b0220 Draper Irrigation Company Records, 1903-1977 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 220 Draper Irrigation Company (Salt Lake County, Utah). Draper Irrigation Company Records, 1903-1977 5 lin. ft. (10 boxes) 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 Topics: Water resources development -- Utah -- Salt Lake County. Organizations: Bell Canyon Irrigation Company (Salt Lake County, Utah). Sandy Canal Company (Salt Lake County, Utah). Places: Bell Canyon Reservoir. Big Willow Reservoir. Draper (Utah). Salt Lake County (Utah). Sandy (Utah). Background Background Note

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

Scope and Content

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

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Draper Irrigation Company Records, 1903-1977, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Steve Sorensen Finding aid compiled by Steve Sorensen and Gary Topping Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A238). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Records 1 1 Agreements: miscellaneous agreements, ca. 1927-1971 1 2 Associated Canals: miscellaneous relations with other canal companies--agreements, options, correspondence, etc., ca. 1919-1951 1 3 Audits: reports of examination for 1974, 1976 and 1977 (see also "Financial Records") 1 4 Bell Canyon Irrigation Company: miscellaneous leases, agreements, contracts, and correspondence, ca. 1935-1973 1 5 Bell Canyon Reservoir: miscellaneous regarding application for extension of time within which to resume use of water, 1950 1 6 Big Willow Reservoir: "Specifications for the Big Willow Reservoir Project," 1951 1 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.] 1 9 Big Willow Reservoir: miscellaneous regarding proposed reservoir site and question of tax status of property, ca. 1953-1956 1 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") 1 11 Board of Canal Presidents: Minutes, 9 February 1926 - 9 October 1928 1 12 Board of Canal Presidents: Minutes, 13 November 1928 - 14 June 1932; 16 May 1951 1 13 Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 9 June 1924 - 10 January 1928 1 14 Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 8 February 1928 - 10 February 1931 2 1 Board of Canal Presidents: Correspondence, 10 March 1931 - 10 March 1961 2 2 Board of Canal Presidents: Report Of Audit, 1 November 1947 - 31 October 1951 (see also "Financial") 2 3 Fidelity Bond: for DIC, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, 1942 2 4 Bonds: includes various mortgage bonds and trust deed for 1935 (see also "Deeds") 2 5 Byron Jackson: miscellaneous records on Byron Jackson Iron Works 2 6 General correspondence, 1950-1978 2 7 Deeds: miscellaneous warrant, trust and quit-claim deeds (see also "Real Estate," "Agreements" and "Easements") 2 8 Draper City: map of city, showing township plats, canals, rivers and streams, pipelines, ca. 1936 2 9-10 Draper Irrigation Company: Articles of Incorporation, amendatory documents, deed to incorporate, bylaws, and miscellaneous related documents 2 11 Easements and Rights-of-way: miscellaneous 1915-1941 2 12 Easements and Rights-of-way, 1948-1959 2 13 Easements and Rights-of-way, 1963-1967 2 14 Easements and Rights-of-way, 1968-1969 2 15 Easements and Rights-of-way, 1970-1973 2 16 Easements and Rights-of-way, 1974-1977; miscellaneous, n.d. (see also "Pipelines," "Agreements," "Deeds") 2 17 Electrical: "Contract Documents for Installation of Electrical Motor Starters, Draper Irrigation Company, Jordan Narrows," 14 March 1970 3 1 Engineers: Caldwell, Richards & Sorensen: miscellaneous, 1936-1959 3 2 Engineers: Gardner Engineering: miscellaneous, 1955-1964 (mostly regarding the measurement of Utah Lake) 3 3 Engineers: Templeton, Linke & Associates: miscellaneous, 1957-1977 3 4 Farmers Home Administration: miscellaneous, 1967-1976 3 5 Financial Matters: appraisement--outline of descriptive and financial information on DIC, 1932 3 6 Financial Matters: Board of Canal Presidents, assessments, 1934 3 7 Financial Matters: Financial Statements, annual, 1939-1977 3 8 Financial Matters: Financial Summaries, miscellaneous 