Show Taxation By County Assessor i It has always been a n most per per- perplexing perplexing problem to a erect t re many people to know Just jut why so much money has to be unused lais by taxation and what hat becomes of it The chart here presented represents the var var- various various ious points of distribution and the relative amounts that one bears to another nills school 7 40 mills I State school 6 G 54 mills state 2 JO 30 mills road rond 2 00 mills DR 1 80 mills milIa d Gi ol ch ch nl Equalization fund 56 mill Dependent Mothers 56 66 nun nulls ent 60 50 mills zi d dWar War Vets Memorial fund 50 mills mill ny Old Old Age Pension 50 60 mulls mills State high school 20 mulls mills in 1 Exhibitions etc dc 06 mills milla It will be noticed that a very ery large 1 part of it goes for education educational al purposes these at ate aie e shown to be beon beon beon on the chart as District schools 7 40 mills State district schools 6 54 mills State hip hip-h school 20 mulls mills and school fund 56 mills a total of 14 70 oi or 64 io of the total ta tat ta led Ic It would seem by observation that the present plesent method of collect collect- collecting collecting m ing funds for foi school purposes IS entirely wron wrong although cOllected under four different headings s t they ey all re revert ert back bick to our own distrIct school board In as much as the burden of financing the schools rests wIth the state bo board rd of pub lIe he instruction why not let them figure fi out the necessary amounts needed and then set the nu of mills necessary to meet the acquire leqUire ments In checking up ip p on reports and statistics of other oter school districts of our state I become more satisfied satis satis- satisfied satisfied fied with mith the work wok ok done by our lo- lo local local lo local cal school ho board rd members efficiency effi- effi efficiency effi efficiency seems to be their hatch atch watchword word ord and nd economy lays always demand demand- demanded demanded demanded ed I ha ham hav c e always been of the open opinion Ion that there was s too much money mone expended for school purposes pui poses and m maybe there is but hut when I know that other districts are arc spending much more and getting less bene benefits fits I r rati U ei et chan change e my mind instance there are school districts m in Utah that actually pa pay 1 80 for 1 00 worth Horth of service in m D Davis county we get et 1 00 sen ice for forever every ever 1 1 00 expended This IS ISm m made de possible by the fact th that t we weha ha ham e practically completely grad grad- graded graded ed cd schools more pupils to the teacher better buss serf ser serIce Ice no interest to pay pay-on pay n m bonds bonde and hama ha ha budded according to ability to pay I The he a a emge office expense per pupil is 15 2 12 compared with 2 71 for fOI the entire state The total cost of sending a boy Lay or girl to school IS 53 91 compared with 73 73 27 forthe for fOI the entire state Every school dis- dis dis tI h has s its problems and I guess uess ours is ms no exception e Looking in 1 from the outside I c can n see some to In ours 1933 the year from which I Iam Iam Iam am wilting thus this article there el e em enrolled in m our schools m in mD D Davis county pupils The e c Pease pense of sending this army of chil children children dren ren to school cost just 53 91 1 each eachor eachor eachor or 16 IG Those ninety taxing units men men- mentioned mentioned mentioned in last weeks necks write up pa pay moue mOle toward to paying this than the theother theother other all put together tog and et ct 93 as nc near r as I cnn can figure out of thes these children belong to the latter class ss of tapa taxpayers ors The wrIter has on his desk the laTres of a number of families who send G 6 7 8 and as high as ac 9 childreY to school Figuring th th's sc c at 53 91 per head it runs into a n lot of mone money For instance the family of six costs 46 Lets suppose s for a moment that we e did not notha notha e ha ham e the free school system and the teacher collected his fees per per- personally from the of the pupIls as in m days gone by Well I will Ill simply say sal in m answer Hr that thus this would spoil the boys boy's or gIrls gIrl's chance for an nn education and we do not wi h to encourage that th because The Te demand of the i times is intelligent ent citizenship which is the only democracy But it shows that the present S system system s- s stem tem of t taxation is a blessing m in disguise to the greater number of people in our community There are quite a n number of Greek Italian Hahan and fam families Illes in Davis county and they are increasing at an alarming r rate te Of this l latter class the Japanese there are re sixty five in m DaVIs county who pay a ta tax amounting all ll told to 95 rhe They send chIldren to school chool at a cost co t to the county of 1110 16 During the thelast I last Jacot 1 13 ears cirs they hive have increased ed GOO There is one Japanese fain fam I I dv sending nire children to school i I costs the county 48 19 I Should w we e e tolerate this or endure It I Please turn to page D j 5 i TAXATION Continued from page 1 T o Tvs Two o mills were i cre ed levied for the improvement of county Coal This flus has lias been carried on for foi a number of vena ellS should should hould we con continue continuo to C oui out holds loida b grading draining oiling etc dc of 01 should ve te neglect them i 1 Many p people ople think th thit tt the county officials enormous ous ind that the greater reater part of the ta to money goes gotS to meet thus this expense Well there is 1 SO 80 mulls levied le for this Uns purpose the I diagram sho shows shoes s the amount CG GG of a mill goes to help those who ho have e been so 0 un fOI as to loo loose e then thell husband hus- hus husband hus-bando hus band and arc in sore ore need ned of as I mean moth mothers I ers 50 mills for indigents those I who ho through tune or other otherwise also 1 e ate ale unable to cal cafe caia for their 0 oan n needs 50 mills war I memorial fund v which began In 1930 This is 15 the ta tax that has been leVIed for the last four yews rs c to I bUIld the new count coun court house It may ha have ve seemed and in as I gas as wrong to shu start stait t such an under tinder undertaking undertaking taking at such a time but thi unpopular boom v we e are through w wis Wll ts just jUIt be beg nning and nobody I think realized thit th It would be so severe 01 of e so o long But now we have lIa the new ne court house houe it is all plod pud for the thea a n let Ic led for that purpose ha has been discontinued it is 1 i credit to our county and is 15 oud proud poud and hippy happy to h hive hwe the this beautiful be structure budded ed edIn to In Ion on of Our Bo Bos Bo's W O w 10 to er vice in the great W r I mills old a age e pension I hope wIll soon oon be absorbed in the pro proposed proposed proposed posed new ne old age ago revolving pen pension stun slon It has hns been in nr the past foi for the count county commission commissioners ers to help to sponsor oui out county farm bureau day at the Lagoon ilen tock tock shows at Ogden n ani North Salt Lake and the state fair In Salt Lake Lahe City 06 of a mill millIS millis millis IS le levied led for this thus purpose and IS exhibitions The ar g in elY hoes hows ho the distribution of the Ta Tn Dollar Dollar in Davis DavI counts count My Iv own personal opinion re our present method l of taxatIOn is that it is a big hunch bunch of huey When I think of the vast ast amount of ea that escapes ta because e it 1 is intangible or exempt by law lag and 0 owned by those who could and ind should pay I cannot help but know knout thele is a gl t e injustice perpetrated on tho those e who ho are caught bec bc tu-e tu the theas as assessor under the guise Ulse of the law is i a al le Ie to contact them I he heman man with Ith the bl bug big salary the man with stoel s and bonds the mortgagee mort mortgagee ngee agee who ho makes the gor pay a high rite of interest also alco the ta tax tl sits idly by while chile hIs victim toils If the thc day ever er comes conies when we c shall pay to oui out or accord according according mg ing to our income conditions ill willbe III be much o d Respectfully DEN BEN BROWN |