Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-02 | Page 3 | Stipulation in Plain City Case to Divide Water

I STIPULATION IN PLAIN CITY CASE CASETO CASETO CASETO TO DIVIDE WATER OGDEN June 2 A 2 A stipulation for fora a a. two two- two year ear trial of ot distribution of waters of the Weber river riser to some 2600 users under terms of ot the state engineers engineer's proposed amendments to the original determination will wUl be signed five days after he receives them Judge D. D W. W Moffat announced announced an an- in S Second cond district court Monday Judge Moffat named three at attorneys attorneys attorneys at- at to draft the stipulation and order for his signature They are P. P H. H Neeley representing the e upper river r users E. E R R. Callister representing representing the middle river u us users rs and James A. A Howell ell representing the lower river users The announcement of or Judge Moffat MoC- MoC Moffat fat tat who is from the Third district court was made at a session held In Ogden following sessions held Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day In Coalville and Morgan on the upper river Judge Moffat heard the case care is entitled the thc Plain City Irrigation company against the Hooper Irrigation company because cause both Judges George S. S Barker and Eugene E. E Pratt of th the Second cond district district dis dis- dis court are arc disqualified Various attorneys s 's representing water users of the system will receive recede copies of ot the stipulation and have a chance t to make suggestions of ot further further further fur fur- ther changes before the document Is 15 signed by Judge Moffat Judge Moffat said he felt that the practical problem of equitably ably distributing the water of the river can better be worked out by minded fair-minded men familiar fa familiar fa- fa with conditions on the ground than by the court which would have ha to take much test testimony mony Attorney R. R J. J Hogan representing the Sliver Silver King Coalition Mines was the only person present In the court who said h he could not agree to the filing ruing of oC a a. proposed amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the original determination as proposed In 1924 by the state engineers engineer's engineers engineer's engi engi- neer's office State St Engineer George M M. Bacon told the court that in addition to th the organizations of the upp upper r middle middle middle mid mid- dle and lower valley water users al already already already al- al ready formed It Is probable that u. u users rs on the upper East canyon watershed may form an organization and enter into negotiations within a week or two