Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-12-22 | Page 1 | Reservoir Sites

RESERVOIR SITES j j Ruling of General Laud Office on This Question Ths S t Washington Dec 21Tire Commissioner Commis-sioner of the General Land Office han rendered a decision holding that the filing of reservoir site declaratory statements I state-ments In the West upon tho public domaIn do-main with the Intention of constructing construct-ing uosorvoira is done with the under Ing lcervolrs l lone standing that filings or other adverse I I entries will bo allowed by the General Land office during the pendency of the olo declaratorY statement and take precedence of It In tim event that tho party first mine does not comply S with the law I This ruling on the part of the Commissioner Com-missioner is the result of Information reaching him ot an alleged abuse oC the existing law permitting the filing of declaratory statements I I sad that many persons avail themselves tire right merely to appropriate land there under having no Intention of constructIng construct-Ing reservoirs this preventing In the meanwhile the Initiation of other rights I subject to noncompliance with tho law T PItC QL SssL JUlnj T A o