The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10
THE CANAL MEN MEET
Situation Caused by the Supreme
Court Decision.
DISCUSSION OF PLANS
NO DEFINITE LINE OF ACTION
DECIDED UPON.
Another Conference Will Be Held On
Saturday = How the Decision
Operates Against the Settlers
Defendants Will Be Put to Much
Expense.
DISCUSSION OF PLANS

The management of the interested
canal companies held a conference in
Judge Hiles' court room yesterday af-
ternoOn to devise plan for relieving
themselves of the predicament visited
upon them by the supreme courts re-
Versal of the decision rendered by Judge
Norrcll in the case of the North Point
Consolidated Irrigation company vs.. the
Utah & Salt Lake Canal company, the
South Jordan Canal company, the
North Jordan Irrigation company, Salt
Lake City and Salt Lake county. The
conference was attended by John c.
Mackay, w. a. Haigh, George c. Lam
bert, Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. Bechstead, j. d.
II. McAllister and County Commits
Sioner Armstrong. each of whom repre-
scented the defendants in one capacity
or another. +. 5. Richards and Barlow
Ferguson. attorneys for the defendant
canal companies, were also present.
PLANS DISCUSSED.
Several plans were discussed, but no
conclusion was reached, and an ad-.
jOurnment was taken till Saturday af-
ternoon at Cannon & Fergusons law
office
Two plans are in view for disposing of
the surplus and seepase water. the
disposal of which through the natural
drainage lakes and the surplus canal,
constructed by the city and county, the
North Point company finally obtained
an injunction against One method pro-
posed is to conduct the drain bitches
TO the Jordan river AT point south of
the intake of the surplus canal. An
other is to extend the surplus canal
from its present terminus to the Box
slough. Either OF these methods, it is
thought, would afford the relief which
q Gr1rer 4a1 ba
defendants to afford TO the plaintiffs,
but it cannot be determined which is
the more advantageous and efficaciouS
plan until surveys are made.
EFFECT OF THE DECISION.
incidentally the supreme courts de-
cisiOn was subjected to severe criticism
at the conference. The point was made
that the interests Of 5000 people occC-
plying $4,000 acres of fruitful land IN
der the North and South Jordan and
Utah and Salt Lake bitches were, by
the decision. made subserVient TO the
interests of only a score of settlers IN
der the North Point canal, whose rights
We're acquired from the drainage lakes
and surplus canal since the construc-
ton of the defendant companies ca
mails. The land irrigated by the North
Point canal is north OF the Saltair rail.
road track. and its value for farming
tI utNitSbedu DIt p1SeS Is dleSeu Dy
the defendants TO be utterly Valueless. /
The conditions complained of by the
plaintiff company and the handful of
settlers are said to have been brought
about by the settlers around North
Point and Brighton. in damming I'D the
natural drainage lakes and preventing a
free flow Of the surplus and seepage /
waters. To afford the relief to them. /
in accordance with the courts decree. /
and to prevent the submersion of an .
area of two by five miles of worthless (
land. the defendant canal companies /
and the city and county viii be put to
a considerable expense, a move which .
they deem is without excuse OF neces-
sity or warrant of justice.
\ thrill OF terror IS experienced when
q brassy cough of Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes to relief after one Minute