Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-22 | Page 8 | Judge Affirms Water Order

JUDGE AFFIRMS S WATER ORDER PROVO A motion asking the court coutt to set aside a temporary re restraining restraining re- re straining tr order th that t prevents 12 de defendants defendants defendants de- de from from using water from the Spanish Fork rI river was d rues day by District Judge Dilworth Woolley during hearing of a n suit Bult brought by seven irrigation companies companies com corn panics to determine ownership of the river water The restraining order was granted grant grant- ed by District Judge Martin M. M Larson on July 7 and the motion to vacate acate was filed flied by tho the defendants dant July 17 In an nn amended complaint filed re recently recently re- re by the companies they claim rights to a second feet flow from the river and its tributaries They charge the defendants with refusing refusing refusing refus refus- ing to heed the authority of River S Commissioner Clifford H. H J Jex ex in distributing waters of the river It Its further contends o ownership to the water was established 70 years ago by use and that after July 1 the flow of the river does not exceed exceed ex ex- the amount necessary to Irrigate Irrigate irrigate gate the acres of land lan controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by the stockholders of the companies Heavy loss in crops b by of the tho water is claimed The Spanish Fork West Field Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation Ir Ir- Ir- Ir Spanish Fork Southeast S Irrigation Salem Irrigation and Canal Spanish Fork East Bench Irrigation and Manufacturing and Lake Shore Irrigation n companies with Spanish Fork city arc are Instigators instigators instigators gators of ot the suit George Georgo Slier Hanna A. A Smith Lawrence Pace John I R. R L. L Mitchell Ernest Mitchell David A. A Mitchell John I L Ha Hayes es Spencer Simmons E. E H. H Southworth and O. O A. A Lavanger Lavanger Lav- Lav anger nger are defendants in the action