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Show that county. The state board of equalization equali-zation advised the commit.--Loners that it would settle the matter of real estate in-ur';LSi.-3. tentatively phiced, at. E kc cent. The reports of county taxing officials placed the assessed valuation of the state fii approximate $7 V.",o,io01 while it i x ted that the revisions ma tie by the .stat-: !;! ri will bring the figures up close lo f 7tJi),'"jrtii'ij, giving the .state considerable consid-erable additional revenue wii:li is necessary neces-sary in order to meet the budget appropriations appro-priations for the ne.t bienuium. HUGS M HELD ON TJLXJtlUGREASES Final Decisions on Proposed Pro-posed Advances May Be Made Next Monday. Final decisions on tenia ti ve increases in assessed valuations under consideration by the state, board of e jua llz:i tion probably prob-ably will 1ki made by next Monday, wiv-n the board must set the tax levy rale for t he state. It was said yesterdn v, however, how-ever, that there- w:is littlt) question but that the maximum allowable levy for state purposes would be ordered by the board. These are ZA mills for Slate distrnt school purposes, .'J of a mill for high M-hool purposes and 2.1 mills for general funds. Thin will be an Increase of .3 of a. mill over the total state levy for 11118, and tii! same as the rate fixed in 11)17. Hearings are being held daily before tho state board on proposed increases in valuations over those reported by county Assessors. County officials, lax pa vers from various parts of the state ami others interested lire appearing to protest or to suggest revision in the proposed increases. .Salt j ke county will have its hearing today, In all probability, and the county commissioners a nd taxing officials are expected to meet with the state board at tho enpitol. Tho state board now proposes to Increase In-crease the taxing value of Salt Lake county coun-ty lands approximately -f) per cent over the schedule submitted by the county assessor, as-sessor, and to increase the valuation on sheep, that cannot be classed as range sheep, about four times. It is not unlikely un-likely that tho county commission, sitting again as a board of equalization, may be directed to go over and readjust assessed valuations on certain other classes of properly. This already has been done In tho cases of several counties that have had representatives before the state board. I'roposcd Increases In the assessed valuation valu-ation of .Salt lake county real estate, amounting to about 23 per cent, would mean an addition of approximately $2.-f.OO.OoO $2.-f.OO.OoO tn the assessed valuation of this county alone, whilo the large increases proposed In assessments on sheep and farm cattle would add another considerable consider-able sum to the county's taxable wealth. The question will be argued today, and the slate board will then make its final decision in the matter. Representatives of Utah, Morgan, Juab and llieh counties appeared before the slate board yesterday to discuss proposed blanket Increases in assessed valuations in those districts. The Utah county delegation, headed by Chairman Joseph .Ueece of the county commission, protested against the, proposed increase of 30 per c out in the assessed valuation of farm lands In that county, t Charles M. Croft, member of the legislature, legis-lature, headed a delegation from Morgan county, protesting against a tentative in-creaso in-creaso of 30 per cent on farm lands. l. per cent on merchandise and 70 per cent on grazing lands. The increases, Representative Repre-sentative Croft said, would, if made, add $7."io,000 to the assessed valuation of farm lands in Morgan county. The Juab county commissioners yesterday yester-day agreed to reconvene as a board of equalization to adjust some protested inequalities in-equalities in merchandise assessments tn |