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Show - . . . . . . , Uintah County'Reduces CountyReduces CountyfReduces CounifyfReduces Countyf Counifyf County'ReducesBanded ' Reduces Reducest ReducesB Reducesended t B Banded Bonded ended Debtf Debt DebtTo . f " To Lowest in xn History ID7 By F 1 L . L . Noel Noel . , . Count County ) ' ClerkFor Clerk aerk ClerkFor For the past four years the thepresent thepresent thepresent present board of Ulntah Uintah county countycommissioners countycommissloners countycommissioners commissioners commissloners , , Byron aoodrtch Goodrich aoodrtchJohn GoodrichJohn OoodrlcbJohn John W Weaver and Ray 0 a Labrum I.a- I.a La- La I.abrwn , . La-brum La brum - brwn brum has baa been In otttceProm officeFrom office otttce officeProm Prom From the start it was their determination de- de detenn1naUon de determination - - tenn1naUon termination termination to decrease the bond bonds bondsed bonded . ed and other indebtedness tndebtednes.s tndebtedness . aa as fast fastas fastas 88 as possible consistent with sound soundeconomic soundeconomic coundeconomic economic management . of ot county countyaff countyaffairs countyaffairs aff affairs 1rs Thia TbJa This debt amounted to thehuge the thehuge thehuge huge sum of .111 111 $111000 111000 $ . 000 Includinl Including includingt2700o 127 $27 27 $ 000 of red road warrants out out- out outstanding outstanding - * ' standing , , according to P F L Ia . IaNoel L . Noel Noelcounty , county clerkFrom clerkFrom clerk clerkProm Prom From an annual expenditure ot of otroad ofroad ofroad road funds of ( $ (12500 12500 112500 $12500 at that time timethe timethe timethe the Increase has been to $30000 30000 $30000yearly $30000yearly $ $30000yearly 30000yearly $ yearly and the tax levy le1y reduced reducedto to less than one mUlApproximately millApproximately mill mUl millApproximately Approximately 15 U miles m11ea of taunt eeunty eeuntyroads countyroads ) ' roads have been graveled and most mostof mostof mostof of the tho extensively traveled roadshave roads roadshave roadshave have been gradedThe gradedThe graded gradedThe The asphalt land owned by Uln Uluh Uln"tah Ulntah " . tah county has been improved In lti IncooperaUon lticooperation Incooperation cooperaUon cooperation with WPA labor and andcounty andcounty andcounty county owned machinery asphal\ asphal asphalt asphalfrom asphaltfrom asphaltfrom \ from thia this deposit was wu used for one onemUe onemile onemile mUe mile of road in Maeser and nearly nearlyone nearlyone nearlyone one half mile mUe south from trom VernalCooperating Vernal . . Cooperating with the state road roadcommission roadcommission roadcommission commission grazing district dLstrtct Vernal Vernalcity Vernalcity Vernalcity city Lions JOIlS ! Club Ashley National NationalfQT Nationalforest Nationalforest fQT forest St and ? WjPA W1A WPA , office 'Bette.t Bette.t Bettet " ' ' "Better Better 'natter natter . I j j Roads Roada have been constructed constructedBUch constructedsuch BUch such RS NI as the Highway 40 iO < west 01Vernal of 01 ofVernal ofVernal Vernal Vemal-Maeser Vemal Maeser Vernal-Maeser Vernal - road Pow Pow- Pow- Pow Powder Powder Powder - der Wash to Bonanisa Bonanza . , West Bench Benchin BenchIn BenchIn in Willow WIDow creek Vernal City to tocemetery tocemetery tocemetery cemetery Vernal-Diamond Vernal Diamond - moun l1oun- l1oun rpoun- rpoun rpountaln l1ounlain mountain - - tain taln lain and roads in Ashley andoth and oth oth- oth- oth other other other - - er districts . . . The Vernal-ManUa Vernal ManUa Vernal-Mantle Mantle VernalManUaroad VernalMantleroad Vernal-Manilaroad Vernal Manilaroad - road will wUl be Improved next yearThe yearThe year yearThe The bonded debt Jan 1 1935 1935was 1935was I was $84 84 $84000 84000 $ 000 with annual Interest of of$4.200 of4.200 of4200 : $4.200 4.200 4200 $4,200 $ . , . requiring requlrlng a 5 mill miU levy At Atthe Atthe Atthe ! the close of ot this admlnLstraUon administration admlnLstraUonJan administrationJan administrationJan I Jan 1 I 1941 the bonded debt dgbt d bt wUI will wUIbe willbe willbe be $7000 7000 $ with interest of $ $425 425 $ and andno andno andno , no levy made for this purposeDuring purposeDuring purpose purposeDuring During the time the responsibil responsibil- responsibilitles responsibilities - - I ities iUes itles of our county government has hasIncreased hasIncreased hasincreased Increased five told fold through thzough the thecounty thecounty thecounty county agent s office rehabilitation rehabiUtaUon rehabilitationfarm I I ] farm security county nurses and anddepartment anddepartment anddepartment department of public welfareThe welfare welfareThe The program for 