| Show correspondence by it C camp county coulty avy atly boatin Coa tined ged from last ibue I 1 will now tura to pago page vol 3 2 and endeavor 1 I eavor to show tho the power powe aud jurisdiction of the county court the selectmen are created ex officio water commissioners of their respective counties 4 they can make or cause to be made observations observations on the qua quantity and nd flow of the water at any season of the th year etc 2nd and to receive hear bear and determine all claims to use of water and on satisfactory proof bof ot ol any right hav having I 1 i ng vested to issue certificates to the person or corporation there for bor 1 for lor recording 10 ard 3rd to ra crene rally overe in person or by p rg yut ut lie hc distribution of water etain I tain their counties frow from natu sources of f supply sappl Y to ill all the do corporations e r r ano I 1 t 8 i y 41 wt ant I 1 t A z in in I 1 jf 4 wf any 11 rl II sol bonier lica oi ana to final cais tto tte cording ic to the nature and extent 0 1 ardi d rl rights aud accor iq ing to law to fh ch of said corporation sor then several Vort portions ions of su such ch water f 0 dafa ath and i in i n cai case s c oi of any dispute wi between t A adiv any of such persons or corporations to hear und decide all such disputed rights and to file a copy of their findings and decisions as to such rights with avith the county recorder and to distribute the water accor according diLg to such findings findings 8 and decisions now let us the pre premises wises gone over and see if we cannot clearly define the duties und and obligations of the companies and ue powers jurisdiction and duties of the county courts iq in the first to is made to county court aud an irrigation district 4 set apart certain officers are appointed TO 0 o locate and det determine crinite t the he cot cost f for or the faithful performance of their several duties I 1 thus thu binding themselves to com complete te canal and danis dams according to oblivion and contract con traci it said s i om i aits nits thus obligate themselves S 1 j 4 f CA V I 1 X 0 4 canal r accod ding to the es t i M abed costs of said canal including dams 6 dmus alq lock waste weirs and all other appun tani tuni auces ances thereto and the amount per ot of the percentage tarie 0 on taxable property which will be neco essary to construct the same this thia diey z aej le with the county court thus bind in thern thornsel sel res by theve writings together the bonds of the othora otH cra that they will coni complete said 4 canal according to agreement the county court may receive hear wid jermi dermi J ermi ie nil claims to use us of water aud epou I 1 r ft proof r roof ii s issue tnt s ri i H c lit yi t the ij rp und to 6 ory koby agen arenlt t the distribution of water within their counties to all C corporations and y their heir several 0 3 W P portions por r tiona ijas ot 01 r t M ht W tt t t P t va county court should fisit the dams 1 of aa canal c company and determine accordi i g t n measurement tind and their that 1 e rr kushic osime water tu ahw an they were I 1 t or that the water was waa not AU A atas U V 4 susi mf r A i w fc W aa distributed nor could not be it would be their right aud and duty to file an injunction said a company and shut off of the water until a proper head gate or weir is built so that measurement could be made and the water fairly and justly distributed to each company or person and it would be useless and puerile for any company to attempt to ignore or bulldoze the county court on irrigation matters when they have failed to comply with the law and their obligations and bonds to said court themselves but there is a way vay to do right and just by themselves and till all others interested auter stad and that is is to build these dams dains ut at the very earliest practicable opportunity this would be doing unto bour our neighbor as you would wish to b be e done by R 0 CAMP county atty attly |
