Show TAX UK LEVY Will WillBE J BE INCREASED 1 1 County Co nty Will Hoist Its Rate and andI I n Schools Need Interest InterestS S j d j Money Mon y i ADMINISTRATION IN FEAR 3 j COUNTY ELECTION HAS EFFECT ON CITY POSITION J It Is la quite probable prebble that there will b ban be bean an increase In taxation in Salt Lake City Ctt ty i and county this year though the Ute valus valuation tion of or property Is III higher than it ever eYer everha has ha been City and county officials are only awaiting the completion by County Auditor Frank Heginbotham of ot the om official del cial and final returns rn of the valuation when meetings win wilt be held to fix the levies The county commissioners have already announced that the levy for county purposes is to be Increased on ont oiw mill and two mills mOl The city administration would Ilk 11 to make an in increase crease erea and needs neede more revenue next year yr but it is too close cloae to an election to tomake tomake tomake make the raise ral e safely and the Issue Is I being shirked The board of or education frankly announces that its Ita it needs nel will be greater but with the increased revenue from the higher valuation it can ean get 1 along with ony only a alight elight Increase needed to pay interest t on bonds The auditor has been delayed in mak making makIng makIng ing up his figures by the state board of 1 I equalization equa which has bu more to handle handl this year than ever eftI before bet and which has h several times notified the auditor of ot er errors revs necessitating n tating further delay The fig figures figur ures ur will be complete before the end of the week as soon as an error in the as all assessment I ment of or the Rocky Mountain Bell Belli i Telephone company is adjusted I Figures on Valuation As nearly Jarly as can be stated now the au auditor auditor j says the city valuation will be 32 This is iii an increase over of when the figures re of the total I valuation in the city were It This will provide a very welcome addition of approximately to the city reve revenue flue nue but at the pace of ot the present city I administration this will not be nearly enough The chances are however that if I 4 it U will be made to suffice The city levy is now 13 IS mills and while there has bas been talk of an increase e to IS Ii mills it will scarcely be made with an election but a afew afew j few f w months away The last lat Increase in inthe Inthe inthe the tax levy ley in the city efty was wall in 1997 lOOi when i it was waa increased from U ii to 12 11 mills I The valuation of the county property I thU year eu Is approximately a afew afew afew few changes coming comins which will only slightly affect it Ti Tills U is an Increase of I over oer last year when the valuation valuation valuation tion vi a This will wilt give Jive the count commissioners something like 15 Ii I oo oG or more mOM additional revenue to play with They need more however as the new nw jail jan will eat up a large sum BUm during the year ear and they would like Ilka to provide something in in the way of increased hoe bOll hospital pital accommodation They will increase e eom one om mill and Bod perhaps two mills milia The county levy ley is Ii I now DOW four and a half bait mills mille Money for Schools The cit city board of education needs neede more money but tut the increase in the levy will only be for bond interest The board bo rd has already furnished Its ILs estimate of ot require requirements requirements ments meats to the county treasurer who with the county count auditor will fix the levy Vevy Ie The boards board a estimates for tor the year were For the coming school ac year yer of the amount will wOl be m The increased will provide largely I J for the Increased need but the additional levy to provide for Interest on bonds will willI willbe I be about tl ti t of or a mtH The board boardl I l still till has hu on hand for fur building purposes e of Its ite bond bead Issue l of two years ean ago i The tax last year amounted to 37 Z 1 mills milia divided as u follows follow State S i mills State school S 3 mills County 4 mills County school 1 2 mills City Olty li i 1 mills mOt City school mills Total 11 F mills |