Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-01
JORDAN WATER CASE
40 lmDjra1, Opinion Handed Dogl
by lh1 SuptJma Court.
IL tr r'g uI' D..wrn tie Guy ard
Ias,p o.. e. llals' AID
OHu.ts -No.u.

GOWN an Important opinion 10 81 in
the c.su of salt Lake Guy " joseph
10. CIllalrc It a. The ia gmvnt 81
no lover Clut. IL rgy.rtud ami tho
otu.- rcmanIci with directions.
tu bis review OF tie ease, and tho
orl.i1l tl,mDa, JId r Barton say;
"luiu controversy n.1s- over crt,ain
lau.. which tho plliugui erected
auj msiuiaintlil the Jordan nvcr
nrlf iH H.urcs ai the Utah iaEs, flr
mo lusp.u " irrigation. Tho action
was ugourut o. establish tic low
water mtI. Iu tIu lasr. fl-
flsroi 20 10 crt,ail contract, BE-.
tween tue pIhiuul. und defendants,
male in 1855. % autcrmiuo the plain.
ulF ngh,s 10 maintain their dsm',
hud 90 have 10 ou auts rrsiniuUi from
interfering win them aud from CON.
meuciug or pf1aUouu IS any suits Of
law against tho plailtils on any claim
lutt tuty uuI uzwUy Tsisci The
wI.Cf iu fnlI ltk", or q l1Igu toe De.
iyulaut' laulH, ur u.usUI any injury
Jl JamhEs Thereto ny sa.d means.
ltn. p.af1 that during lnH tendency
VI ga suil to- parIIH lurfto entered
iai1 fui uIaN0uH a. 90 a uum1.r 20 the
lHurH fn.u.I ln lhH rlua4inT. auu,
90. I".l... 'ny.U HuIUa, tue decree OF
%. gutft yhf entered iu conformity
win iur s'iIuIuu9ns, AMI the appeal
wuH ltsuu Iu.y tom lual portion " tue
lugfyv when relates 30 the b. uea trIe
Hui decided W tho court. hut tao
gurlilus ATE ptlsgutel lur our cOnsid.
yfauUn,
"by yIfiuo tf tho C1nttsc' above re-
i,usi Co the pluIuuu acquired the
rFIi o. erect qua IrImauH ufly main.
tsiu dam iu tuo JHr4Au Uy.r, at
cuttaiu hr.gut sp1u.l iof ihs pur.
ll.u % ttJrt.g luu water lu tue laAc.
luu constituent 800 OF the llm was 10 be
suth tlai, uy placing plank Or other
uHtiutiiua lutJ we astuf way, ia
water lu tue lake could Ju falssi. or by
ftmgvlug tIum could Uu lowered. For
tho puf usc OF Ger yiug tive n ruumeut
inIU tutut pfuNisiUu was maze Tor
he appointment oil C8mlil sion, who
9rfu c1uslituloi the agents 90 butn
ITu Zoo HHs af n.' sInng
N.alt luIu.u We umi tft. 10 selct-
u'Iu tu4 4lIUgt WHO'D aud no what ca
luut uu.IfuruOUr might 10 placed !rto
,nu wu,Uiwuy " tho usm, uIt 20 cx.
coed toe highest ISUvntlou specified Z
ne contract. 10 was alec a.tro that
tuu I'.iutIns should have tho fight u
dfsu.U luu bottom OF tue Tiyer aud cut
through a certain bBr Ia tbs lake ~ the
nrnI V. tue Tivrr, al ~ 10 permit amOTe
rapid nov aud 90 secure 10 themselves
a more reliable supply Of water, by
being ubiu 10 draw 10 IRON lower
level iu the iaEu, provided a dam were
uul nt D sulistlu place iu the river, or
"a. tue bag tue IHkv O. be ufet anu
main Hiuui uB a rs.vTyUir
~ Iucr thi. contract aud the evil.
d.ug-, the court uJuTurd, amoug other
tuIu4H, tuat tue UIaI.td hal toe fighl
90 maintain ub. functions ln a certain
dam, 10 tuy height ui fourteen Inches
above iUu NIUg OF tho dam, Rud the
hrsl quutuua o. be- determined IL
wut.huf the court efIUd Ia I've decree
0n THIS point.
"Il uipyas that the frat dam was
C0usyug.Hl by salt Lake county,
near ths bluuIHty line between Sail
Lhhu and Uiah cuuuurs, b divert
water nom tho river Tor tho purposes
NJ urisHuUu, Al tho painful, be.
came iututustoi therein anu alter.
wafu, IN puuuaucu ui the conlrac', a
nur m the fivyf, known as tie NEW
Bar was cut through aud uTrdgud,
tnu chHr uel VI ihH river lowered aud a
new dam TUT auuu. mile tsl1g the
rev bar, iut above the old dam, Tor
the turp 80 OF holding the wat - In u Q
lake az iht same level D. % was bsfIf,
'no ne" uat was removed, the removal
~ wh'Ch was effected AuI ths dam
hullt 10 eunhlr The plainliiis 10 draw
the Whtrb "hcn necessary, from n
lover level Ia tue LAKE; aud Tue heIght
nt Which pcrmAuout Juitfucti IA may
Dc maintained ny tue plHinlii In tho
new JAM without Interference by the
mnllti0u Or any 81 the defendants,
b. tue exact point now under cunsiaef.
auon,
"rno appellants contend that the
evidence uors lut lustly tue tuditu
lar'n on thu qlrstiluiu or that portion
"I lhe uecita vntursi thereon, whion
urttfmlugs ,hr elevation at " len thp
plauu1s have q night 10 maiut,in ths
new th'Hi auu tue number OF iaohrs
IN ttI tt.o new bar anI other M.
siiuCtl.us they hEd TCm1Vy4 npove
w. 80" N~Aa' NNA lNAAAAANuklN low.
'fol the b u Ui the river. The nuulup
10 qursti1n u ns inllUWt!
''IAut Ulaiut Meta tho years 1855
1859 aud 100 iem vud bars hnJ o.hrr
uuuuuotlUUs winch naturally sxist,,
IN tue bai u tue tIan river Al tbe
new dam, and at tha u0nl knogn A.
New Bar 10 tho uelghblfhooI IL uno
mile above tho dgm, erected by saiJ
piainIiiis Ia Hlil uvof, ami 10 such
removal removed peymaususut
natural rhi.rIuu1ua then in s.It
river above taid dam aui mr..
mnnrniIy lowered tho bed thaf,o,
fourteen llghes, thus oftnti y a.,
o'pari'J 90 Halu glvur ana lhyfsuv en-.
uuling said plaiHtiia % utllIz, tougiTe,
lnchvr m 60 IA dep h ct tue yEisf mi
snli lake over tue entire sur ace thsr,.
or M 7.rtuu1 VI lfw water That $40
p.Nlnvu ny reason Of TOO TemoyaI N,
sslu bsia Hul uthes oUs.uu.iluu 10 me-
atp'h ulpfetAld, arc entitled u "A nIi
Nmol krrp nud mbiulain pi4bEs ,'
o.hef o0a.flo.iuus n tAt door Or ain n,
tho &" Jam erected ny turm, Ia IA.
ne'Nut or FOURTEEN Inches nD,ye ~
u 'pr rem ol SAID dam aul mo- M.
ana Tue c0uli uuus Goat said planits ~
We helBht % fourteen Inches sUUye M.
III N IhA Us.Nu ..Ds.. NAAN