Show ALL COUNTY UNITS FACE TAX BOOSTS Only Alternative Lies in Rigid Retrenchment Report Indicates AUDITOR GIVES FIGURES Revenues Under 1931 Le Levies ies Fall Half Million Short Sh rt Every taxing unit in Salt Lake county faced an increase in the 1932 tax levy with rigid curtailment of public expenditures as the only alternative alternative alternative alter alter- native when it was disclosed Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day that tax revenue re based on last years year's levies will decrease A report showing decreases ranging from to in assessed valuations of various taxing units was issued at County Auditor C C. Roscoe Vigus Vigus' office The total reduction in valuation for the county this year is The total assessed valuation valuation valuation tion of ol the county is The total valuation by taxing units and the decrease in each unit this year is as follows Salt Lake City a re reduction reduction reduction re- re of Granite 39 decrease of Murra Murray Murray Mur Mur- ra ray a drop of or Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan a reduction of 11 Midvale town decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease of or BIngham 1347 a drop of 3 2245 and Sandy a reduction of MEANS REVENUE LOSS OSS The reduction in valuations means various taxing units nits will lose revenue based on last years year's levies for all purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses as follows Salt Lake City Granite Murray 2690 Jordan Midvale town Bingham 1 1649 and Sandy T- T Issuance of ih 01 the thc r p or was made possible when in v valuation u tio of ot r corporations fixed by the state tax commission was apportioned to various taxing units of the county The assessors assessor's valuation of was apportioned to taxing units as as' as it was made With the apportionment completed the he way is clear for taxing oH officials of every unit to start figuring the 1932 levies MAKE l LEGAL LEVIES All levies must be In the hands of the count county commission not later than August 8 when statutes make it mandatory mandatory mandatory man man- that the county commission finally pass upon the levies for lor the entire count county and make them legal Mayor Louis Marcus said that in all probability Salt Lake City's tax levy will be fixed early next week Salt Lake City schools have already forwarded to the county commission a statement of their financial needs for 1932 and 1933 The county commission corn com mission is required b by law to fix a alevy alevy levy evy for schools that will raise the revenue required This in case of local ocal schools will require an increase of 2 mill mm ov over r the 1931 school levy of 12 5 mills Members of at the city commission have lave expressed themselves as opposed opposed op- op posed to any increase in the city levy which was 12 mills last year Members of the county commission have lave stated it may be possible to decrease de de- crease rease the levy for county purposes which was vas 57 mills last last year |