Show Water Commissioner Aquila Aqulla former United I States marshal was appointed water commissioner of trio Uintah ant ane and rivers by Jud Judge e Tillman D. D Johnson judge of the United Unite St States tes district district- court He will carryout carryout carry carryout out decrees of the court outlining the he distribution of water watch has the Indians been een in dispute between and the white people for Cor a number numer of years Mr will serve as us commissioner commissioner commis- commis ioner during the 1923 irrigation season His term of or office Is from April 1 1923 to April 1 19 1921 1 Athis At Athis Athis his discretion the ther commissioner commis may give all users by tho the courts court's order more than one second foot lt for every seventy acres at times when it would be advantageous provided water ateI is left in the stream in excess of that required to supply all an needs at that standard Mr will receive In salary payable one-half one b bj by the plaintiffs plaintiffs plain plain- tiffs in the controversies controversies- that is ie the United States and the secretary of the Interior as QS trustee of r th th-i th In Indians Indian's ui- ui Uintah and dian's s of the former Ouray Indian reservations reservations dud and nd vie one leI le I half by the various defendant corn com panics and persons in 10 proportion 10 to the number of acres to be ed cd The commissioner will be all allow allowed w. w ed 3 3 per day for subsistence and necessary expenses including office rent and supplies end and stenographic service in the compilation of his annual annual annual an an- nual report He will be oe entitled to use an automobile to be repaid for its use for a period of six months Mr A. A J. J Charles engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer for the plaintiffs plaintiff's Uintah ditch project and W. W L. L Woolf representing represent represent- ing lug the defendants will constitute a board to determine the duty of water during 1923 The most recent order of Judge Judge Johnson previous to his appointment of Saturday was that of March 16 when he ordered distributed In two separate decrees ana and se second feet feet ond-feet of water from the two rivers to the use uso of the plaintiffs That Is only one of a large largo number of court decisions Involving the waters waters waters wat wat- ers In controversy |