Show Why y 1 Taxes axes Are re Higher I IThe The city commissioners of Salt Lake City the e maj majority of whom are I Republicans crease In in ranar th the me are tax vH the rate men this who year are solely and entirely responsible for the tho Inin In In- I Under pm the new law Jaw which by the way was framed by the last legislature I a majority sessions of whom professed to be fee Republicans In paragraph page therein therein laws of Utah 1915 1115 the city taking advantage of f the powers last year granted increased creased its levy to produce more revenue than their On vif the other hand hand the state state- county and board hoard of education so made So the levies as to decrease the e rev revenue nue from taxation by the tho state county and the board of education fn to increase n Of iQ course If I it was good Political play for Republicans wherever in power taxation But Sut ut the Public will readily remember that it was the Garfield present nt M county i administration which compelled the banks the Bingham railroad ad and other large corporations to their Just of taxes I. I pay proportion I banks Since the reven revenue ue ue of tho the county has been been decreased and the tax on and Corporations has been very materially increased it can readily be I seen H that the the adJustment of taxes under the new law has been carried out with the lJ intent en that those who ar are best able to carry the burden and who have hitherto failed faile d in in that resPect be assesse assessed d and pay their fair tion on of ot taxes the v The Tue burden on the small taxpayer would bel still stin further ligh lightened ened had city carried out the spirit of the new law and made its levy at 40 per cent its PJ T as 8 the state county and board of education tion did Instead the city wanted I pound of flesh and made the levy 50 per cent I |