Show I INCREASE IN LIBRARY LEVY URGED AS NEED City Commission Is Asked to Raise Tax for Library Purpose From third One-third to On One half half Mill Contending that the present levy I of third one-third mill on a basis of f curI current current cur cur- 1 rent valuations is entirely Inadequate Inadequate made made- 1 I f quate to meet the demands of a growing ving library service in a growIng grow grow- ing city members rs of ot the Salt Lake city library board today appeared before the city commission with a petition urging that the levy this year be Increased to one halt mill It was shown that the third one-third mill provided by bylaw law as as' as asa a minimum and usually resorted to by the budget budget budget bud bud- get board would only produce abo about t while the estimated minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum need of the library for this year is for maintenance and operation without allowing for any Improvements s or extensions It Is estimated that a half halt mill mm would raise about which I would take care of the needs for this year and give a surplus of 17 to apply toward the erection of ofa ofa ofa a new nev library building in Sugarhouse the total amount necessary necessary necessary essary for this proposed improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment being raised in two years with a mill half levy evy for library purposes John D. D Spencer president of the board introduced the board members mem mem- bers hers and presented G G. II H. Backman as principal spokesman for the board in its efforts to convince the commission that it Unnecessary to provide more money for library purposes this year ear if it the library is not to be seriously hampered in Its operations Mr Backman showed that under the old levy the board is compelled each year to have wait until January for their December pay because there is in insufficient funds left in the account in December December Decem Decem- ber her to nay salaries when they be become become become be- be come due He showed that in the past five tive years ears patronage of the library has more than doubled and the de demand demand demand de- de mand is constantly Increasing There are more than members members mem mem- bers hers of the library holding library cards now as against five years ago The commission referred the matter to the budget committee for action |