Show I 1 1 I Bridge Ownership Owner Owner- n ship May Be t e A AI I Court Question j Ownership of the bridge across th the e Milkey Wash Vash near the boundary r I line of and Juab Counties on the count county road North of Fayette Fayette Fay Fay- ette cUe may be he a question for court j I consideration Juab hunt built fhe he bridge and wants to pa pay y I for it Ownership is n not nat t wanted I I h by either count county not only beI because be- be cause of the expense of installation installation tion an and I up keep oil off the bridge I but because a serious damage suit pis is pending against those responsible responsible sible for the bridge In August of 1922 a freshet tore out the bridge c across the tile e i 1 Wash Nash making it impossible I for foi vehicles to cross at that point Juab County thinking the bridge was in their county made a detour as a n temporary crossing On October 1st a Mr Mcintyre Mcintyr e and his wife and a Miss Erickson his liis sister law of Sevier County were coming g from no In the night in an automobile The fhe driver failed to note the detour in spite of loose dirt leading to the tho approach of the washed out crossing crossing crossing cross cross- ing and plunged into tho lie w demolishing his car and aUlI badly hadly injuring Injuring injuring in in- In- In juring his wife and sister in These people now ask 1200 dam dam- damage age abe for the car for Mrs 1 1 and damage for Miss liss Erickson 1 I i The following day Oct 2 Juab I Count County began the construction of or i ithe the bridge and in December Presented presented pre pre- pre pre-j a claim to Sanpete County I Ifor for to pay par for its its its' tion The line between the tho two counties at this point has has neer never never nev nev- er been heen positively settled On the I south side or or Sanpete side of the wash there are two large flat stones placed on end and set in tho the ground There Thero is one stone on each side of the road and they are placed PO so o as to make malee a line running east cast and west On the north sid side e of these stones Is inscribed Juab Count County and on the south side i Is s inscribed Sanpete Count County For I man many years Jears the twp title counties have hav e I considered these stones as marking g ge q the llie e and lIDs has marked th the e j point to which each has done roar roadwork road 1 work up until the accident I I In 1 1919 19 the state legislature legislator s 1 passed upon this tills line an and d determined It upon section lines I I rather than upon points of oC high i I elevation No joint survey has hat 3 been completed by br the two counties es' es esto to determine the he location of the thu section line lIno One was started h bylie by bytho tho lie county count surveyors of the two counties Before Defore it was teas completed to the point Joint in question the work was discontinued and und later ed by Juab's surveyor The survey survey sur sur- the tho vey yer as completed by him hint shows dividing lino line to bo he feet feel north h from the north edge of the bridge which Juab County Count installed Whose bridge is it Who Vho is ig responsible for foi tho the accident C Can n the legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion ion determine boundary lines that I I 4 way I |