Arizona sentinel., 1917-10-18
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WATER USERS ASSO- CATION REFUSE TO INCREASE ATTORNEY
 FEES BY VOTE OF FIVE TO ONE

lion at its special meeting last lhurSday morning efuSeo by of increase the fees of Judge Thomas D. Mooy and associates conduct the law suit pending against the government the board holding that the original binding and in their opinion ample for the proper conduct of the suit
 The motion to refuse the increase from thirty cents per fifty per acre. and the contingent fee from one dollar per five dollars per acre, made by Governor George w. Schutz seconded by Governor Null ford Wnsor.
 Before putting the question President Thack asked if any desired to make any remarks where upon William Kyger took the floor and outlined very much Judge Campbell had done the previous meeting the enormous that will be entaled properly conducting the suit He maintained that it a gamble his word and that the board of governors already had Saked thirty per winning. It therefore simply pressing the gamble little higher by giving fifty per order make of winning the suit whereas If sufficient funds not provided for competent eng neers" and experts to offset the contentious of the gov ernment the suit might possibly be lost tho he admitted the water would get square deal the hands of the United States supreme court whose judges not amen be to public camor local prejudces like local courts who frequently feared offending the and consequent y often decided the law and facts but upon likes and dskes He maintained that will thousands upon thousands of dollars for experts aone say nothing of all the other heavy of conducting such suit It the biggest lawsuit brought in the of Arizona he maintained and required the best legal talent that could be had in addition the able local attorneys who ductng the
 The board also listened to one of Yuma Valleys far
 who happened be present whose has escaped me- who maintained that the board should decide the without asking the advice of the farmers for by postcard vote months ago the people had overwhelmingly said they willing leave the entirely the hands of the board of governors He strictly favor of lv- ing the first which provides for thirty acre, win or lose.
 The vote was then taken, and resulted as follows
 Against any increase of fees-Wnsor, Gilmer Schutz, Thurman and Marabe-5.
 For the increase to fifty cents per acre-Griffin-1.
 Judge Molloy who entirely good natured through out the entire session. wanted expression whether the board of governors intended Loyalty and cheer fully adhere to the original contract He assured the of the board that the suit would be prosecuted if the board of governors ordered the dismissed saying that private citizens like himself Mr. Kryger and Mr. Pat Sullivan would that decision obtained at the hands of the supreme court though they might be greatly handicapped for the lack of sufficient funds Mr. Schuz assured him that far he concerned that he would give him loyal support the extent of the original contract and there seemed general disposition among the majority do the though several of them said the opinion gradually gaining that there chance the suit
 If the original contract acceptable man like Judge Baker Senator Winso could why the terms should not be equally acceptable to Judge Camp bell who demands $1OOOO to start on.
 It was quite plainly brought out that some eminent at orney from outside of Yuma should be employed by Judge Mooy "by and with the advice and of the board of governors That leaves the local attorneys Judge Mooy and Judge ngraham in quite embarrassing situation for Judge Baker has been eliminated from the suit because of his long protracted illness. The eminent attorney appealed Judge Campbell who the retainer fee $OOOO If he given this it cnch that there will be nothing left for the local attorneys who expected the of things do of the work for eminent attorneys, experts, &c. &c., &c., will certainly take that much more whereas Judge Mooy says all he now count on is something like S5OOO or S18OOO all told