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Show I APPLICATION FOR WATER I J FROM BATTLE CREEK I DENIED LINDON PEOPLE I I 1C controversy which has existed I letwecn Llndon und Pleasant Grovo I I for Bomo time uvor' water In Uattlo I I Creek, came to an end this week when I the Stato Englncor, R. E. Caldwell, I I rejected tho two applications (lied by II j, d. Wndley In behalf of tho pcoplo I I 0f Llndon for cortaln wator. Thore I Is a stuto law which makes it posslblo I I for all wator not being used or was. I ted to bo filed upon.' In tho appli-IB appli-IB cations mudo by Mr. Wndloy, two Be. I I cond feet of water for Irrigation pur-I pur-I H. poses and .5 Bccond feet for cullnory I I purposes wcro asked for. Ho main. I I mined that this wator was being was-I was-I I tfd as it passed over the gravel bed near tho mouth of Dattlo Crcok can. yon. Ho proposed to pipe tho water I over tho gravel bed and thus savo B the amount. H A protest against theso applications ' I wero filed by Pleasant Qrovo City. I On Sept. 30th tho Stato Engineor camo H to Pleasant Grovo to hear tho ovl- denco of both sides and investigate I the matter. Tho mooting was hold pjsf , in the City hall. Attorney Aldrldgo B and Engineer McGonnglo roprosentod t Lindon, while Attorney Sam Thurman H and Englnoor J. J. HayeH presontcd ffl the caso for Ploasont Drove. After hearing the both sides and making I the trip to the mouth of the can v. I to investigate, tho Stato Engineer I decided to defor his decision In, the I matter until later. 'J. y II' This week Mayor Hayes, through M the city attorney, received the follow. I Jng communication from tho Stato Engineer's office: I y "This is to advise you that the'-pTO- ' test of Pleasant.GroTe .City against I granting 'Bf 'ufliTllcVlfons '"Vo' "87S3 I ' nnd 87C4 of JT. D. 'Wadloy, I Xj for tho appropriation of two I ' second feel and .6 of a second foot waterfffim'IfattleCreelcihiyo - been considered,- with tho result that I both of these applicatlo'iis have" been I rejected." i I It was pointed out to the Stato En. I glneer whllo ho was hero that this your tho water was exceptionally high and that Borne water was wasted, how- ever, when thoro la a scarcity of wator as thoro was two years ago, tho-creek would not produce tho 2& second feet I of water asked by the Llndon people. o |