Show O TJI THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS D I I I IBy By Dy L L. L A. A Hollenbeck I Let LCt us talk sense sense awhile Last week th the f people of Duchesne county county t j by y a majorIty majority of or 52 voted voted a 3 mill extra lev levy d for or ors or's s school hool houses houses Nobody No No- No Nobody Nobody body objected ct cl to to building the school l houses It was the the extra tax tag that they objected toJ to They are taxed d be beyond nd the limit I of e endurance dUl n u 7 They h were forced to vote against the the extra extra tax l' l regretfully but as a necessary tax 4 protest against the consta constant t rise in taxes The school in bo board erred in method It should hould have s- s sm gone m to tOe Othe the commissioners and and persuaded them to cut on the levies levies t to make matte makeup makeup up for the raise in the school levies and and not hay hav a e two powerful o tax boards laisi raising g valuations valuations-on valuations on the one ono hand and raising ig ra rates es of s levies on n 1 the other That is where they should have go got together for forthe the interests interests in in- of the people We Ve h have v had ad within a month mouth two powerful election protests ag against taxes The thc people are in dead earnest earnest earn earn- est against against raising taxes constantly and if It isn't stopped it tends to tor r force the people into communism for the government will buy in the theland theland theland land for taxes But Dut we wont submit to that just yet If the taxes are increased at next tax paying time two years hence hence- both bolh are liable to be swept out at the elections elections elec elec- elec- elec ions not with the voice of ot a lamb lambas I II as heretofore but with the sonorous tones of or a Dr Dragon gon ana and that tha t thrust I may be at the wages wages' and arid salaries from the county superintendent down the line We Ve hope that such a h I gesture will be unnecessary We Ve Weare Weare are not vindictive toward either board We Va like them personally and hd a man has a right sometimes to tomake tomake tomake make a mistake e. but the protest was wa not discussed at the east cast or the 1 s Jio north th or it l have have defeated the t leY levy but it was forceful enough to show a temper as to increase of oft t taxes to convince any reasonable man that It is Urn time to 10 tare taie notice and neither her valuations o ir HO rates can canI I be raised raise l at this tim tun tiiu 2 without a aI amore amore I more J ore vigorous protest in in th the tl rut future f I I Let Lot us hope and anti we wll believe un unless tin tin- un I less ss and until we we weare are otherwise con convinced on vinced that Chat we wc have a Board of commissioners that will cut Gordian knot anc and cut t the e to meet t the l raise by the school directors tors We Ve have that that- faith In the ability of the commissioners U to me meet t this reI emergency y J enters emergency n r. r l icy CY it t is and if t they r m et it t right they will will be applauded b by the su ing r ipg ridden tax tax tax-r 11 people o of this county county- j |