| Show i SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS QUE Just what appeal the American party Darty can make malte to the voters of ot Salt Lake county to induce the tho qualified factors lectora of ot this county to extend the rule of ot that party to county affairs IB Is not clear olear There Is a record of ot mismanagement mis mismanagement management In Jn city affairs for tor the th put past five years that ought to bar the Tribune party from even putting up upa a county ticket The taxpayers of Salt Bait Lake Lat City can be depended upon to see nee to It that American party is at least confined to the city There has been an increase during tile the past five years of or over a million 1 and a e half halt of at dollars collected from from tile the taxpayers of ot Sat Lake and they ey have gotten nothing out of ot it Every branch bia tich of business In the city has has been mulcted of ot all aU It will stand in addition to that stupendous increase of one and a half haJt millions The busness bus busness busness ness men of ot the city have had to pay over In to this for tor forthe forthe the privilege of ot doing business in tho the city The Tho special license taxes for tor the th year 1910 will Ill amount to in addition to all the 15 16 mills of ot tax levy 16 vy will bring in inThe inThe InThe The great sum of ot in special taxes has been collected in two years over and above what was ever ever done before Tho The average business businessman businessman businessman man would probably not object if Ii there thero was w s a corresponding decrease fn the property pr perty taxes But instead of that decrease there has hag been an an in increase Increase increase crease The bond required to be put up b the ers of the city has been In Increased Increased creased d Horn hom 1 OO to by bj bythe bythe the tho A Amo YI ie tn n party and no plum plumber plumber plumber ber hail had any trouble in learning that he was expected to tp get his bond tram front J B n Moreton former American i party city recorder and at present a aU member of ot the tIle American party city U Laundry concerns have seen their tb lr wagon license licensed Increased from 4 to 10 a year milk mUk dealers have I been icen be n compelled to endure an increaser increase r of ot twenty per cent In the special li license license license cense they must pay merchants with delivery wagons have had to stand an Increase in their vehicle licenses Uc bill bUl billposting billposting posting companies have had ther li licenses licenses licenses censes doubled the rooming house schedule was w boosted Every known means was used to mulct every overy line of ot business in face tace of ot the increase in the tax levy this year to fifteen mills and of ot a total increase in five years of ot mills The very last lat dollar has been squeezed everywhere Nothing has been over overlooked overlooked overlooked looked that would bring in some rev revenue revenue It is probable that the average tax taxpayer taxpayer taxpayer payer would not complain about this If there had h d been any decrease inthe in inthe Inthe the general tax levy any decrease inthe in inthe Inthe the taxes he rie must pay upon his little home But there has been none What has become of all this money What has been done with tho the In Increase Increase crease orease of ot a million and a half halt with the Increase of ot U OOOO more that the th merchants and business men m n must pay for tor the privilege of ot doing business Who got this money The Theold Theold Theold old answer that It was expended in inthe Inthe Inthe the many public improvements in the thelast thelast thelast last five years will not do These var various varIous various ious improvements have been paid for tor forby torby forby by the the abutting property owners ownerS These improvements as every tax taxpayer taxpayer payer knows were assessed against his property as special taxes In addi addition addition addition tion to the general taxes he must pay payas payas payas as a home owner and the special taxes he must must pay If It he is in business Do the people of ot Salt Lake want that hat sort of ot thing extended to Salt Lake county There has been no in increase Increase Increase crease in taxation in the county Tho The Thora Ther ra r te has remained r the tho same Do you taxpayers want wa t to flee the county tn tax rato rate go soaring as It will do If It the American party gets control of or the There Is not a taxpayer In Salt Lake that opposes city Improve Improvements improvements Improvements ments He Ho wants them and is willing willingto to pay for them But ut he does not want to pay p y special taxes for improve ment meat in addition to the boosting boo ting of a general tax levy When the taxpayers thoroughly un understand understand understand that the city improvements are not paid for out of ot the general genera fund have they any curiosity as u to what they have gotten out of or all this increase of ot the th tax lax levy of ot the addi additional additional additional collection of ot over a million and anda a half halt of ot dollars in general taxes of ot in special taxes on business Do they sometimes wonder what is being done with all this money Do they want that sort of ot thing to obtain ob obtain obtain tain in Salt Lake county Do the taxpayers of ot Salt Lake want to turn the county over to the men who have mulcted the city over two millions of ot dollars in five years ears with absolutely no return to the tho people for tor forthe forthe the money spent That question will be answered at atthe atthe atthe the polls on November 8 |
