Show TO DISPOSE OF FLOOD WATERS WATER I 1 committee to take the matter cottonwood waters cause some trouble and adjustment is W D candland W 11 aarn and A G giaque of the state land board were in richfield last friday looking over the matter of the disposition of flood from the west mountains along the route of the big biff state canal the visited the mouth of cottonwood canyon among other places where virginius bean has enjoined the workman from proceeding with the erection of the flume to discharge the cottonwood waters into an old wash which crosses his land virginius bean N J bates and VV H dark clark met the members of this board at the scene of the trouble and to getner they investigated another wash into which the waters could be dis charged the only objection to this was that the waters would then injure some other mens land if injury result ed at all from the discharge of the waters the matter was discussed at ome come length but no decision could be arrived at after ret ng to town it occurred to mr air dark clark that if the flood waters of cottonwood are a menace to the big irrigation project there should be an arrangement made where this project will nill not be interfered with in any particular he immediately made it Hs t is business to call upon the officers of the various irrigation companies and mayor christensen and suggested that instead of injunctions and court procedure he thought it the duty of lie he irrigation companies to get together and provide a means of disposing of the flood waters that would be satisfactory all around this met with general approval and the matter is now being considered with a view to a final adjustment of the trouble it is proposed to have a represents tive from each irrigation compan the cottonwood sevier valley canal company compan 5 richfield irrigation company richfield city and the land hoard board to appoint a representative and this body get together and agree on a suit suitable ible disposition of the flood wat waters rs chis plan meets meet with kith general approval and it will do away anay with the possible court litigation and expensive in th the meantime work ork on the in ban kment and flume is 13 bu suspended gitil final disposition of the matter |