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Show PAGE SIX THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 .1 ; i ! hi -i ' - a 1 Cities Insist That Utah County Meet Costs On County Fire Fighting A year ago, representatives from the various cities In Utah I County, met with' the County Commissioners in an effort to " work out equitable financial ar- 'rangements for the furnishing of fire protection to the unincorporated unincorp-orated area of the county. Since that time, three additional meetings meet-ings have been called In an effort ef-fort to obtain definite action. At present, the county pays $12,000.00 per-year for fire protection pro-tection which is divided among the nine cities furnishing such protection. r When , the county . was In debt,! this arrangement was. not seriously seri-ously contested by the cities. The 1 situation has been altered con- 1 elderably during the past few years, ' however. The county ; is entirely free of debt, in fact, has a surplus, according to the Auditor's report. During the war .years,, most of the increase lri assessed values was located In the county, while the Increase in population, with the added burden bur-den of supplying additional pub lic service, went to the cities. ' It is small wonder that the county Is able to reduce taxes, while the cities are desperately searching for more revenue. It may be Interesting to note that on the basis of assessed valuation, val-uation, Salt Lake, Cache, and Weber counties pays from six to twelve times more for protecting the unincorporated area of their county than does Utah County; either by furnishing separate fire fighting facilities or by participating partici-pating with the cities to that extent.-' -';; . :rr?Tr:.rT Many pebpte owi in our cities are not aware that the taxe3 assessed, against them by the county are used exclusively exclusive-ly in the unincorporated areas, and do not revert to the advantage advan-tage of the cities. While It may appear that the cities have recently Issued what amounts to an ultimatum to the County 'Commissioners In requesting re-questing an increased allotment for protecting, property in the unincorporated area, it was done only after a careful study of the facts which reveajed that, under the present arrangement, the county pays only a fraction of the actual cost of protecting property In the unincorporated area, and .has failed to equalize the' burden to date. v It Is therefore felt that the proposal as submitted -to the County Commission to Increase participation to $30,000.00 for the ensuing year of-1948, and a sum equal to . V mill assessed valuation valua-tion for the following years is entirely lri line, in Justice and equity. , . . If the financial conditions of the county were as precarious as those of the cities; the county would readily . understand why the cities cannot afford to continue con-tinue to offer protection under the present conditions. . rr. After tilt, most of the people, of the county Jive: in.the..eitie,tJM they have to pay, their protection anyway, but much of the total wealth of the , county 13 In unincorporated unin-corporated areas. Surely if we are to receive the same protection, protec-tion, we should expect to pay equally according to the assessments assess-ments levied against us, and not penalize the poor city dweller in favor of the county area. . 'Axis Sally' i Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, 47, "the "Axis Sallv" of wartime - Nazi -radio, was- brought tOt Washington , from Frankfurt, Germany, to, face possible treason charges. Borrf in Portland, Port-land, Me., she attended Ohio Wesleyan University and at the . time of her entrance at the school gave - her hometown as . Conneaut,. O. ... She will, face , a federal grand Jury Investigation along with her Far Eastern counterpart, "Tokyo Rose." ' j ' "" '-rz ' - 1 1 1 . r . : -' ; 1 '. 1 . . 1 . , - j ;.(- I f r-r . 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Chrlstoffer-son Chrlstoffer-son and Bernell Bateman have filed a petition with the Board of Directors of Highland Conser vation- District praying to have Included In and as a part of Highland Conservation District the following described lands in Utah County, Utah: Commencing 16 chains West of 'the Northeast corner of Section 3, Township- 5 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian; Merid-ian; thence South 12.7S chains; thence West 4 chains; thence South 12 chains; thence West ;12 chains thence North 24.75 chains; Jhence East. 18 chams to beginning. Area 39.6 acres. Also commencing at ; the Northwest corner of Section 2, Township 5 South, Range I East, Salt Lake Meridian; thence East 1L25 chains; thence South 20 chains; thence West ; 115 - chains; ithence North 20 chains to the point ' of beginning. Containing 22.50 acres, less 1.34 acres occupied by the right of way of Provo Reservoir Water Users Company Com-pany Canal. . . Owner: LeRoy Wagstaff. Commencing 8.85 chains South of the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 33, Township 4 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian; Merid-ian; thence South 11.43 chains; thence South 55 West 12 chains; thence North 17.45 chains; thence East 10 chains to the point of beginning. Containing 15.50 acres, : ' Also commencing at a point 35.8 rods South and 40.9 rods West from the Northeast corn er of the Southeast quarter of Section 33, Township 4 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Merid ian; thence South 71.69 rods; thence Southwest to a point which is 22.1 rods West and 85.72 rods South from the point of beginning; thence North 85.72 rods; thence East 22.1 rods to the point of beginning. Containing 10.87 acres. --'. Also commencing 15.75 chains West and 8 chains North of the Southeast corner of Sec tion 33, Township 4 South, .Range 1 East, Salt Lake Merid ian; thence West 12.50 chains; thence North 32 chains; thence East 12.50 chains; thence South 32 chains to beginning. Containing Con-taining 40 acres. Owner : C. T. Jones. Commencing 9.95 chains North and 3.62 chains West of the center of Section 9, Township Town-ship 5 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian ; thence North 3 chains; thence West 6.23 chains; thence South 526 chains; thence East 17 South 3.90 chains; thence North 325 chains; thence East 2.50 chains to beginning. Containing 2.19 acres, .--k':''. 'vv::v Also commencing at the Northwest corner of the South-; east quarter . of Section 4, Township 5 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian; thence South 40 rods; thence East 20 roaar thence North..40 rods; thence West 20 rods" to beginning; Containing 5 acres. Owner: Alex D. Christof ferson Commencing 19.58 chains West of the Northeast corner of Section 10, Township 5 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian; thence South-13.46 chains; thence West 10.40 chains; thence North 13.46 chains; . thence East 10.40 chains to point of beginning. Containing 14 acres, more or less. ' ' .-.- r - .Also .-.commencing' at- the northwest corner bf the North east , quarter.,:, ot;, Section. JiO,l -Township"- S South,- Range" I East, Salt Lake Meridian; thence East 10.37 chains; thence South V West 13.61 -chains; thence North 68: West to the quarter section Una; thence North on the half sec- - tlon- line 10.58 chains, more or ' less, to the point of beginning, Containing 12.39 acres. ' Owner: Bernell Bateman. The said Petition will be heard by the Board of Directions of Highland Conservation .District at Its regular meeting on Thurs day, the 16th day of September, 1948, commencing at 8:00 P, M., at the home of O. C. Day In Highland; and at that time and place every person Interested Is required to show cause In writing, if any he have, why the said Petition should not be granted. The said Petition is available for - Inspection at the. office of the Secretary of Highland Con servation District at the home of O. C, Day In Highland.- - O. C. 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