Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-14 | Page 6 | Ogden Tax Levy to be Higher

I OGDEN TAX LEVY i TO BE HIGHER Increase Will Enable Schools to Run for Full Term Tern a Nine Months Special to Herald O Ogden den Sept 13 Issuance Issuance of ot t h i. i writ by bv the Utah supreme court directing the uio Weber county commissioners to InI increase In Increase In- In I crease creaso the tho tax tox lev levy for tor Ogden public school purposes members of ot the local board of education say Insures the o of the tho schools school for the full term of approximately nine nino months A CoP copy of ot the supreme court decision rendered rendered ren ren- dered yesterday was received b by Coun County county coun oun- ty officers toda today the Increase In levy will be made by tho the county count commission at the next meeting Board members say that some Ogdon Ogden residents seemingly have havo a n misunderstanding misunderstanding standing believing believing- that the tho Increase of or the tho levy will raise funds for now buildings and for the tho remodeling o of oC old This Is 18 declared to be an lion er erroneous or- or Idea The Tho money to be ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed b by the Increased lev levy will be enough only board members say forthe for tor forthe the tho nce m of or the schools for tor the full term and to provide a limited sum for th the sinking sinking- fund B By B- Breason reason of oC the Increase to be bo made In the levy len the total tax lev levy against property In Ogden City will be mills instead of or mills mill as the tho books now show Under tinder the higher lev levy Ogden Osden Ogden Og- Og den property owners will pa pay sll slightly more taxes than they did last year ear The Tho Tholey levy y against property In Weber county outside the Ogden elt city limits will not be affected and will remain at 1305 mills Clerical work of or compiling compiling- the tax x lists was suspended in the auditors auditor's office when the tho local board of education education tion filed tiled Its petition ten tea days doys ago for fora a 1 writ of mandamus As soon son as tho the Increase In the levy Is formally made b by the commission tho the clerical work will proceed again Some of or tho the work must be done dono over In view of the chan change chane e In tho the lev levy