Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-11-16 | Page 3 | Big Rush of Citizens to Pay Their Taxes

BiG RUSH OF CITIZENS IB PAY THEIR TAXES More Than $400,000 Taken in by County Treasurer in Three Days. The office of County Treasurer Carbis Closi d lust evening, after the bt'.cdst day of the week and the property upon which the taxes remain unpaid will bo advertised adver-tised and sold unless the owners' come forward and settle. Million ond Half Yet Due. Dp to lust Monday, Jliri.iV'.W bad beei.-pah! beei.-pah! ill and the collections this week have been as follows. Monday. 191,906.64; Tuesday, Tues-day, 040,946.14; Wednesday, &8L642.15. This mukos .1 grand total ( SfkiM'Ti vT ml- lected and there i in ihe nelghU6rhbod ot 11,600,000 yet to be coll d Sine,. Stpti niber. win ii th Ilectlou of the taxes began, the Information department depart-ment of the 'I'lv.i-iinr's oftl' has ..i,s-wered ..i,s-wered iti; questtous. Tiied to Escape With Coin. Yesterday a woman dropped a $m sold iei-e oil the Hoof. Tile colli lolled .some distance away and Was ph ke, up b a man who Immediately started tor the di mi "Hold on there. ' said tho woman. didn't you pick something up?" ""Surr." replied ihe man. "and here It Is." With that he handed oyer the money. s