Show I Alleged Usurpation 1 Of Water Protested Protest over the alleged usurpation by the city of irrigation water rights claimed by citizens living in the Forest Forest Forest For For- est Dale district was filed Thursday with the city commission by H H. j J. J Smith Ashton avenue avenue- and C C. R R. East Twenty t. t South street Mr Smith informed the commission that when the Sugarhouse police st poUce sla tion was built a small diversion dam was removed from Parleys Parley's water which formerly flowed lowed into Saunders Saunders' ditch because of the thc dam has ceas ceased d to be diverted Complaint was also made to th the effect that water which formerly came to the district from springs Fairmount park has been cut off by t some unknown means means since the city p purchased the land land- comprising the thern park Commissioner Harry L L. Finch Pinch sa said Jethe Jet Jet- he was under the belief that the city Ity acq acquired ired all of the water rights in question In connection with the purchase pup pur chase of the old Forest Dale water system years ago The city paid for the system and has since f fur t ur ur-t ur culinary water to residents of the area The matter was referred to the legaC A department with instructions instructions' to toco co cooperate co- co operate with t the e park department anki i the street department in coming to toan an agreement with protestants |