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Show leasant Grove Irrigation I System Changed h Control of the irrigation systems of leasant Grove and surrounding ter--tory has finally been taken from the - leasant Grove city council by the Oganization of the Irrigation comply, comp-ly, according to articles of incorporation incorp-oration filed in the office of the county lj(erk of Utah county. The capitol stock of the corpora-npn corpora-npn is given at $254,185 divided into 51 shares of primary water stock a par value of $G0 per share, and 9 shares of East Meadow water 1Stock at a par value of $25 per share. :ovision is made for it he exchange the water rights in the old system y'r stock in the new corporation, up-the up-the surrender of the old water rtificates. The entire area served by the irri-.tion irri-.tion system is divided into five dis-icts dis-icts as follows: District No. 1 all e territory from American Fork iiyon south to the road running uth of the Manila School District. ). 2 all the territory watered by e Jorgensen Ditch, the Mill Ditch Sixth North street and the West eadow Ditch. No. 3 all territory ider the Grove Creek Ditch, Smith itch, Cemetery Ditch and the Mill .tch between Third and Sixth North reets. No. 4 all territory watered Battle Creek, situated in the cor-irate cor-irate limits of the city. No. 5 all rritory irrigated by Battle Creek Ltside of the city limits and East ?adow Creek. The affairs of the company will be .ministered by a board of directors, .e from each district to serve for o year terms. The following icers will serve until the time in-3aited: in-3aited: L. M. Atwood, president and rector, 1931; Albert Bezzant, vice-esident vice-esident and director, 1930; Joseph irson, director, 1930; Niels Fugal, rector, 1931; Clifford Tomlinson, rector; 1930; Joseph Larson was med as secretary-treasurer to serve r an indefinite period at the pleas-e pleas-e of the board. The annual meeting of the company .11 be held on the second Saturday January each year. The voting wer of the stock is fixed as follows: imary one vote; East Meadow, five-elths; five-elths; West Meadow, two-twelths. The incorporation of the water stem brings to a close efforts of ag standing to take the manage-;nt manage-;nt of irrigation matters out of the nds of the city council, as provided r during the old territorial days, le ancient method of administering e affairs of the system! was a source annoyance and expense, not only the city itself, but to farmers liv-; liv-; outside of the city limits who 'ued stock in the irrigation system. The move was made at this time to able the farmers to purchase water m the Deer Creek project. . o |