Show COUNTY BOUNDARY The county boundary dispute ma may map yet bo be settled to the entire satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion of oC everybody The proposition now Is to have the question settled at the general election In Novem Novem- ber In that connection the Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Standard of May 17 published the following The Roosevelt Commercial club has decided to take the initiate Jn 11 the matter of preparing the petitions to have the county boundary dispute submitted to a vote of the people at atthe atthe atthe the general election In November On a recent visit to Vernal It was learned that the sentiment In Uintah Uin- Uin tah county favored this manner manner of ot determining the controversy even to that county yielding the 62 rods from the established line Une as It now stands and voting to place the boundary bound ary Un line between the two counties on a section line Une and entirely eliminating ohm elim mating the meridian but the people over there re looking looking to U the people here to take the initiative Inthe in inthe inthe the matter It is not expected there thero will be opposition from Uintah county coun coun- county ty and surely there will be none from Duchesne The line as at present contemplated contemplated contemplated plated will be tho the section line Une running run fling ning north and south between sections sections sections sec sec- two and three of or the tho Uintah special survey through townships ont ones west of the Uintah special meridian The Uintah special meridian doe J not nottie nottie nottie tie exactly with the Salt Lake meridian meridian meridian me me- so that when tho the south bound boundary boundary ary ry of ot the reservation Is reached the theline theline line will have to drop back west about a quarter ol a mile in order to follow the n line through the portion of the county of ot the Salt Lake meri meridian Jan Thus through the tit reservation portion of the territory Uintah county would be yielding 62 rods to Duchesne county while through that portion of oC the territory south of ot the reservation line Une J Duchesne flu Du- u. u chesne county will be yielding about the same amount to Uintah so BO that on the whole with the line lino follow followIng following Ing ng the section between sections two and three of range one west through the reservation country and the line Une between sections two and three of oC range 17 east of Salt Lake survey through the balance of ot the county the territory yielded by Uintah through the reservation country fro from In the line Une established by Mr Harmston will Just about be returned returned returned re re- re- re turned by Duchesne in following the tho section line Une last named through th the tho balance of the county following the Salt Lake meridian Thus the line Une I would be established upon a permanently permanently permanently perma perma- marked section line Une the whole distance the two counties The attorney general of ot the state concedes this Is the most nen ihla way of settling the controversy and the he county attorney of ot Uintah county county coun- coun ty y concedes the same thing Attorney General Barnes has been asked to have his office draft tho the petitions to be submitted to the i respective boards of oC commissioners at ther next sittings and the peti- peti petitions ions will be here the coming week Signatures of ot the tho necessary voters and tax payers to comply with the thela la law aw w in the matter will immediately be e obtained and the petitions will be ready for the commissioners action the week weal in June With the necessary nu number ber of sig- sig natures of those residing within the tr 4 to be annexed to county on the petition the commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- have no discretion under the law but to order the tho vote at nt the coning election when a majority of oC the votes cast In each county must be cast In favor of the petition to grant the change As soon as the votes are counted they will be certified to tho the secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of oC state who In turn submits them to the governor It If th the proposition proposition proposition has carried the governor will wilt Issue a proclamation designating the new lino line as the boundary line between between be be- tween the two counties and the tho controversy controversy controversy con con- will be he for ever settled The citizens should have this matter matter matter mat mat- ter In mind and give it publicity from now until election time that every ono one may know of the same and be prepared to express a choice In is the tho matter |