Show TaX Ta Commute Committe 1 Recommends Reductions Davis County Utah Utan D December ember 27 1932 Davis s County Utah G Gentlemen The Tax Committee of Davis Da county have reviewed your tents tent tire tive bud budget et for the year 1933 and notice that some of the county officers are askin asking for a greater amount to run their office than for fol forthe forthe the year 1932 We do not riot think that under any consideration or condition should this be be- allowed Rather the th overhead expenses in all departments should hould be reduced The e economic economic conditions does not not- justify the maintaining of the high expenses of oC the county officers We recommend to the county commissioners That they volunteer a cut of 10 per month or per month in- in instead instead in instead stead of and respectfully ask all elective elective- officers of o th the county county to voluntarily take a cut of 10 with the exception sh of at the sheriff and we ask the sheriff riff to dispense with one of ot his d because with the two state patrOL patrOL- police the county will win be amply protected The Th sheriff has asked for with which to buy a new ear car We respectfully ask you to look into the merits of this request and if it it itis is possible eliminate this thia expense The county attorney asks for fol for expenses with no e ex- ex explanations ex explanations We recommend d dand and ask you to cut this item In examining some of the claims claim of the county commissioners commissioners and other count county officers We W find th that you yon are art charging lOc lOe per mile W We Wedo do not feel you are justified in making this char charge e and ask you to cut cut your mileage to to-Ic per Cr J mile In as muchas much as the state ha taken has taken over some of the th roads in Davis county as secondary high high- highways highways highways ways we are pleased to note that You Jou are reducing the road levy from mills to L 1 mill mm and that You have dropped the 1 mill for court hous house remodeling Honorable Commissioners we respectfully desire delire to call your at- at attention at attention to the fact that these items item are about the only reductions in inthe inthe the total of the budget as com com- com com- compared compared pared with 1932 The Tax Payers are lookin looking for fora forI fora a de decrease rease in the cost of oC operation of the offices of the c county and we are sure sure that the cOIl con con- conditions justify these expect 1 expectations ns fis It r f without saying paying ying that in ino ino o lt to to o firing bring the th cost of main main- maintaining taini taming and operating county government down do to the present ability to pay it will win be necessary to institute s savings and curtailments We have faith in the th ability or of orthe the county commissioners to dis- dis discover dis discover cover coyer where these adjustment can aln be made and that they will w eliminate for the time at least all operations and activities within the county which can be suspended without injury to the safety safety- health or well being of this county Respectfully The Tax Payers Committee W W EVANS JOS E WILLIAMS GRANT CLARK GEO GEOE E HOLT |