Show WOULD HASTEN LEGAL LEL ACTION New Kw cW w Mo Move Ioe e Is Begun to Out River holdings Efforts to secure Immediate aJ aJ- adjustment ju of ot the tho Weber eber river water wale I rights through operation co-operation of ot va va- various variOUS va- va various rious claimants and thereby there b elim elim- eliminate eliminate mate costly legal action Involving claims of companies s firms and were started this morn morn- morning mornIng morning ing by T T. R n. Jones president pr of the Weber River Water Users Users' Distributing Distributing Distributing association who announced that the directors would probably meet t next Monday and arrange for filing of ot incorporation papers as the th first l step FUND I EXHAUSTED The state legislature adjourned without providing pro money to carry carryon on the adjudication work Involved in the case of ot the Plain City Irrigation Irrigation gation gallon company against the Hooper Irrigation company and others President Jones said sal 1 today toda The state stale engineer has Informed our as- as that there are no funds available R for continuance of this adjudication work The Tho stale state en en- engineer gincer has completed complete l and filed I en-I his determinations terminations de But Jut there are many objections that have been tIle filed In the district court To have hate havethe ha e the case continued in m its present condition would mean years ars of lit lit- litigation Besides the expense would b be heavy My Iy plan is for the various com- com companies to provide a fund that will carry the case Ironing out many of or the difficulties through filing tiling of or stipulations One attorney could be b engaged to advise the iho entire as- as The rhe cost would be great great- greatly ly reduced and the case finished up Then Them we would know about our water rights My Iy plan will be b presented to lo the directors and if found round agreeable able will then be sub- sub submitted submitted to the water ater users I be- be believe lieve 11 that this program will do much In the tho way of ot simplifying and hastening the adjudication work MEASURING IlOW President Jones also called at- at tenton to tho the provision in the stat stal law lau requiring Installation of ot mea mea- measuring measuring measuring suring devices dC and This law provides that If the measuring devices are not installed the state engineer or his assistant may make Ou tho installation charging the cost to I Ith th th land owner or company Tin The I state engineer has Indicated to the association that he ho la Is in favor of of ot this provision pro of ot the tho law A number of companies are arc preparing for installation of the tho devices realizing that they must be bo in place for proper measurement mea mea- measurement measurement not only of tho the present water tel supply but also that avail all available available able when the Echo reservoir Is completed |