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Register of the Draper Irrigation Company Records,

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Title: Draper Irrigation Company Records,
Dates: 1903-1977. (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 220
Summary: Company formed in 1880 to supply water to the Sandy-Draper area of Salt Lake Valley. Administrative files including financial, real estate, and legal records as well as correspondence. Bulk of materials from 1930s through 1970s
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

Collection Inventory +/-

Box Folder Contents
Box , Folder : Records
Box 1, Folder 1 : Agreements: miscellaneous agreements, ca. 1927-1971
Box 1, Folder 2 : Associated Canals: miscellaneous relations with other canal companies--agreements, options, correspondence, etc., ca. 1919-1951
Box 1, Folder 3 : Audits: reports of examination for 1974, 1976 and 1977 (see also "Financial Records")
Box 1, Folder 4 : Bell Canyon Irrigation Company: miscellaneous leases, agreements, contracts, and correspondence, ca. 1935-1973
Box 1, Folder 5 : Bell Canyon Reservoir: miscellaneous regarding application for extension of time within which to resume use of water, 1950
Box 1, Folder 6 : Big Willow Reservoir: "Specifications for the Big Willow Reservoir Project," 1951
Box 1, Folder 7-8 : Big Willow Reservoir: "Big Willow Creek Reservoir," Utah Water and Power Board report, bid schedule, cost estimate, plans and specifications, 1952 [2 vols.]
Box 1, Folder 9 : Big Willow Reservoir: miscellaneous regarding proposed reservoir site and question of tax status of property, ca. 1953-1956
Box 1, Folder 10 : Big Willow Reservoir: "Contract Documents and Specifications for 500,000 Gallon Reservoir for Draper Irrigation Company," Templeton and Linke report, February, 1959 (see also "Utah Water and Power Board")
Box 1, Folder 11 : Board of Canal Presidents: Minutes, 9 February 1926 - 9 October 1928
Box 1, Folder 12 : Board of Canal Presidents: Minutes, 13 November 1928 - 14 June 1932; 16 May 1951
Box 1, Folder 13 : Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 9 June 1924 - 10 January 1928
Box 1, Folder 14 : Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 8 February 1928 - 10 February 1931
Box 2, Folder 1 : Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 10 March 1931 - 10 March 1961
Box 2, Folder 2 : Board of Canal Presidents: Report Of Audit, 1 November 1947 - 31 October 1951 (see also "Financial")
Box 2, Folder 3 : Fidelity Bond: for DIC, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, 1942
Box 2, Folder 4 : Bonds: includes various mortgage bonds and trust deed for 1935 (see also "Deeds")
Box 2, Folder 5 : Byron Jackson: miscellaneous records on Byron Jackson Iron Works
Box 2, Folder 6 : General correspondence, 1950-1978
Box 2, Folder 7 : Deeds: miscellaneous warrant, trust and quit-claim deeds (see also "Real Estate," "Agreements" and "Easements")
Box 2, Folder 8 : Draper City: map of city, showing township plats, canals, rivers and streams, pipelines, ca. 1936
Box 2, Folder 9-10 : Draper Irrigation Company: Articles of Incorporation, amendatory documents, deed to incorporate, bylaws, and miscellaneous related documents
Box 2, Folder 11 : Easements and Rights-of-way: miscellaneous 1915-1941
Box 2, Folder 12 : Easements and Rights-of-way, 1948-1959
Box 2, Folder 13 : Easements and Rights-of-way, 1963-1967
Box 2, Folder 14 : Easements and Rights-of-way, 1968-1969
Box 2, Folder 15 : Easements and Rights-of-way, 1970-1973
Box 2, Folder 16 : Easements and Rights-of-way, 1974-1977; miscellaneous, n.d. (see also "Pipelines," "Agreements," "Deeds")
Box 2, Folder 17 : Electrical: "Contract Documents for Installation of Electrical Motor Starters, Draper Irrigation Company, Jordan Narrows," 14 March 1970
Box 3, Folder 1 : Engineers: Caldwell, Richards & Sorensen: miscellaneous, 1936-1959