1941 1041 as now nowoutlined nowoutlined outlined to cooperate with all aU the theprevious theprevious theprevious I previous ngencles ngencies agencies mentioned is avaried a avaried avaried ' varied ono on9 one In which It will be pos pos- possible possible possible - sible to do more than has been beendone beendone beendone , : done In the pastUlntah past pastUlntah ! Ulntah Uintah county s chief asset for forI forthe forthe forthe I the present Is our wonderful scen scen- scenic scenic scenic - ic attractions To create a bettertourist better bettertourist bettertourist tourist travel it Is necessary to advertise ad- ad advertise ad advertise - vertise such resounes resoun-es resoun es resources - as our ourmountains ourmountains ourmountains mountains mountain gorges lakes lakesattractive lakesattractive lakesattractive attractive colors hunting fishing fishingcamping fishingcamping fishingcamping camping facilities facUities in towns and especially es- es especially es especially - pecially In the high mountalns mountains mountalnseasijy mountainseasily mountainseasily easijy easily accessible over good roads roadsand roadsand roadsand and trails But such attractionsmust attractions attractionsmust attractionsI I ' must be advertised to bring themto them themto themto to the attention of the tourist touristIt I IIt It seems to the c commission mmission a aone aone one half halt mill levy for advertising advertisingto to be used In conjunction with oth- oth other other oth other - - er Interested agencies would great great- greatly greatly greatly - I ly Increase the Income of all the thepeople thepeople thepeople people . . . I | In conjunction with the Uintah Ulntah UintahI Uintahcounty Ulntahcounty TTlntahcounty county planning board the coun coun- county coun- coun county county - - I ty works for the Vernal Rodeo RodeoconservaUon Rodeoconservation Rodeoconservation conservaUon conservation of resources Vernal VernalLivestm.k VernalLivestock VernalLivestock Livestm.k Livestmk Livestock . Show Resettlement Re.oettlement Reoettlement . ; pro- pro program program pro program - gram and the crop marketingThe marketing marketingThp 111 ' Thp The " county welfare department departmentwhich departmentwhich departmentwhich which operates on less than five fiveper fiveper fiveper per cent of moneys spent deserves deservesand deservesand deservesand and receives credit for their work workThe workThe workThe The same In m the work of at the coun coun- county coun- coun county county - - ty nurses department depa.rtment . It is 15 neces- neces necessary necessary neces-sary neces sary - - sary to levy taxes for tor their main matn main- - ' tenall tenance , . ft Ii ' direct d1rect : expeM expense to th thecounty butt buttringing Inmany many tounty ountye manytimes , manytimes but bringing brtnsrlng ringing In man ) ' times countyThe value to the county cowty ' ! The be county proportion pMportlon of ot 1on money ' for moneyfor road construction under t the theWPA theWPA e eWPA WPA should ilhould be adequate for tot aryl arylproject anyproject project County owz owned o\lme o lme \ aa asphalt asphaltshould asphaltshould c mould should surface surltce 8U1'1 8U11 ' aa as . much m.Uch mileage mUeJI niIIesge bq bqpossible possible posat and ' urged tu'Rd tuRd to be used Wed on onany o onany any new surta surfacing 1ng ' of state .tAte tAte . .e e . n- n ntroRe4 c controlled in inl introUedtoads * - troRe4 troUedtoads , toad toadA roads $ . . l A -A - . pay'aa payaa psyrae PII-Y PII Y - " ' 81 ! you rota go go plan has b been beentheir beentheir en entheJr theJr their paidIn efforts . , All 411 btUa btUs bills now are paid paidion paidin In cash ash The Tbe n near lU ' debtless debt1esa condi coM condition ! . I 1 Itton ion tion tton of Ulntah Utntab UItall county Isa IssourcA is 1 & a a sourcA SOUlC sourceof , ! 1of of great mat satisfaction .ttstacUon ttstacUon . . , The 'lbe lbe ' dAnler danger dangerof dangerof lof dAnlerlof of going soSnJ into lntq 1 furthW tutrthbt t th debt in Iq , In thea there theretimes thesetimes t1Ine.s t1Ines times . when Aln America r1aa may Uta ) ' face lace se $8 8 $ eeR severe . , vere vete trials trlab & . , , especially e&pedalJr epedalJr & ; f 1lUX11a1 financial financialones financialones 1lUX11a1ones I It1Ine.s ones ones . , la 1a Is tui to td . the t.he vanishing vantah-'nlr vantah 'nlr nlr valylsh/ng valylsh ng - ' / potn points point . , At the cJO clc close $ * of at 1040 19tO 1910 the thtt hA , countyis ounti ounly ountiIs ounlyIs Is eound BOund sound tt1\an tt1 an financially finanolaliv \ and t.nd tnd Reid . betterItimea eter t r rI rt1m ' times t1m . " are " in Btore btcrd tore for tQt VM l&U lU 1941 & . I |