Show THE PROPER TIME TO FIND IT OUT sound logic tm cm lie county line question Ques expressed by an official in talking g with our county clerk and auditor james onell oneil in regard to placing the property owners in the roosevelt section on oil tile the aln tali tah county tax rolls lie he expressed himself freely and plainly on the matter his hid opinion Is ia in accord with all vernal and ashley valley citizens from whom we have heard on the subject it should be settled definitely definite lv once and for all A great deal of int sunder standing seems seem sto to exist in relation I 1 to the boundary lino line between uintah tall and Du Duchesne chesno counties particularly in regard to the attitude of tho uintah county officials in a recent letter from the atter ney general published in tho the roosevelt standard the opinion was expressed that the line would remain where I 1 it was as supposed to be the reasoning of the opinion Is TO io doubt sound but so BO far as we can discover it s seems partially at lat least to be founded on incorrect information section 4 87 compiled laws of utah 1907 clearly tells how a disputed boundary may imay bo established and a search of the records does not I 1 show that this was ever done the meridian I 1 iwas was never officially established in this locality by the U 19 government and even if it had been the united action of the surveyors of the two counties would determine the location of the boundary dundei the llie state law and the state has complete jurisdiction in this matter this must bo be settled some time and every day of delay may mean much expensive litigation uintah county would have boon glad to let the I 1 whole matter rest but so many questions of jurisdiction and liability are involved that it did not seem safe longer for the pieper adjustment to bo be made it Is well awell known know n throughout the basin that there Is a grave doubt doublin tin in the minds in ands of some of the officers of Duche duchesne stio county as to their authority to mako maki valid tax sales or exer exercise cisa jurisdiction in the dispute I 1 territory and it if uintah county must assume responsibility to thel State for the collection of taxes and the enforcement of law lin hn that locality now low is the proper time to find it out we are not anxious to diab any teni teril tory tha t does not belong to us but wish to protect uintah county from liability and if this strip of country is in uintah county we have no more right to leave it off from our tax rolli than we have the property in fit jensen I 1 |