Show County Prote s 5 Welfare Aid Md to Tax Free Utes Des Welfare Burden of Red Bed lalen Who Own Tax Ta Free Land Laud in U tah Pro Pro- Protested Protested Protested Vigorously tested by Commissioners In protest to the provisions of o othe the Social Security law as It ef effects er- er Uintah county giving old age assistance to Indians re residing In Inthis Inthia this jurisdiction a n of the fol- fol following fol following oJ- oJ lowing letter was WM wa sent t to utah's national legislators In W s1 Senators William H King and El- El Elbert El Elbert bert El-bert bert D P Thom Thomas COngre Congressman man Abe Murdock and J 3 wm to John Collier con commissioner of In Indian dian dum Affairs In Washington E We the of UIn- UIn tah tab county very earnestly protest the marner In which the Social Security law will effect county lit In caring for Indians In I tHab all citizens qualifying must be betaken betaken taken care car of under Old Old Age Assis Assis- Assis Assistance Assistance tance Needy Blind I Children The Indians are making applications and the tho offIce I e thoro will wUl be tift In 1938 38 asking for at least 20 month month- monthly 13 ly 4 We We make protest because UIn- UIn tah tab county 1 Is finding It very dl- dl dif difficult to pro the 15 16 per cent ot of the Public Publio Welfare pay roll roil and we look to the Increase being caus- caus caused caus caused ed by the Indians with e extreme reme alarm The appropriation of taxpayers taxpayer money to pay the welfare benefits to Indana Indans who pay no taxes Is Wt-tu-ly Wt bit bit- resented In the county The IndIans are already comfortably provided for with taxpayer taxpayers mon mon- money mon money ey and end this new burden Is not con con- con considered a 11 just one Uintah county will wUl fC feel fel l this ad- ad add ad added d ded d burden more moro than any other i county In the state We approve of I the present law In Utah n as to public weilar and are maUng making the maxi maximum mum levy to t-o o raise ralso th the tha 15 per cent required from the the- counties I This Tills law Is a blessing to the people of th this county but at 1 the present time timo our n assessed Valuation valuation tion Is only 1100 and tho in- in injection In Injection of the tho Inda Indan welfare burden Into the program Is a serious men inca menace ace e We therefore ask that I cowit be reimbursed by the In Indian n dian dlan Department for or all aU money paid out to Indians IndIana In the Public lublic Wel- Wel Welfare Wel Welfare fare program We fil in m be bo very grateful If you youcan youcan youcan can have hae this matter passed on favorably by y the Indian Depart Depart- Department Department ment Any other Information you youma ma may need will be furnished by us ua us please find statement of taxable non-taxable Indian lands In Uintah county Attached to the letter Is the most comprehensive tabulation and nd olin clas of or taxable non-taxable Und in Uintah county yet to be 1 made This was made after considerable ble expense and many hours of research from many sources The following gives the number or of acres wres on the Re Reservation could be taxed and the est estimated t- t ed cd valje valie of taxation pur Indian Lands 84 Forest Grazing Crazing Land CO 90 Timber Lands Timber and Graz Gras Grazing ing Total 2 2882 1 During DurinA the years yeara of 28 1977 UIn UIntah tah county expended 40 on roads which cross the Reservation Uintah county received from the government for support of schoOLs 3 Land Landof of County Exempt From Itom Taxation Acres t Lands 4 GO 90 Timber and Grazing Timber Lands 78 Public Domain 1 3 National Monument 5 coo Indian Grazing Crazing 38 40 46 Ft Duchesne 1 i coo Total 1760 I Grand total value of all tax non nontaxable able land In county amounts to 3 00 |