Show State Sate Land hand Board Turns Down Request of Surveyor General for Funds to Survey purvey 84 Utah Townships I SURVEY lOWD I Of DY REFUSAL f At AtTO TO AD ADVANCE V ANC M MONEY NU Necessity of Rapid Survey of Public Lands Admitted Admitted Admitted Ad Ad- I I Hope Congress Will Lend Assistance I I fo to su subscribe scribe II R REFUSAL for or the survey of four eighty-four townships in Utah the cost to tobe tobe I I I be returned by the federal government government gov gov- at some later date when I I appropriations will permit was made I by the sta state te land board in answer to a aletter aletter letter from I. I C. C United I j States surveyor general for Utah In his letter Jetter directed to Governor Simon I Bamberger Mr l stated that the surveyor general has on file ap applications applications ap- ap I of the state for the survey of 0 six ninety townships and applications applications from private citizens for the survey survey sur sur- vey of three sixty-three townships making a I total of townships Seven surveying parties now in the field will be able to survey this season season sea sea- I son only abott thirty townships but butan butan an additional number of surveyors can be furnished provided they are desired I and the funds necessary for the payment payment payment pay pay- ment of 0 their salaries and the expenses of such surveys are available The allotment allotment allotment allot allot- I ment by the commissioner of 0 the general general general gen gen- eral land office for tor the state of 0 Utah j I for the fiscal year ending June 30 1920 I Is barely enough to cover the they I cost of keeping the seven surveyors ors in inthe inthe the field for that period Mr states I ONLY 12 THIS YEAR Of the six ninety-six townships applied for by the state of Utah all of which have been een authorized for surveys twelve townships have been grouped and assigned to surveyors Their survey survey survey sur sur- vey probably will be completed this season Mr Ir asserts The re remaining remaining remaining re- re four eighty-four townships will be surveyed in the order the state prefers prefers prefers pre pre- fers and if the state desires to make a a. special deposit for the survey of 0 these four eighty townships or any part to tobe tobe tobe be reimbursable an estimate of the cost will be furnished Mr told the governor who referred the matter to the land board It makes little difference whether these townships are surveyed this year Arthur Kuhn secretary of the state land Jand board said this morning There Is enough work left lert yet to last Jast lasta Jasta a year and we have no special sections that we favor for survey All are im Im- We will not put up forthe for tor forthe t the e surveys sur of these townships even though the sum may be reimbursable I CONGRESSIONAL AID SOUGHT Recommendations have been made to congress for a special appropriation of ot for the fiscal year 1920 and J for the fiscal year 1921 for tor use in the district of 0 Utah This Is op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed by the commissioner of 0 the general general general gen gen- eral land office who Is antagonistic to special appropriations for any state This fund of 0 would provide the necessary moneys money's for the surveys surreys of ot the entire townships The move mo to get the bill through congress appropriating appropriating the for surveys sUr m In Utah will be aided by the land board I |