Nov 1, 1879 We held a Meeting at Woodruff on the subjct of Building
a Dam across the little Colorado at that place to take the water out
after we gave our views about the construction of the dam a comm
ittee of construction was appointed viz, Lorenzo Hatch Oscar Mann
& Noah Brimhall, Horace Russell & James Dean. A committee
of three was also appointed to prize the work done on the old Dam
who were Oscar Mann Ole Jenson & Horris Russell The first
committee desided to build a dam on the old site and use what
is built. Agreed to allow $1.50 per day for men $1.50 for team &
waggon $1 for team & 50 cts for waggon Agreed to allow young
15 acres, man & wife 20 Acres and then grade families according
to numbers. The committee prised the dam $100 & $100 for them
who staid to keep the place. Three of the company who built
half of the dam agreed to give it to the company for the first choice
of the Lots as they wished to cooperate together this was agreed
to & the Meeting closed
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