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Show ; Asphalt Firm FirmSeeks FirmSeeks Seeks Return Returnff pf ) Tax Lands LandsAt At the special meeting of the themntah theUintah mntah Uintah county coinmissloners commissioners heldFriday hel41 hel41Friday Friday the Pope pe Developmenttompany Development mlpany protested the sale of theirholdings their toldings ! : of ftsphaltum asphaltwn lands own own- owned owned - ed by the county by auditor's auditors audltor'a audltora ' ' tax taxdeed taxdeed deed to J C Oudgel Gudgel agent for a aI acompany acompany company of Montana investors investorswho Investorswho who negotiated tor for the land in In1 I 1940 40 1940Parnell 40parnell parnell Black and Calvin W WI WRawlings WRawungs Rawlings attorneys and W E EOrem EOrem I Orem all of Salt Lake City rep- rep representing rep representing - resenting the Pope Interests ask- ask askI ask.ed ask asked - ed .ed . tor for the return of the deeds to tothe I the Pope Development company companyI companywho I who woul would pay the back ack taKes taKesamounting taxesamounting amounting to aPPt'OXlmatel aPPtOXlmatel approximately ' , WOO $ : WOOstated CMOOjtated stated F L Noel , county count1 eterkJBacktaxes terk.1JAUk terk1JAUk terk.1JAUktaxes . taxes are due from- from fromeSs Jt936 - eSs to 1940 1940lnchwve 1 140Inclusive 40Inclusive lnchwve The attorneys attomen also al- al al.1eJed al-.lesed al.lesed al .lesed lesed - .1eJed 1eJed . . ( that the Ule law relative reIattve to thtr thepublication tPubUcat10n ( of the aaJe aaJeVU sal * was \VU VU \ not af ( . adx.hered adxhered . hered to and anc1 therefore . , the cmn- cmn cmn1n1ss1oner corn-toUsloners corn toUsloners - ' 1n1ss1oner deal with the Unn * yr'nInvestors yrnInvestors * . . * ' a . Investors was UlegaL WepI . UlegaLContinued ( Continued oo on page pap four ) Pope DevelopmentSeek Development DevelopmentSeek Seek ReturnOf Return ReturnOf Of Asphalt LandsContinued Lands LandsContinued ( ( Continued from page one ) ) The Pope Development company companl companyqreed companlagreed comparagreed qreed agreed that . U If the property proputy was W88 re- re returned returned nturned - - turned the company will wUJ allow tbe tbeeounty the thecounty ttcounty e eounty county enough aaphaltum uphaltum asphaltum to pave pavethe pave pavethe pa'the pathe ' the county roads as 115 was providerin provided provider providedIn provideIn ! In the Montana Mont.a.na Monta.na . . contract . . . Mayor R 0 C Cooper also stated statedthat statedthat statethat that Vernal City would return ret.urn . the theZ tl-25 tl 25 - Z 25 acres aces of ajsphaltum asphaltum land thelhad they thel theyhad theaad had . acquired li If the deal was con- con coneummated conetunmated corBummated . - - - eummated etunmated The decision dectston of ot the theeounty thecounty thcounty eounty county atto attorney ywas waa was aakedIt askedIt ajsked aaked asked ajskedIt It 15 is u understood underatood understood that If the asphaltum as- as asphaltum ajphaltum - - phaltum lands are returned that thatimmediate thatImmediate theImmediate t immediate plans pJane will wID be made to tobuild tbuild ' InIJd build ] a treating plant on the land landI landwhich landwhich lanewhich I which would employ a considerable considerableI considerableforce considerableforce conslderabiforce I force of menThe menTbe men menThe The Tbe county menI commissioners grant- grant granted granted granted - - - I ed permission permtssJon to Howard Ivory ot of otthe ofthe othe the Soil 8011 Soh Conservation Department Departmentto Departmento t to use the Judge a chambers for an anoffice anoffice aioffice office Mr Ivory also alao asked uked tar for forthe tarthe tothe the help of one man In m the oftlc ofUce office ofUceHe officelie oftlcHe < He lie stated the soil 8011 colllervatton conservation colllervattondep&rtment conservationdepartment conjiervatloidepartment dep&rtment deprtment department & would consider con51der mat- mat mattera matters matten - - tera ters to help farmers and stock- stock stockmen stockmen stockmen stockmenTaken - menTalten menTaken men Taken Talten under advisement was the therequest thirequest request uest of ot a committee of farm- farm farmers farmera farmers - ers era headed by CI&lr CIlr ClaJr Clair & R . 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Hopklna Hopldna Hopkins to torepair torepair trepair repair and Improve the 2 miles mlles of ofcounty ofcounty ocounty county road formerly US 40 from fromthe fromthe fronthe 11 the Main atreet street corner comer south one onemlle onemile onimile mlle mile and vest west one mile to JOIlnect cornet JOIlnectwith cornetwith ( oonneowith with US U8 40 Mr Hopklna HopJdns Hopkins ( cald laid said 40 40families 40families 41families families would be benefltfced benefitted by py y the theroad theroad th throad < ' road repaira repa1r8 repairs repairsThe repa1r8The repairaThe The bid of the Basin BaaJn Chevrolet Chevroletoompany Chevroletcompany Chevroletcompany ' oompany company was accepted a.ocepted aocepted . for tor four fourUrea fourtires tomtires Urea tires and four tubes for the county countysheriff countsheriff ] her1ff sheriff s a car They were the low lowbidders lowbidders lo lobidders bidders biddersCounty County Attorney R It . . , R Hackett Hackettreported Hackettreported Hacketfreported reported the ruling of the attorney attorneygeneral attorneygeneral attorneygeneral general was to the effect the theeounty thecounty thecounty eounty county had no jurisdiction In re- re regard re regard - gard prd to the removal of fossils andfossil and andfoasU andfoaall foasU fossil relics relies _ I |