Show Auditors Auditor's Tax Sale Adds Over To County Treasury Acres Of W. W H. H Davis Property Sold In One Piece For r. r Makes fakes Record In State States s Duchesne Count County Y Has Best Year In History The Duchesne county treasury was enriched last Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- when ninety four pieces of property out of pieces advertised advertised advertised ad ad- were sold to the highest bidders at the Auditors Auditor's Tax Sale at the county court house in Du Du- Du- Du chesne The W. W H. H Davis property which included acres of ot fine grazing land was sold in one lump to George Kohl Bert Lusty and Fred Ferron for the total amount amount amount a- a a- a mount of taxes Each piece of the property was offered separately in compliance to the law and when it was finished the bidder offered the full amount of taxes on each piece and parcel First Lump Sale In State This is the first case of this kind on record in the state of Utah said R. R E. E Hammond of the state te tax commission whose opinion on the transaction was asked by telephone by county officials officials officials of of- after Duchesne County Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney L. L A. A Hollenbeck had recommended recommended rec rec- the sale No other bids were offered If the land laird had not been offered in lump acreage probably only the c choice oice pieces surrounding the springs would WOUla have been bid in and the rest which would have been almost worthless would have been left Continued On Page 8 Auditors Auditor's Tax Tat Sale Adds Over To County Treasury Continued From Page One on the county's hands was the opinion of the commissioners The Theland Theland Theland land is located in Lake canyon Dry canyon Strawberry and and- westward Eleven other pieces of land landwere landwere landwere were sold for a total sum of 1 Marshall Lands Redeemed The Marshall Land and Livestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- stock Company p property which had been advertised for sale was redeemed by the owners before the sale One twelve hundred-twelve pieces were bid In by the county and can ean be besold besold besold sold later on contracts to the former former former for for- mer owners or other interested parties with a down payment of 25 per cent County officials expressed themselves as very well pleased with the results of the vile ole which were much better than last year Much of the property advertised advertised advertised ad ad- in 1937 was redeemed by bythe bythe bythe the owners prior to the sale so that out of pieces advertised only were offered at auction No homes were included in this years year's auction and tax payers in Duchesne county are making malting every every every ev ev- ery effort Clerk G G. A A. Goodrich said to keep their taxes paid The county has had the most prosperous year in regard to payment payment payment pay pay- ment of taxes in its history he stated I |