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Show - - - - - - - - - Congress to Act on on$150,000 on150000 $150,000 150000 $ , School Bill dill Will Reimburse Reunburse Dlstnct DlstnctI District DistrictFor DistrictFor I For Non TaxableIndian Taxable TaxableIndian I ndl8.I1 ndl8I1 Indian . Land Losses Lossesl LossesI I l kshlbllltles esibUltles h , lblllties of securing St'Curing StCuring ' an ap- ap apt ap-1 ap 1 apI - - I t I allon atlon ation trom from Congress Omgress : of $150 150 $ 150 150reimburse 0) 0 0 ) reimburse Uintah Ulntah School SchoolL 1 t for non taxable taXBble Indian Indian1 IndianI I 1 n II u Uintah Ulntah county were weTe brigh1 brlghI brighI brlgh brigh I is l.8 l8 . l.8eek \ week \\eek eek when new interest interestLkt'n interesttken Interestiken Lkt'n Lktn tken ' In the measure by Utah mah s4s s . t < 4s ' > , ss S r i al delegition dt"1'g'ltlon dt1gltlon delegation " ! ' ' at Wash WashrIM Washo Washoh o 0 0I rIM I h iAl-y iAl y lacy ) ' - 17 19J9 1919 a bUl bill billa \ wa.s was \\a a . . . , < ; sl st 1 b bI bI b1 I 11th in 11\ 11 \ th the ! ' Ilou-se Ilou se House - of Represen Reprcsenby Represenby by Congressman Congre'lSman CongrelSman ' Abe Mur dock and supported by Senator SenatorWilliam SenatorWilliam WllHam William H King for $150000 150000 $ to aid aidthe aidthe aidthe the schools of the county for the thecss theGss css = of taxes on Indian lands in inthe Inthe tothe the district dlstrlct \ which Wch & . fcre .re re are tax exemptThere exemptThere sxempt exempt sxemptThere There are 84461 14 84 441 461 such acres ofland of ofland ofland land In Uintah Ulntah county valued from from$10 from10 $10 10 $ to $4o 4o $40 40 $ per . acre a.cre with a totalestimated total totalt totalestimated t > estimated < ; umated value of $2456540 2456540 $3 3 $ 45t 540 represnting rep- rep reprt'su1tlng rep representing - ) [ resenting rt'su1tlng rtsu1tlng resnting ' ( a tax 1055 loss lo s of $59 59 $5 5 $ $ 56505 56505for 5 5505for 505for for 1929 30 according to figures figurescompiled figurescompiled ! 'ompllf'd ompllfd compiled ( ' ' b by } ' the Board of Educa tduca Educatlon tducatfot teducation ; tlon tfot These statL siatlAtlcg statistics < ; Ucs were taken takent'i takenti takenI takentl I tl ) ' oin OIll on a I , I b committee conlmHtee report rt'port rtport ' on onI onnOli oneon onlion nOli eon taxable Indian lands lanc1s for 1930 183031 183031Hie I 31rue 31 Hie rhe rue congre congressional . < ; slonal measure mea.ure meaure . . whichwill which whichwill [ \ will 111 provide proldf proside pro\ pro \ ldf ' . aid a.id to the thc countyst county countystlioos | st < ; ( . stlioos hoo itoo s ' \ In ill ine ilie the amount of $150000 150000 $150000wa $150 150 (150000wa.s 150000wa.s 150000was ( $ 000 000was wa was . . < ; passed pas.s'd pas.sd passd . ! ' favorably by the com corn cornmittee cornmittee mlttt"e mlttte mittee " on Indian Affairs In July Julywhich Julywhich Julywhich which is 18 an Initial step toward : actual ictual passage of the measure bycongress by byCOIIgres5 byCongress byCongressAssurance COIIgres5 congress congressAssurance Assurance has been given the theschool theschool Chool school ' > board ' " that iliat the measure w1ll will w1llbe willbe willbe be pretented presented on January 3 when whenthe whenthe whenthe the new Congress assembles All Ml MlParent AllIParent AllParent IParent Parent Teachers Teacher5 associations of the thecounty thecounty thecounty county have been ask to write to tothe tothe tothe the Utah Congressional delegation delegationtn delegationIn In Washington urging their supporti supportof support of the measureThe measure measureThe The bill bUl provides provldes that iliat the money moneybe moneybe moneybe be usexl used for construction extensionand exte extension lon lonIlnd and Ilnd Improvement of o1 county schooltidings school schooll l ildlnm tidings 11 dings |