Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-19 | Page 8 | Fruitgrowers Ask Reduction of Levy

FRUITGROWERS ASK REDUCTION OF LEVY .Special to The Tribune. PROVO, May IS. A delegation of Provo Pencil fruitgrowers, seventy-five strong, appeared before the board of equalization today seeking reduction in the valuation of their fruit lands, which are assessed at from $U'0 to $150 an acre. The ground on which relief was sought is that the injury to fruit from frost would practically leave the owners without with-out income front their land this year. During the discussion of the situation with the board it was decided that if the board of education of the Alpine school district, comprising the north end of the i-nnnlv com 1.1 Im iiirtiwcwl to rp,-inno t h P school tax levy that would bring some . relief in the amount of taxes to be paid. Following this idea the fruitgrowers have called a meeting to hp held in the Tim-panogos Tim-panogos ward meeting house at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, for the appointment appoint-ment of committees to confer with taxpayers tax-payers In other towns of Die school district dis-trict for the purpose of obtaining their consent and co-operation tn a request to the board of education for a reduction of the levy.