Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-15

The order issued by Judge Myers
of the Los Angeles County Superior
court to Holabird, receiver of the
c. d. Company, for him to shut Of
water at Hanlon's gate from all mu-
tual water companies that have not
paid for water within 10 days, is not
causing serious concern in the val
ley, and it is generally expected that
the order will be greatly amended.
Even if it should not be, it is be-
lieved it will be impossible to execute
/ it, because it is not possible at Han
Ions to distribute the water to those
who have paid and keep it from those
VIII have not paid.
That the mutual companies and the
Irrigation District are fully pre-
pared to meet the emergency is un-
derstood, but they are not telling just
what their plans are.
j. Stuart Ross, attorney for Wa
ter Company No. 1, left last evening
for Los Angeles, and it is understood
that he will make presentation Of
the case to Judge Myers with view
to securing an amendment of the or
der.
As an illustration of the impossi-
bility of enforcing the order: If Hola-
bird turns water through Hanlons
gate into Mexico with orders to dis
tribute it to Nos. and and for use
through the valley for domestic pur-
poses, Depositario Andrade takes the
water in Mexico and distributes it ac-
cording to his own ideas. When the
water enters Mexico 1t passes out of
the jurisdiction of the American court,
and Holabird will have little satisfac-
ton.
The court order follows: "W. H..
Holabrd, as receiver in the above
entitled action, having heretofore
filed herein petition praying for in
structions and authority as to the
course he should pursue and the terms
and condition he should prescribe, at
regards the sale and delivery, here
after, of water from the system under
his control, to the various companies
and persons requiring water from him
as receiver therefrom, and said mat
ter having come on regularly for
hearing before this court on the 18th
day of April, 1915; the receiver ap-
pearing by his counsel, w. B. Math-
ews, Esq, the plaintiff being repre-
sented by his attorneys, Messrs.
IO'Melveny, Stevens and Mlliken, and
Walter X. Tuller; the intervenor, Boaz
i Duncan, appearing by his attorneys,
Messrs. Valentine and Newly; the
New Liverpool Salt Company, appear
ing by its attorneys, Messrs. Nc
Cutcheon, Olney and Willard, and A.
Crawford Greene, Esq, the Southern
Pacific Company appearing by lrv-
ing M. Walker, Esq, and it appearing
ito the court that due notice of such
hearing has been given, and the court
having heard the evidence offered and
duly considered the same, and having
found all and singular the allegations
contained in such petition to be true;
now, therefore,
at is ordered, that from and after
the 22nd day Of April, 1915, the said
receiver is authorized to refuse to fur
nish any water to any company, in
dividual or other consumer which shall
have failed to pay their Indebtedness
ter furnished prior to the first day
of January, 1915, and that he is au-
thorized to turn in and allow to flow
through the headgates of the Cali
fornia Development Company at Han
lon Heading only sufficient water to
furnish a supply to such companies,
individuals and other consumers as
may have paid any amounts due to
him up to the said first day of Janu-
ary, 1915, and such water as may be
necessary to meet the present normal
demands of the owners of real prop
erty situated in the republic of Mex
leo now supplied with water from
' said system, together with such
amounts of water as may be necessary
c for domestic uses in Imperial Valley
0 the said receiver shall supply said wa
' ter for domestic uses upon such terms
f as to time of payment as the said re-
G ceiver shall prescribe.
e at is further ordered that after
c May II, 1915, the said receiver is au'
5 thorized to refuse to furnish to any
t one any water unless payment there
for shall be made in advance in tht