Show PT FT ROAD commission AGAINST irrigators tile the state rodd road commission will vill be compelled to take action against persons whose lauds land abut upon the highway and who cause or permit irrigation or seepage water to escape from their premises anil and flow upon the highway with the subsequent danger ot of undermining hard surface roads and causing chuck holes or mud and water on gravel surface roads says a notice sent seat out from the chief engineers office As taxpayers the attention of these citizens to Is called by the notice to the tact fact that this careless use of irrigation water causes each year the needless expenditure ot of much public money and frequently constitutes a serious menace to traffic state highway patrolmen are instructed ted to protect public property front from this nuisance and and where necessary to report the violation of the law to the authorities section 2840 of the state statutes statute makes those responsible ekr suii damages guilty of misdemeanor and a tine or imprisonment or both follows conviction the section cited reads in part as follows any person who willfully or barelo sly illy obstructs or injures any public highway by or perm perill flow or ife of water or who wilfully or carelessly permits water under his control to escape in any manner so aa to injure any public or other highway or any poison wh shall wilfully or carelessly place or leave or cause to be placed or left any log timber stone wood or other material or any machinery wagon or other vehicle upon tipon any public or other oilier highway high wry in such a way as to obstruct the travel or to endanger proper property or persons upon such highway oliell be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 4 |