Show LITIGATION OVER LIVINGSTON AWARD f 4 I I Republican 5 Special Service S S. S Mantl March It 13 Thc The eit city council met In special last Ye r Wednesday nesda night ht for or the purpose of or S reconsidering It Its notion fiction of ot the previous evening c t. S when it fL ordered or cred the city attorney to t bring suit at once in the district court to tho action of tho thu state en engineer ineer In awarding to W. W D. D Livingston the theu i. i 5 1 u e of ot second live feet of water of Mantl U City cre creek cicek k from tram IJ 1 to July Tuh k IG ur of each year On January 29 9 of this year jear th 1119 state engineer ranted granted the application of or Mr lr Livingston stoll for tho use of live five t ec- ec Oll ond feet teet of water for purposes from rom Manti CIl City creek from April 4 1 to Jul July 15 of ot each year nn and as there Is 18 scarcely that amount of water waler In time Iho creek during that period l tIme the city as ns well as the old ut uJ users ers of or the water naturally became somewhat alarmed as ns to what Nhat effect the action of the state engineer might have o upon their rl rights Interested parties have ha sIxty ty days as a's from the lie time of tho the granting of the tho DI application In which to appeal to tho tim courts to establish their claims an and to 10 contest the fi und and I as tho the time In which to to lilo tho action In this matter will hj e expired L bj by theS the tho S Hh of March llarch tIme the city which controls an and distributes distribute tin tilL waters of S City creek to t e users Instructed tho tIme city attorney to tu enter suit at once But the tho action of the council Wednesday Wed Wed- l evening reversed this decision and aud the tIme city attorney who rho ho contends J that the tho farmers themselves an and not nod tie Wo elt city are arc the proper parties to be b be- be J gIn suIL suit tho time ell city being only f hs agent was authorized 5 19 g Ln oP opinion llon from froni Irrl t layh vy la rn oC r sana It lf r S these gentlemen advise a lac that tho the city Is not lh time proper party parl then the tie matter mat mut- I I ter cr will be dropped so fur far as the elt city h Js s cOI cancel cerlie ne l. l An And In that event th the J. J 5 farmers wIll probably take sake It up But nut ButS r. r S should the a adi Ico be that thu tho city Is ig l proper protestant then suit suil will bo be e commenced 1 at ut once So to that however tho the matter maller ma may go It looks g a as If It there Is a lawsuit brewing which will m finally S cs OS L by decree of court the ro- ro rights and Interests of or the users 0 of r wa water l Cl from 1 Mantl Manti a n U CI City t creek cel |