Box 3, Folder 2 : Engineers: Gardner Engineering: miscellaneous, 1955-1964 (mostly regarding the measurement of Utah Lake)
Box 3, Folder 3 : Engineers: Templeton, Linke & Associates: miscellaneous, 1957-1977
Box 3, Folder 4 : Farmers Home Administration: miscellaneous, 1967-1976
Box 3, Folder 5 : Financial Matters: appraisement--outline of descriptive and financial information on DIC, 1932
Box 3, Folder 6 : Financial Matters: Board of Canal Presidents, assessments, 1934
Box 3, Folder 7 : Financial Matters: Financial Statements, annual, 1939-1977
Box 3, Folder 8 : Financial Matters: Financial Summaries, miscellaneous 1953-1977; reports of examination, 1961-1978
Box 3, Folder 9 : Financial Matters: Utah Power & Light, billings for power service, 1933-1942
Box 3, Folder 10 : Financial Journals: "Cash Account," 1914- 1933
Box 4, Folder 1 : Financial Journals: "Culinary Account," 1927-1942
Box 4, Folder 2 : Financial Journals: miscellaneous accounts, ca. 1942-1952 (see also "Audit Reports" and "Notes Payable")
Box 4, Folder 3 : Fort Douglas Hidden Valley Country Club: miscellaneous, 1960-1976 (see also "Real Estate," "Easements" and "Agreements")
Box 4, Folder 4 : Hill Ditch Water Users: miscellaneous correspondence, resolutions, petitions, agreements, etc., ca. 1914-1924
Box 4, Folder 5 : Ivory and Company: miscellaneous relations regarding furnishing of water, ca. 1975-1976 (LAWSUITS: see "Water, Adjudication" and "Lawyers")
Box 4, Folder 6 : Lawyers: Mulliner, Prince & Magnum, miscellaneous, 1959-1970
Box 4, Folder 7 : Lawyers: Prince, Yeates, Ward & Geldzahler, miscellaneous, 1964-1977
Box 4, Folder 8 : Lawyers: H. A. Smith (Smith & Moore), miscellaneous, 1936-1959
Box 4, Folder 9 : Lawyers: miscellaneous, 1959-1973
Box 4, Folder 10 : Metropolitan Water District (Salt Lake City): miscellaneous regarding application by DIC for a connection to receive supplementary water from Deer Creek Aqueduct for treatment plant, ca. 1954-1975 (see also "Water Treatment Plant")
Box 5, Folder 1 : Minute book, 1888
Box 5, Folder 2 : Minute book, 1904-1915; includes stock ledger, 1903-1910
Box 5, Folder 3 : Minute book, 1915-1933
Box 5, Folder 4 : Minute book, 1934-1960
Box 6, Folder 1 : Minute book, 1960-1975
Box 6, Folder 2 : Notes Payable: miscellaneous promissory notes, 1921, 1930-1939 [see also "Financial Matters"]
Box 6, Folder 3 : Pipelines: miscellaneous plans, specifications, proposals, bids, construction, easements, right-of-ways, etc. for pipelines and related works, ca. 1949-1968
Box 6, Folder 4 : Pipelines: miscellaneous regarding contract awarded to Noland and Perelle for waterworks installation project, 1951
Box 6, Folder 5 : Pipelines: miscellaneous regarding bids for pipeline work to be installed on 13800 South from 750 East to 300 East, 1970
Box 6, Folder 6 : Pipelines: miscellaneous proposed construction data on 10" culinary pipeline across Salt Lake Aqueduct in Draper, 1964
Box 6, Folder 7 : Pipelines: miscellaneous regarding installation of pipe on 122 South between 700 East and 800 East and 122 South together with connections, canal crossings, etc. ca. 1967-1968
Box 6, Folder 8 : Pipelines: miscellaneous re. acquisition of pipelines and fittings, including specifications, proposals, bids, from various suppliers. correspondence, etc., 1920; mostly Western Heating and Sheet Metal Works (see also "Easements," "Agreements," "Deeds" and "State Public Utilities Commission")
Box 6, Folder 9 : Pumps: miscellaneous regarding acquisition and installation of new pumps, ca. 1952-1970
Box 6, Folder 10 : Range Agreements: miscellaneous regarding ranch control; relations with Dept. of Interior, ca. 1936-1939 (see also "Agreements")
Box 6, Folder 11 : Real Estate, Abstracts of Title: miscellaneous, 1936-1939
Box 6, Folder 12 : Real Estate, Abstracts of Title: abstract of strip running through Fort Douglas Country Club and related correspondence, 1965 (see also "Fort Douglas Hidden Valley Country Club")
