Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-02-02 | Page 2 | Tax Increase of One Mill in 1920 Looms for City

TAX It CRA Of Ot l MilliN IN 19 1920 lOOMS LOOMS' fOR CHi Decision of Commission I Hinges on Consideration of 20 Budget Retrenchment Retrenchment Retrench Retrench- ment Is Adv Advocated cate I JT LAKE DAKE f faces c s an mi j increase c e se S SA SALT I in inthe the tax tar levy of 1 mill in 1920 This is foreshadowed ved in the report filed with the tile city commission com com- corn com mission today by H. H S. S McCann city I auditor i iI I The commission this week will c consider consider con con- n sider th the Ufe budget for 1920 a don donits on its decision decision will hinge the q question estion as to whether hether the present ta tax levy o of ot 7 mills will be retained or whether I. I an increase will become effective I Mr McCann basing his estimate on on ona a tax evy levy of 8 S mills reported that the estimated possible revenue of the city this this' year would be I from rom all sources The amount amount available available avail avail- able abl last year bas based d on 7 mills mills' I avan-I was There here was an ant appropriation appropriation tion last year of ot to i. i was was SZOl tb unexpended nd c app appropriation O of f 1918 which was applied on the budget t of 1919 i The that Mr Ir McCann submitted submitted sub sub- the estimate on a base of 8 mills is considered in ln civic I circles but there was gossip at the r city ari arid and 1 county building that that he I commissioners might retain the pres ent eat tax levy by applying the pruning j knife on certain items of proposed expenditure I