Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-17 | Page 20 | Court Water Action Hinted

COURT WATER ACTION ACTIO HINTED Litigation Over Utah Lake Started StartEd Possible court action acton to prevent Salt Sal Lake county from taking Utah lake water for its it own use was ws intimated intimated in Monda Monday in a conference in inthe inthe inthe the offices of Attorney General Joseph Jo seph Chez Several state officials discussed the situation with wih E. E B. B Jones engineer for the Utah Uth Lake Distributing company compan and Edward Southwick who claims ownership of ofa a three quarter mile mie lake frontage Backed by petitions of several sc Lehi American Fork and Pleasant Grove residents Mr Jones and Mr Southwick Southwick South South- wick voiced objections to the drouth relief committees committee's grant of 1500 to the five associated canal companies com corn panics to construct th the Pelican Point project now nearing completion Mr Jones and Mr Southwick discussed dis cussed bussed the possibility and md probable cost of ot bringing injunction proceedings proceed ings to prevent the Pelican Point pumps from taking any water for Salt Sal Lake county use Assistant Attorney General John D. D Rice who took part in the discussion discussion discus discus- sion advised the Lehi delegation that they could probably get their case into court court provided they could show damage either to their own property or that they were being deprived of the right to navigate or to fish in Utah lake lale or even of the right to ap appreciate ap- ap p predate its is Suit Threat Will Wi Fail Fai to Halt Work Threat Treat to enjoin construction ol of the Pelican Point pumping plant on the ground that further withdrawal of ot water from Utah lake will wi perma enty disable the lake will not halt work on the new pumping plant W. W D D. D Do Beers Salt Sal Lake City Cit engineer and J. J H. H n Allen Ale president of the East Jordan Canal company said Tuesday Both men are arc members of the project committee appointed by the Associated Associated Asso Asso- Aso Canal Companies to supervise construction of the pumping plant in inan inan an efort effort to supply additional tion lon water for farmers by July 20 Work is being pushed at top speed but it is doubtful if i the plant will wi be bei I by that tat date it was said