Box 6, Folder 13-14 : Real Estate, Abstracts of Title: miscellaneous title abstracts
Box 7, Folder 1 : Real Estate, Title Disputes, S. N. Smith property, 1972
Box 7, Folder 2 : Real Estate, Titles: miscellaneous regarding real estate; including title opinions, mortgages, correspondence, etc., ca. 1936-1958
Box 7, Folder 3 : Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1974-1975
Box 7, Folder 4 : Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1976-1977
Box 7, Folder 5- 6 : Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1974
Box 7, Folder 7 : Real Estate, General: miscellaneous, ca. 1915-1977 (see also "Deeds" and "Agreements" Rights-of-way: see "Easements," "Agreements" and "Real Estate")
Box 7, Folder 8 : Salt Lake County: miscellaneous correspondence and original franchise, ca. 1915-1938
Box 7, Folder 9 : Salt Lake County: miscellaneous relations with different departments of county government, ca. 1967-1973
Box 7, Folder 10 : Salt Lake County: miscellaneous regarding flood control agreement, 1975
Box 7, Folder 11 : Salt Lake County: relations with Water Quality and Water Pollution Control, 1978-1979
Box 7, Folder 12 : Sandy Canal Co.: miscellaneous regarding shared expenses of Draper-Sandy Canal, 1925-1934
Box 7, Folder 13 : Sandy Canal Co.: miscellaneous correspondence and agreements, 1922-1936 (see also "STATE ENGINEER")
Box 8, Folder 1 : State Board of Health: miscellaneous correspondence, 1952-1961
Box 8, Folder 2 : State Board of Health, 1962-1978
Box 8, Folder 3 : State Engineer: miscellaneous observations and measurements of Draper-Sandy Canal and diversions, 1920-1930, 1933, 1941
Box 8, Folder 4 : State Engineer: discharge measurement reports of Draper Irrigation Co., 1938-1956; and East Jordan Canal, 1936-1955 (various stations)
Box 8, Folder 5 : State Engineer: miscellaneous correspondence with State Engineer and State Land Office, ca. 1912-1926
Box 8, Folder 6 : State Engineer: miscellaneous mostly regarding applications for water appropriations, ca. 1939-1969 (see also "Water, Appropriation")
Box 8, Folder 7 : State Public Utilities Commission: petition to construct new pipeline to extend culinary water service in Draper district, 1925 (see also "Pipelines")
Box 8, Folder 8 : Stockholders: miscellaneous notices of meetings, special minutes, lists of stockholders
Box 8, Folder 9 : Taxes (State): miscellaneous tax notices, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1975; County Auditor correspondence, 1975
Box 8, Folder 10 : U. S. Forest Service: miscellaneous correspondence, 1967-1979
Box 8, Folder 11 : Utah Board of Water Resources: agenda for meeting held 7 April 1978
Box 8, Folder 11 : Utah Lake: miscellaneous for the following:
Box 8, Folder 11 1: Utah Lake Distributing Company
Box 8, Folder 11 2: Utah Lake Irrigation Company
Box 8, Folder 11 3: Water Users on Utah Lake And Jordan River
Box 8, Folder 11 4: Utah Lake And Jordan River Water District
Box 8, Folder 11 5: Jordan River Distribution System
Box 8, Folder 11 6: miscellaneous Canals in Jordan River District
Box 8, Folder 11 7: Utah Lake Water Users
Box 8, Folder 12 : Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1912-1922
Box 8, Folder 13 : Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1922-1925
Box 8, Folder 14 : Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1926-1934
Box 9, Folder 1 : Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1939-1977
Box 9, Folder 2 : Utah Lake, Filings: miscellaneous regarding applications by companies to appropriate water, ca. 1920-1944
Box 9, Folder 3 : Utah Lake: minutes of meetings of various water users of Utah Lake, ca. 1925-1977 and n.d.
Box 9, Folder 4 : Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1959
Box 9, Folder 5 : Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1960, 1963
