Show TEST NEARING ON WATER ACT I Sp Special lal to The Telegram ran PROVO April 10 The lo-The The planned state tate supreme court test of or the thc metro politan water district act today was In the hands o of City Attorney na Raymond Ray flayS mond Holbrook who said definite action action ac nc tion would b be taken in a few days Way Vay for a n test of the thc acts act's constitutionality paved was paved yesterday when the city commission passed an ordinance ordinance nance calling for lor voters oters of Provo to decide June 18 whether they wish to join a Do water district The Tue commission directed Cit City Recorder Recorder Re Re- corder carder Fred Evans to publish the or or- Mr Evans E declined to do doro doso so ro so saying there is doubt as to constitutionality constitutionality con con- of the act passed by the 1935 legislature The next step will be for Mr Holbrook Holbrook Hol Hol- brook to seek seck a writ of or mandamus compelling Mr Evans to publish the ordinance thus obtaining a ruling on constitutionality of or the act acL It was first thought Mr Holbrook would need special authorization of ol the commission ion to proceed but Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner James E. E Snyder act acting n mayor said no authorization will be S necessary The case cue will be taken directly to the state supreme court it was ex cx- The act was as passed by the legislature legisla ture after Deer creek interests had held it to be a prerequisite to construction con con- of the reclamation tion lion project cL |