Show Prevention n of Waste Wash in Stressed by Magazine The June August 1837 Issue of cof the Utah Taxpayer is 15 just off the press The editorial Taxpayers TI Bights Hight cans calls attention to same of ot the whIch the taxpayer hw has ha but which have been lost through t on his part Among these rights maybe may mayi maybe i be mentioned the following e every ery dollar taken from him In the form of taxes a full dollar doUar s a worth of service should be returned the right to demand that all public employees be chosen for fitness for tor forthe forthe the work and not because of lav- lav political Influence or ot re- re relationships relationships re relationships that that- all aU public eXpenditures expenditures expenditures be carefully planned bud bud- budgeted budgeted bud budgeted and audited that purchases es be made only on open com competitive competitive pet pet- bidding that assessments be fair faJr and comparable made roade on sound scientific principles and that assessment favoritism cease cea e Prevention of Waste In hi School Transportation In Utah from the pen of Di Dr A C Lambert of the the- Brigham tha-Brigham Brigham Young University Who Is a national authority I on th the sub sub- subject sub subject icet points out means whereby hereby great savings to the taxpayer may maybe maybe maybe be made through having trained administrators by careful buying through use of district owned bus bW- buses bus buses es and rerouting the most important im- im important Im Important means of economy The need to for r the establishment of transportation standards accord accord- a according according rd ing to school grade weather and rood road conditions Is pointed out Tax max delinquency trends for the past ast ten years 1 lg Is shown Great variations In tax collections In- In Including Including In Including redemptions are arc In Indicated ed ranging from per cent to per cent In 1936 1933 t 1 Another statistical study deals deats with valuation trends during the tho past ten year period there has been beena bee ia a decrease In total valuation of 23 per cent Such decreases h have ve however been by no means unI- unI unIform uniform uni uniform form Livestock assessments have decreased 85 65 per cent while those of or city and town lots went down 38 per cent personal property other than livestock lost 40 per percent percent percent cent acreage 33 per r cent On the theother theother theother other hand railroad and nd other utility valuations were actually In- In Increased increased in increased creased 48 4 8 per cent during the per per- period loch iod The need for lor general scientific assessment assessments Is s pointed out J |