Show J ANSWER IN INV V VATER A fER CASES Special Committee to Meet 3 Wednesday to Draw Up Plans DEFAULTS ARE NOT TAKEN i City Waives Right in Individual Cases Before Starting I r FI Fight b I J. J A J meeting of ot the special committee c chosen at tho the last meeting o of or the owners own own- ers of water rights In Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- wood c. con canyon on will be held Wednesday night for the purpose of or taking still further action on behalf behal of the iho r rasi- rasi sit si- si Z t dents of ot Sugar House C war ward and 1 I- I SJ emily who ore are made defendants it In tho tIm recent suit s by tha tho city It t Daniel Harington Is chairman of th the committee an arid and Is acting acting- with withy W. W 13 n. I l of Sugar Hou House Houe e and James Jame of or Farmers' Farmers ward It i is tho tim of tile the l com corn r. r to take tale stops steps to draw W un Ul a 0 general answer to the city complaint Thero are about GO people who are arc defendants in this case owl niad the answer t will vill read lead for them all doing doing- away with tho the work worl necessary ar if it all ere sere S to file separate answers The Tho com com- recently held a n coner conference with r tho the cU city attorney at which tune time It Jt Q was agreed that no defaults would be betaken y t taken but hut that the tho city would wait walt f until tho the general answer r Is lIle 1 trail Many At 1 of of tho the summonses have been sr ed served more nore than thaia the tho 20 days a s 's specified 1 t but butt buti t i 1 no action will be taken b by tho city until the general answer has hils been completed L by the special committee L l and md filed in Iii tho the Third Thir District court E Fent of I e There have haC been other oIlier suits connected con con- l with the the same ame water gi s. s 1 Ii bu hut but there continues to be doubt as nh to fr f the tho extent of ot some omo of or these privileges J As tho the city wants It d once and andt t for tor all this action has been heen brought c It is Js claimed encroachments have havea a been made on the water b by the tate state prison and others whereby the city stands to lose tome some rights As long ago as the malle mattei Waa nu wt a subject of ot At that time timo Salt entered into an on r ag-r agreement agree agree- e- e ment which was incorporated Into and andis is part pan of the cit cil ordinances nr exchanging I ing water from tho the Jordan for the f rights In Parle Parley canyon and tributary tributary tribu tribu- tary waters vater This agreement ha hat has b been carried out and was suppo supposed d IJ by the J. J farmers and other users of water to toa tobe tobo bo be a still working These unsuspecting t. t people who Imagine that the Iho ctt city would woul stand behind them In the sup- sup Ft of their title set sot as forth forU In lu luI a n I solemn agreement are receiving a 1 rude shock as they receive tho district court summons m mailing them defend their rights against tho the party part who had agreed to stand back bach of them City Will m L Lose e It is believed e that Salt Lal Lake City I will wm be compelled to stand stana b by the t agreement an and reimburse all those who can claim under It for any law j costs to they ma may bo be put b by bythe I. I the present suit stilt They must neY nevertheless never never- r- r come Into court and defend efen their rights lights or the tho city can tat take tahe c judgment judgment judg judg- ment meat by default Tho The holders of water rights who ho exchange exchanged ex ex- changed change these theto rights fir tor water from the Jordan claim the right of i entry e-entry to the Parlo Parleys Parley's s can canyon on should the thc I canal from the Jor Jordan an fan fall to furnish I a sup supply ph In time of drought It is 1 this right particularly that the they w will 11 defend r The ease case I ia is not being han handled led b by bythe the present city attorneys attorney's s oft office ce but lut f. f J has been brought b by Judge Riles lIlIes 4 former attorney an and F. F S. S Richards Mr Mt- h Richards is 19 supposed to bo be an authority au au- nu- nu in matters touching upon Ir Irrigation irrigation ir- ir rights In the Salt Lako Lake valL valley val val- t L Ie ley and was former formerly employed in such cases as special counsel under the Morris administration He Is assor associated asso asso- k r elated with Judge lilIes as special 4 counsel I Many Ian Attorneys In lit Cu Cube S. S 5 Daniel Harrington who Is himself a n defendant In tho the suit has be en b en re retained yeS ye- ye S tamed by a number of ot those InterestS Interested Interest Interest- j S' S ed cd Attorney General ral ralL M M. A. A Breeden I S appears for state board boal of corrections J S. S and for other defendants are arc areS S kA l S Da Day 8 z Hoppaugh Van Cott Cotto Allison it Riter Hurd HUl Hurd J. J H. H Moyle f 1 Goodwin Van Pelt an and a n. host o of S others will proba probably be he in it t There Thero will bo be meetings during th the S next nest week to endeavor ol i to curtail th the theS S list of law lawyers els for tho the defense as much mud r S 5 as s po possible I I |