Arizona republican., 1906-06-10
How the Distribution is to Be Made Among
 the NOrthSide Canals
Judge Rents Decree Puts Commissioner Trott Charge With Instructions to Divide the Water Into Four Equal Parts, Appropriators Superseding the Grand.

Grand Canal company. and the Arizona
 Canal company were defendant.
 whereby and whereunder the water aIl-
 pIicable for irrigation to the lands iy-
 ing on the north side of said Salt river
 in said Salt River valley has been dis
 tributed approximately equally to each
 of said canals. tO-Wit The Salt River
 Valley canal. the Maricopa canal ths
 Grand canal. and the Arizona canal.
 And il appearing that the Grand Ca
 nal company. defendant herein. has
 been for some time past and is now.
 unable to divert and distribute to the
 lands lying under it the water hitherto
 allotted to said canal by such commis-
 sioner under said decree of court aIlG
 that the defendant the Appropriators Canal company. by means of its dam
 and canal recently constructed is abls
 to carry 10 the lands Of the app-op-l-
 ators of water lying under the Grand canal the water Co which said lands are entitled. and that it Is able te act
 as a carrier of water 10 said lands Iu the place and stead Of the said Grand canal;
 And it appearing that by reason og
 the destruction or the diversion dam oE [ the Arizona Canal company. the said canal has been for some time past un- able 10 divert from the Salt river tI1-- ] Ne1LtA A0 W llANlA A4AE adLa41 Ae aus aAA-aaa l said canal are entitled. and that the ! defendant the Arizona Canal Water l Users association is able, by means or
 a dam and extension canal recently ! constructed. to divert and carrs- te th- l lands lying under the Arizona canal tss- water to which said lands are antitl=ls And it appearing from the plcadinss and afiidavits filed in this cause -Aa-
 this court cannot at this time. and T without further proof of the facts de-
 termine the amount oT water to ,shich each apprOpriator under the canals ,,r
 the various parties hereto is entitled or the relative dates of thc priprIiy cf , appropriation thcreunder;
 And il being necessary. uuti such , determination of the rights of tt- ar--
 propriators under said canal Sy~frul-- - and the determination of the riEht= ar the canal companies as curriers' of rhe , water to such apprOpriators- that some . system of distribution oT Ihe water tn which the lands on the north side of Salt river in the Salt River valiey uu- i entitled shall be adopted and tls1- some order be made in the preu1is--~- i And it appearing from the pleadir-s f and affidavits submitted to the court f that the lands on said north side ol , the river entitled to water under such [ relative p-ioririss as may hereafJer hs - determined. are in area approNimatels . the same under each canal. to-wit- ap- e prOximately ten thousand five huuIrel g 10.50O) acres each under the Sat . River Valley canal. the Maricopa ea- u nal. the Grand canal tuow served by Il the Appropriators' cauaD. and the Ar k zona canal (now served by the ArfE8ga y Canal Water Users Association ca- e nab:
 II And the court having duly cousid-
 cred the pIcsdinEs and aflidavits ~uh- n mitted in said cause. and the plaiutiG- a having filed a bond iu thc sum oT ols. e thousand tSI.000) dollars. couditiunet e as required by law
 If Now. therefore. it k ordered that ul- q til the final hearing and judgment h $ this action, or until the cuur y shall by order duly entered othcrvis 1T direct. that the water to which th t lands lying under the canals ou th' - north side of Salt river in Salt Rive d valley. parties hereto are entitled >hai e Continuee on Page q