| Show Two VO WO s SALARIES In view of oC the tho coI considerable agitation agi tation in the basin this summer over ovel the tho water question it will wl perhaps be interesting to the residents to Know I the tho action that the county commissioners commissioners commis commis- I j have taken in regard to the matter As soon as the decree of or Judge Johnson had lead been issued on July Mr Air Austin G G. Pack president of the I Dry Gulch Irrigation company met with the state engineer to get his opinion as to how the remainder of or the water not decreed to the Indian service lenice could best be handled in case caseI I the defendants to the suit could not not get tet together as provided In the de- de cree The state engineer suggested suggest suggest- ed 1 that since all the parties of the suit hint must assist in the payment of the expenses for the water commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- appointed by the court it would be well for the county commissioners commis- commis stoners to appoint the tho same man fo foa for a water ater tel commissioners that the court had appointed who could then handle all the water Mater without additional ex- ex ne to the count county As soon as Mr Pack reached his home in Roosevelt he put this matter up for consideration to the county commissioners with a a view of saving mone money to the county Mr Borgquist's name was nas certified t to by the state engineer as required b by state law and Mr dr Borgquist had expressed his willingness willingness willingness will will- to one of or the county commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners to handle all the waters of Uintah and rivers at no additional ad- ad expense to the county other i than iban the salary provided for tor by th the th court decree I I At about this time the board of ot county count met ut tt their II reg regular lar m monthly meeting n the early ear early early ly path part of or August Mr Craig Harmston Harmston Harm- Harm ston ton who had been serving as the count county water commissioner met net in informally informally formally with Carey and Russell at Arlington hotel at Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du Duj chesne and tendered his resignation as water commissioner In the tho meantime Mr Borgquist had met Mr Eldwin Wall in My Myton ton I ho ho t told told id him that he Wall had notel not not et el received a warrant in payment r of he expense account claim that that d d been submitted to the county fall all When the matter of accept- accept I ag the position or of county water com- com was nab put ut up to Mr Borg Borg- Borg 1 over the telephone by the coun- coun y commissioners they were inform inform- d by him that he would not accept he county position until the expense i i ila lairs laim la m of ot Mr Wall last seasons season's dep- dep it tty Ity on had been paid At At his hit the majority of the county com- com balked said they did not awe the claim and would not pay it j Mr Pa Pack k of the Dry Gulch Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation tion company compan then said that his company company company com com- pany would pay this claim of if it the county commissioners would al api Mr 11 Borgquist because se since tie die of or Judge Johnson Johnsons decree de do- dotree cree tree representatives of the several several I J irrig tiou comi companies ames 1 i d JI held hed a cr meeting eting in Roosevelt and had been unable to agree on any plan dan of distribution distribution dis dis- disI I of or the water v mong the de- de e and the only way that the thet t v at tor r ro wolf il be d str 1 l accord according ng to state slate law would be to lo have tile the county water commissioner do this work as the court water commissioner louer had ro co authority une unless uness s the defendants defendants defendants defend defend- ants of the suit got together as provided provided provided pro pro- vided in the decree In En spite of or Mr Packs Pack's offer olIer to pay Mr Walls claim of 45 00 the majority majority majority ma ma- of ot the members of the board of county commissioners decided to to I leep ep Mr Harmston on the job even atter alter Mr Harm ton Harm ion himself had submitted sub sub- sUb sUb-I I his resignation and had shown the county commissioners that the they could save flave the county approximately I 00 by hy having the water all 1 l' l Dandled by one man As the matter matteri i row ow stands st nd the residents of ot the basin hasin I I 13 are re paying the salary of two water I PI r III mm mf s and ind three regularly employed pd d deputies I |