Box 9, Folder 6 : Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1964-1965
Box 9, Folder 7 : Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1966
Box 9, Folder 8 : Utah Lake: miscellaneous items including list of stockholders of the Utah Lake Distributing Company, n.d.; daily discharge record of canals in Jordan River District for April 1950; Utah Lake elevation report for 1977 (State Engineer)
Box 9, Folder 9 : Utah Power & Light Company: miscellaneous regarding furnishing electrical service, rates, billings, agreements, service schedules and correspondence, ca. 1920-1976 (see also "Financial Matters")
Box 9, Folder 10 : Utah State University: correspondence regarding pilot pump testing program, 1977
Box 9, Folder 11 : Utah Water and Power Board: miscellaneous regarding Big Willow Reservoir Project, ca. 1951-1953 (see also "Big Willow Reservoir")
Box 9, Folder 12 : Water, Filings And Appropriations: miscellaneous regarding applications to appropriate water by DIC; certificates of appropriation. etc., various dates (see also "State Engineer")
Box 9, Folder 13 : Water, Adjudication: Dry Creek Filing Case: miscellaneous regarding adjudication of water from North Dry Creek, ca. 1924-1931
Box 9, Folder 14 : Water, Adjudication: water disputes, miscellaneous and various dates
Box 9, Folder 15 : Water, Rates: miscellaneous regarding charges for water, mostly news clippings, ca. 1948-1958
Box 9, Folder 16 : Water, Stock and Options: Leland Kimball options and miscellaneous, ca. 1926-1931
Box 10, Folder 1 : Water, Stock and Options: miscellaneous stock options, 1920
Box 10, Folder 2 : Water' Stock and Options: miscellaneous authorizations for re-issuance of water stock, 1934
Box 10, Folder 3 : Water Treatment Plant: three bound reports:
Box 10, Folder 3 1: "Report to Draper Irrigation Company on Need for Water Treatment and Storage Facilities," May 1966
Box 10, Folder 3 2: "Report to Draper Irrigation Company on Need for Water Treatment and Storage Facilities," February 1968
Box 10, Folder 3 3: "Design Report on Proposed Water Treatment Facilities for Draper Irrigation Company," May 1968
Box 10, Folder 4 : Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous regarding proposals, bids, construction of water purification plant, 1968-1969
Box 10, Folder 5 : Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous on water treatment plant, 1968-69 (see also "Engineers, Templeton, Linke - Alsup")
Box 10, Folder 6 : Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous rough notes on costs of water, 1967-1971 (see also "Metropolitan Water District")
Box 10, Folder 7 : Wells: miscellaneous regarding acquisition, testing and development of culinary well on Hand property, 1963
Box 10, Folder 8 : Wells: miscellaneous regarding new pump well on 1300 East in Draper, 1977
Box 10, Folder 9 : Wells: miscellaneous regarding construction, development and testing of an experimental irrigation and drainage well near Draper, 1948; related items, ca. 1946-1953
Box 10, Folder 10 : Wells: report "Study and Report on Feasibility of Constructing Deep Well for Draper Irrigation Company," July 1951
Box 10, Folder 11 : Wells: miscellaneous drilling records, ca. 1934

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Company formed in 1880 to supply water to the Sandy-Draper area of Salt Lake Valley.

Content Description +/-

Administrative files including financial, real estate, and legal records as well as correspondence. Bulk of materials from 1930s through 1970s.

Collection Use +/-

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Restrictions on Use

Administrative Information +/-

Creator:

Draper Irrigation Company (Salt Lake County, Utah).

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

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

Quantity:

10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.