Show MAIL STATE STAlE ENGINEER RECOMMENDS SOME mm CHANGES IN LA LAWS WS In his biennial report to 00 William Spry State Engineer Caleb Tanner Tanne strongly recommends a change In th the J laws so as to crea create a 1 board of ot control contro for Cor the adjudication of nil all Issues arising over overwater water voater rights the decisions of or th the board to be subject to appeal to th the tho courts The report says sars that Utah's irrigation tion law and system O of or adjudication have hav progressed to A ft crucial point where they must either bo put to tho the test or 01 else wholly abandoned In favor or of a new system The present system Is 13 unique sa says s the report In that It has no parallel paral paral- lei lel In any other state In the tho union The report recommends a closer co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation between the state and the united States geological surVey The en engineer en- en gince suggests a liberal appropriation t tor oi- oi this operative co-operative work Continuing the report says that the Duchesne river basin In eastern castern Utah Is the part of or the state to which the greatest s attention should be bo turned durIng during dur dur- ing tho the next two years can The report recommends that the legislature legislature legis legis- lature put all of or Its state road appropriations appropriations appropriations and arid bridge appropriations under the authority of ot the state road commission commis commie slon sion as more effective e results and more moro economical administration can be accomplished pushed through the tho single control During Durin the last two years th there havo have been 1289 applications applications' for tor water rights The revenue from these applications amounted to while the expenses of th the office amounted to 2 |