Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-14 | Page 9 | Opposition to [Illegible] Tax on Autos is Voiced

OPPOSITION TO 10 N TAX ON AUTOS AUTO i IS VOICED I tf t- t I f I Owners U Vote to Go on Reco Against Propos Proposal l f i tf Two huM hundred red automobile owne owners owner Lake L. City m met t at the Cit City building last night nail voted tr ura I ly 13 to KO go o on or record n ns opposed d to th UI of Salt L Lake imposing an any e W. W D. D niter fitter chairman J of or th the r wa was named flamed see tho the city chUmar of tf a con commission earlier and pr present sent th the views t Mo o or t owners of or Salt Sait Lake Lak r comprises bf besides Its It's Dr A A. A C Wherry C W V VI Con CO D D. Rishel anti and A A. II rul was Mn Many lan i secretary of the thc rn nj rn ny prom prominent nent nu automobile tended ended and nn an interesting JS ow oWn owr u the questions involved ll In th tb the pr pr tax was tas conducted It wa was wat- cr mg ing th the course p. p of the evening c i only this new II proposed tax w wa was l I bit that If IC the city eity should mj cense tax ax on automobiles It wo the lid lid and and permit of or unlimited d E I of machines The Tue owners felt that tha t the they had been taxed t They said that it might co cost con t th Ih I in fines Cines on a trip to lo California I Imposition of or taxes were to go co i 1 protested by the owners of car cara noua rious municipalities through would have to pass driving tr fro Lake to the th coas coast t could make i speed regulations such as ning above four miles an hour hourt t the city limits and so O on until th I of the would be bo ju just t on on after another Once a voice w way above the discussion saying Wet Well if this 1 tax x goes through the auto owner will ivill be the goat gout wont won't her a dozen voices chorused Vb ways has b been en I IThe 1 The Utah Good Roads a assoc soc formed last year ear was wa at pointed to tob meeting as the organization represent the members If they w wi take tale up the fight against the pr pro tax through the state I legislature new members were added th those e wit paying 3 annual tax and those notIng not not- I ing cars cors 2 tax tax- t l