Show Careless U Users serB of Irrigation Water Vater 0 I Complaints are frequently received lit at t the office of the State Road Com mission to the effect that property I owners or renters along the State highways are permitting irrigation i I water to flow upon the road To Toj I anyone lI using ullin the roads It Is U evident e that ouch uch practice results I in a ft real I I danger clanger to io traffic and an an n Injury to the tie pavement IJa or other form or sur sur- facing The State ha has relieved the Counties of the burden of maintaining the State Slate road roads and is particularly Inter in teeing seeing that no funds are expended ex ex- in highway repair that is necessitated through the negligence of those citizens who permit irrigation Irrigation tion or surface water to flow from their premises and upon the State highways It Is highly essential that every dollar of oC the limited funds lunda available be he carefully conserved and IIi as tax payers these thelle citizens should hould take due notice that the cat use of OC water causes causI'S each tl h year th the need need- less SS expenditure of public funds fund Section 2840 Compiled laws of Utah 1017 makes those responsible lor for the flooding of ot highways with irrigation water guilty of a misdemeanor misdemeanor meanor and ond a fine or Imprisonment nr m both follows conviction The rhe section cited roads in part us liS follows Any per person on who willfully or cr ca carelessly care care- e. e lessly obstructs or Injuries any public public pub pub- lic lie or other highway by causing or permitting flow or 01 seepage of water or 01 who who wilfully who wilfully or carelessly permits permits per per- mits water under his control to escape In nn nn ran ra n aa n. in tn In I. I nv mr J pu public or other highway shall be guilty of a n misdemeanor The State highway engineers and patrolmen rare instructed to protect the tha highways from this and und where where necessary necessary to report the violation viola- viola tion of the laws law to the authorities |