Salt Lake Herald | 1903-08-21 | Page 5 | Says Tax Levy Must Stand

SAYS TAX LEVY MUST STAND STANDI I Judge Lewis Decides Against City School Board 4 i CANNOT RAISE TO LIMIT APPEAL MAY NAY BE TAKEN TO THE SUPREME COURT COURTIn t In the case I of the city board of edu education cation against the county outclaSs to W force them to raise the t e school tax lax levy fey in m the county to the limit Judge L wis Ia handed down a decision ye in favor of the tt He decided that the th tax i a levied lete would have to tot stand t nd without hange The Th case ca e has been bien watched with great interest t by b the taxpayers and school patrons pa trona and the decision de I ion is an important one OM For several days day the I matter has h been argued pro con by the attorneys ys for tot both gUt sides Hides The county officials through h their counsel coun l have lave held that the tax tL was levied and settled upon and that it could not be changed Besides Be this Ull it was as claimed that the tax at ut its present rate is as much as alt the county count cnn can stan The school hoard board claimed that the tax lax was wall insufficient for school purposes and that it should be changed Judge Jud e Lewis after aler taking the mat mut mutter m matter t ter under cO atton rendered tendered his hili opinion yesterday It was a brief one and und given verbally He held that thal the theta theta ta tax when once levied is fixed and aDd can cannot cannet not net b be lawfully Ja changed change by the tM om odi officials dale c levying it As to what will be bedone bedone bedone done now loa Jio by bt h the board of education Od I atron is hi not DOt known There is considerable talk of the decision lon to the supreme court However this will III have b v to tb be b acted upon upen by the board and no decision will be made in regard to this until such lh action is i taken