Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-06-09 | Page 12 | Water Petition Crew in Field

WATER PETITION CREW GREW IN FIELD First contingent of ot a a. force o ot of J 11 persons suggested for time full employment to circulate petitions petition for formation of ot a water vater conservation conservation conser conser- district In Salt Lake county started to work Tuesday after being beIng being be be- Ing hired by county commissioners Harry D. D Bradford East Mill Mil MillCreek MillCreek Creek Leon L. L Scott Holladay and Farron E. E Cutler Cottonwood Heights were employed on the basis of ot 1150 a month County Surveyor J. J Kenneth Thayn who submitted the names after conferring with executives of ot the conservation district a voluntary organization explained that solicitors will seek signatures of ot property owners paying taxes on a minimum of ot worth of ot property To succeed the petitions must carry earry names name of 25 per cent of ot all and 5 owners o of ot irrigated land per cent of the names of ot all owners owners owners own own- ers of ot land The petitions then will be presented presented presented pre pre- to Third district court which will order formation of the district under a statute enacted b by the 1941 legislature The action will not affect present present present pres pres- ent rights of owners of culinary water Mr Thayn explained Itis It ItIs It Itis Is primarily to establish a permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent culinary water supply for tor property owners not having such a a. supply and If It those having a supply supply supply sup sup- ply desire to supplement other water rights already held