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Show THE TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. Jud(te Morso agrees that on the niln? the cl y praj.,1 for by the farmers, re-Htrnlnlas re-Htrnlnlas tho city r.om tho dlierslon or Parle) h canjon water must Issue impomrllj. That Is, the city 1. bound im ,,,con,rnct l PPl the farmers wl th the speellled amount of water, nnd If It can't Rlie that to then, from the old cnmil, thcs. lll0 tniMra io lRie 1 irleys neek. We presum that speaklnR penernlly 1tin broadly, there will be ho dissent ftom the rroposltlon that the rutins Is tlKhl And et there are some thin, that might haie modi-led modi-led the siieepln,,- ,, of lnftt runB If the JudKe h,i nisented to hear the cai-e mo,e fully, at some Imonienlenco to hlnis.lf I'm Instnn. e It Is undls-puted undls-puted that the city hos puuhascl wat.r rlRhts up the cnnion sltue the tonttact was made with tho farmoii It has also ln the past opened up sprhiRs which matcilnlly Increased the llnw of wntei Them fact,, were pleaded In the case, and could ham iwn taflly Piowd. but tho JuIro dll not desire to Ut nnd hear this proof 'J he effort of tie Injunction will be, the,tffnre l.i turn oier to tho farmers this Incieano made by tho city, and to which the fnrncu bj 0 stret.h uf lojtlc or of law could assert any claim. So far. thtn, th Injunction will bo an lnjustlco lo the city Airnln, In this period of fnllure of the witter supply to meet all demands. It may be (hit cicn with the water taken unjintly from the city, tho farnieis will still be dlMontented the whole supply mlRht not mensuie up to their clalmi Is tho cltj, then, obliged to get water from somewhere eiso for them? Hut as It Is that Is tho effect of the Injunction now tho city Is constrained to furnlih wnter tn the farmers from sources wherein they had no chlm or right. It Is a severe order on the city, but It may serio the purpose of a warning against such contracts ns this one which has Just been enforced so In-Juilously In-Juilously to tho city's Interests. |