1953-1977; reports of examination, 1961-1978 3 9 Financial Matters: Utah Power & Light, billings for power service, 1933-1942 3 10 Financial Journals: "Cash Account," 1914- 1933 4 1 Financial Journals: "Culinary Account," 1927-1942 4 2 Financial Journals: miscellaneous accounts, ca. 1942-1952 (see also "Audit Reports" and "Notes Payable") 4 3 Fort Douglas Hidden Valley Country Club: miscellaneous, 1960-1976 (see also "Real Estate," "Easements" and "Agreements") 4 4 Hill Ditch Water Users: miscellaneous correspondence, resolutions, petitions, agreements, etc., ca. 1914-1924 4 5 Ivory and Company: miscellaneous relations regarding furnishing of water, ca. 1975-1976 (LAWSUITS: see "Water, Adjudication" and "Lawyers") 4 6 Lawyers: Mulliner, Prince & Magnum, miscellaneous, 1959-1970 4 7 Lawyers: Prince, Yeates, Ward & Geldzahler, miscellaneous, 1964-1977 4 8 Lawyers: H. A. Smith (Smith & Moore), miscellaneous, 1936-1959 4 9 Lawyers: miscellaneous, 1959-1973 4 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") 5 1 Minute book, 1888 5 2 Minute book, 1904-1915; includes stock ledger, 1903-1910 5 3 Minute book, 1915-1933 5 4 Minute book, 1934-1960 6 1 Minute book, 1960-1975 6 2 Notes Payable: miscellaneous promissory notes, 1921, 1930-1939 [see also "Financial Matters"] 6 3 Pipelines: miscellaneous plans, specifications, proposals, bids, construction, easements, right-of-ways, etc. for pipelines and related works, ca. 1949-1968 6 4 Pipelines: miscellaneous regarding contract awarded to Noland and Perelle for waterworks installation project, 1951 6 5 Pipelines: miscellaneous regarding bids for pipeline work to be installed on 13800 South from 750 East to 300 East, 1970 6 6 Pipelines: miscellaneous proposed construction data on 10" culinary pipeline across Salt Lake Aqueduct in Draper, 1964 6 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 6 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") 6 9 Pumps: miscellaneous regarding acquisition and installation of new pumps, ca. 1952-1970 6 10 Range Agreements: miscellaneous regarding ranch control; relations with Dept. of Interior, ca. 1936-1939 (see also "Agreements") 6 11 Real Estate, Abstracts of Title: miscellaneous, 1936-1939 6 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") 6 13-14 Real Estate, Abstracts of Title: miscellaneous title abstracts 7 1 Real Estate, Title Disputes, S. N. Smith property, 1972 7 2 Real Estate, Titles: miscellaneous regarding real estate; including title opinions, mortgages, correspondence, etc., ca. 1936-1958 7 3 Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1974-1975 7 4 Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1976-1977 7 5- 6 Real Estate, General: miscellaneous regarding purchase, sale and option agreement entered into with Capital Planning Corp. and Invest. Inc., 1974 7 7 Real Estate, General: miscellaneous, ca. 1915-1977 (see also "Deeds" and "Agreements" Rights-of-way: see "Easements," "Agreements" and "Real Estate") 7 8 Salt Lake County: miscellaneous correspondence and original franchise, ca. 1915-1938 7 9 Salt Lake County: miscellaneous relations with different departments of county government, ca. 1967-1973 7 10 Salt Lake County: miscellaneous regarding flood control agreement, 1975 7 11 Salt Lake County: relations with Water Quality and Water Pollution Control, 1978-1979 7 12 Sandy Canal Co.: miscellaneous regarding shared expenses of Draper-Sandy Canal, 1925-1934 7 13 Sandy Canal Co.: miscellaneous correspondence and agreements, 1922-1936 (see also "STATE ENGINEER") 8 1 State Board of Health: miscellaneous correspondence, 1952-1961 8 2 State Board of Health, 1962-1978 8 3 State Engineer: miscellaneous observations and measurements of Draper-Sandy Canal and diversions, 1920-1930, 1933, 1941 8 4 State Engineer: discharge measurement reports of Draper Irrigation Co., 1938-1956; and East Jordan Canal, 1936-1955 (various stations) 8 5 State Engineer: miscellaneous correspondence with State Engineer and State Land Office, ca. 1912-1926 8 6 State Engineer: miscellaneous mostly regarding applications for water appropriations, ca. 1939-1969 (see also "Water, Appropriation") 8 7 State Public