Deseret Evening News | 1900-12-21 | Page 2 | Reservoir Site Entries

RESERVOIR SITE ENTRIES Decision Decson Made at the General lard Land Office o ol this l Existing Lass Not ot b to 10 the Iho o nolo Doing I It Washington Dee c of the general humid lies has tendered 1 a decision holding that the filing of DC reservoIr site alto statements In the Wo West t upon the public domain with the Intention ot of construct constructing ing reservoirs Is done one wIth the under understanding standing that filings or other adverse entrIes be allowed b the general land durn during the pen enc or of the tho reservoir declaratory statement and take precedence of It In the event that party part first filing dOM not comply with th the la law This ruling on the part or of the corn om Is the result of oC reaching huh hIm of oC an alleged abuse or of the thO existing law the filing ot of declaratory statements It is IN said laid that mAn many persona n avail themselves of oC the right merely to appropriate land there under having n no Intention of at construct In hag reservoirs thus thul preventing In the meanwhile the tha initiation of other to with the w the first filing