse in 1932. The company continued to function without benefit of legal sanction until 27 July 1944. In 1944, the company was reincorporated assuming the name of its predecessor as well as the old water rights.

Content Description +/-

The collection includes correspondence (1888-1954), assessment books (1927-1944), ledgers (1883-1954), and miscellaneous papers including an irrigation census.

In addition to the records held by the Society the more current minutes, by-laws and incorporation articles (1944-1979) are available on microfilm. MIC 2584.

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Creator:

Brighton and North Point Irrigation Company.

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

2 boxes (1 linear ft.) and 1 Reel of Microfilm

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.