Show Farmers Balk i J io f o At Water Post I Appointment of an underground i water commissioner for Davis I county was refused Wednesday by 90 well owners when they met with officials of the state engine engine- engineers engineer's engineers engineer's engineers engineer's ers er's staff at the court house in Farmington Farmin n ton Claming a commissioner would be without power to adjudicate un tin underground water controversies un un- under under un- un under der their present legal status tie the group elected nine committeemen to work with the state office until definite decision on water rights has been reached It was explained many varying opinions on water rights now dut clutter ter Utah's statutes and that only a supreme court decision would make it possible for a commission commission- commissioner er to authority in case of dispute S Urging the appointment Reid Jerman deputy state engineer who led the meeting told the group a under pres present ent conditions Would be confined d chiefly to to- guarding vater Water conser conservation viton and gathering data Jot fot fo the state office Duties of oI 01 the com eom- will be belarge belarge- large large- largely ly as a aids ads to the engineering department de dt- dt- dt in assembling tion I Named Named to committees were werd R- R F E. E Mitchell Athony Stoddard and andLeR LeROy LeRby LeR y B. B Smith north district David Daid Robbins George Georgc Hess and Irvin Call central district and rind George B. B Mann Ezra Parrish and Dr George Evan Taylor south district They were elected to serve one year without pay |