Utilities Commission: petition to construct new pipeline to extend culinary water service in Draper district, 1925 (see also "Pipelines") 8 8 Stockholders: miscellaneous notices of meetings, special minutes, lists of stockholders 8 9 Taxes (State): miscellaneous tax notices, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1975; County Auditor correspondence, 1975 8 10 U. S. Forest Service: miscellaneous correspondence, 1967-1979 8 11 Utah Board of Water Resources: agenda for meeting held 7 April 1978 8 11 Utah Lake: miscellaneous for the following: 8 11 1 Utah Lake Distributing Company 8 11 2 Utah Lake Irrigation Company 8 11 3 Water Users on Utah Lake And Jordan River 8 11 4 Utah Lake And Jordan River Water District 8 11 5 Jordan River Distribution System 8 11 6 miscellaneous Canals in Jordan River District 8 11 7 Utah Lake Water Users 8 12 Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1912-1922 8 13 Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1922-1925 8 14 Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1926-1934 9 1 Utah Lake: correspondence and miscellaneous, 1939-1977 9 2 Utah Lake, Filings: miscellaneous regarding applications by companies to appropriate water, ca. 1920-1944 9 3 Utah Lake: minutes of meetings of various water users of Utah Lake, ca. 1925-1977 and n.d. 9 4 Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1959 9 5 Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1960, 1963 9 6 Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1964-1965 9 7 Utah Lake: Progressive Summary Sheet of Distribution, daily summary sheets of Utah Lake and Jordan River pacing stations, 1966 9 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) 9 9 Utah Power & Light Company: miscellaneous regarding furnishing electrical service, rates, billings, agreements, service schedules and correspondence, ca. 1920-1976 (see also "Financial Matters") 9 10 Utah State University: correspondence regarding pilot pump testing program, 1977 9 11 Utah Water and Power Board: miscellaneous regarding Big Willow Reservoir Project, ca. 1951-1953 (see also "Big Willow Reservoir") 9 12 Water, Filings And Appropriations: miscellaneous regarding applications to appropriate water by DIC; certificates of appropriation. etc., various dates (see also "State Engineer") 9 13 Water, Adjudication: Dry Creek Filing Case: miscellaneous regarding adjudication of water from North Dry Creek, ca. 1924-1931 9 14 Water, Adjudication: water disputes, miscellaneous and various dates 9 15 Water, Rates: miscellaneous regarding charges for water, mostly news clippings, ca. 1948-1958 9 16 Water, Stock and Options: Leland Kimball options and miscellaneous, ca. 1926-1931 10 1 Water, Stock and Options: miscellaneous stock options, 1920 10 2 Water' Stock and Options: miscellaneous authorizations for re-issuance of water stock, 1934 10 3 Water Treatment Plant: three bound reports: 10 3 1 "Report to Draper Irrigation Company on Need for Water Treatment and Storage Facilities," May 1966 10 3 2 "Report to Draper Irrigation Company on Need for Water Treatment and Storage Facilities," February 1968 10 3 3 "Design Report on Proposed Water Treatment Facilities for Draper Irrigation Company," May 1968 10 4 Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous regarding proposals, bids, construction of water purification plant, 1968-1969 10 5 Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous on water treatment plant, 1968-69 (see also "Engineers, Templeton, Linke - Alsup") 10 6 Water Treatment Plant: miscellaneous rough notes on costs of water, 1967-1971 (see also "Metropolitan Water District") 10 7 Wells: miscellaneous regarding acquisition, testing and development of culinary well on Hand property, 1963 10 8 Wells: miscellaneous regarding new pump well on 1300 East in Draper, 1977 10 9 Wells: miscellaneous regarding construction, development and testing of an experimental irrigation and drainage well near Draper, 1948; related items, ca. 1946-1953 10 10 Wells: report "Study and Report on Feasibility of Constructing Deep Well for Draper Irrigation Company," July 1951 10 11 Wells: miscellaneous drilling records, ca. 1934