Show RESIDENTS DESIDE 10 TAKE TE FARMS OUT Of CITY GITY As announced in last weeks week's Clip Clip- I Clipper per the Ahe North and South wings wing of I Farmington City met in th the North Farmington ward chapel to deter deter- determine mine the necessary steps to be taken in an effort to have their farms ma ma- ma chinery machinery and dairy animals relieved front from the burden of city tax ax The me was called to order ordel by George M Leonard John So S I IThe White was made chairman and Mrs l Clara Rose secretary Attorney R R n B Thurman of Salt outlined Lake City gave legal advice and out gut gut- ut- ut lined to be taken ken Tn in a opinion Ivan Hess Geo M 1 Leonard Geo Willing and Mrs Clara Rose Pose were information selected as a committee to secure in- in in formation residents as to the wishes of the resi dents Wilcox in the North wing Clyde Wil- Wil Wil cox and James were selected to act in like capacity for the south wing A vote of those present showed 50 per cent stood for reducing the limits so as to include the homes and anda anda a narrow street adjacent to the State highway and 50 per cent voted to goo go out Several years ears ago Mr lr Simon Bam Bam- berger Bamberger berger filed suit to take Lagoon and the Race track out of the city At this time residents of the two ex ex- ex extreme wings proposed to go o out out The question of Lagoons Lagoon's having removed outside the control of the city au au- au authorities raised a moral issue and residents of the two wings wing's concluded d to withdraw from the case with the promise that after the Bamberger er case was disposed of an equitable adjustment would be made relative to the farms and stock of those in the two ends The suit with BambergA re resulted in cuttin cutting part of his holdings h s also part of George Hess Mess farm farm out of ot the limits within but held Lagoon pr pt wit with in the limits The only in the minds of residents relative to going out seemed to be relative to retaining t their right to the water mains This was ta as made lain lain when the statute was read nad and explained According to the law rJ ernin sy all those whose property has been taxed to install an any public utility retains their full equity in such utility no matter whether they go o out or not rot In su such h caSC'S where cases cases where improvements are made then those holding such equity must pay their pro raty pro rate f the cost of the same sane as though they remained inside the city corporation but their equity can never be questioned or i with according to Mr Thurman When the committee is ready to report another meeting willye will ue ye caned called when it is expected that the necessary canedI I I map petition etc will be authorized and filed with the district court It seems the matter matteI was brought to a head at this time through the successful effort of a majority of the town council in forcing an unwarranted unwarranted unwarranted ed levy on the coun coun- cil council for the north and south represent ing lag representing the interests of their made a prolonged fight to keep the levy to a point consistent with the spirit of the present persistent effort to retrench in Use of public funds an t 1 out statement that sc several ra ti during the ensuing ensuing- year PresIdent Colidge had called attention to the fact that while the national tax had been lowered the state and municipal taxes had continued continue to raise Some of the council seems nut not to know that Utah has a strong tax taxpayer's taxpayer's taxpayers taxpayer's payers payer's organization who are working hard to stem the tid tide of high taxes journal and are monthly sending out a journ journ- al devoted de to the worthy cause The fact that the issue was forced though the council by those owing only homes in the town lown where most of the benefits are arc to be denied own the protest of those able hold hold- ings holdings was resented l and 1 to bring to a head a liui sooner which wa was |