Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-17
IN ANSWER TO QUERIES

The following are interesting par
agraphs from the decree recently
handed down by the District Court
in the celebrated water suit.
S. In case Antelope Valley Land
g. Cattle Company shall complete
Alkali Lake Reservoir, it may take a
quantity of water from the West
Fork of Walker River at low stages
in excess of its due proportion, but
not exceeding tthe amount adjudged
to it, provided it turns out of the res
ervoir at the same time a like guam
tity of water for the use OF other par
ties, which shall be charged to the
shares OF stock held by said An
telope Valley Land & Cattle Co. in
said reservoirs:
g. In case the reservoir is built, it
shall be built by company formed
by Antelope Valley Land & Cattle
Company for that purpose. Such cor
poration shall be controlled by Antel-
ope Valley Land & Cattle Company
until said reservoir is constructed to
its natural capacity and said stock
paid for, and thereafter the same shall
be controlled by the stockholders
holding said stock. Stock shall be
issued for each acre foot of storage
capacity of said reservoir. Such GER
tihcates OF stock may be purchased
and the holder thereof may use the
water represented thereby on any land
| he desires, and such certificates may
be sold or transferred with or without
| the land and the land upon which
| the water is to be used may be chang
ed from time to time by the holder
! thereof. Actual construction on said
reservoir shall be commenced within
1 one year from the date of the con-
sent of the Government OF the United
States to the construction of said
reservoir and the subscription to or
sale OF the said stock as herein pro-
vided. and shall be completed within
two years thereafter. to its natural
capacity. and if not so completed, the
parties to this agreement, other than
the Pacific Livestock Company and
Antelope Valley Land & Cattle Com
pany. owning a majority of the acre
age irrigated by the parties hereto
may organize a company for the pur-
pose of constructing said reservoir
under the terms and conditions set
forth in this agreement.
/ Z. Such certificates shall be sold &c
and purchased by the parties to thi-
suit i'll proportion to the amount oi
land' irrigated by Them at priss
| which shall equal the actual cost O
said reservoir, including the land and
work already done thereon and q
suitable right OF way for the intake
from Walker River to said reservoir
and an outlet from said reservoir tc
Walker River. which shall be valued
at S75,OOO.O0. Ii more land is taker
| than the land covered by said reser.
voir when filled to its natural capac.
ity. it shall be sold by the Antelope
TValley Land & Cattle Company uI
to the embankment shown on the
Hachl survey at $500 an acre, and
the cost thereof shall be added to the
cost of said reservoir. Such certili-
Gates shall be annually assessed for
the actual cost of operating said res.
ervoir: Ii any Of said certificates
are not taken by the parties to this
suit within one year after the consent
OF the Uuited States Government. the
same shall be sold at public auction
for not less than the amount afore-
said, and the moneys obtained shall
be used for the payment of the con-
struction. operation or enlargement
OF said reservoirs