Show 11 ITEI accept DROUTH the meeting of the water users 0 the delta and melville companies held in the mercer hall W wednesday ednes daY ended with the men deciding to tot take the offer of the state drouth cammi atee to compensate them somewhat in their losses this year the otter offer given was that 10 was to be divided between the users in both companies who had unused credits coult use the money tor for their benefit with the usera users signing their unpaid credits to the state talk vms a as made of the up per users who over drafted water for damages but when the costs and time were considered it was seen that it would abr be useless il though the money received for the over dratted drafted water was far from adequate ate mr crafts reported that promises had been made on many occasions that the river measuring devices would be modernized and two men placed on the river in addition to the present force to guard against any overdrafts in the future and see that the companies up the river could not get by with overdrafts in the coming years A review of the list of overdrafts in the present situation shows a de plo rable state of negligence and pro visions must be made in the future that this situation will not be repeat ed |