Show CI OF DENIED Off SET BEQUEST f USI County ers Commissioners Refuse Re Rc fuse to Forfeit Ta Tax Taxes 5 3 The Thc board of oC county commissioners commission commission- ers era docs does not think It good business to expend the tho taxpayers taxpayers' money money In Jn an an organization Uon for or ho has already money expended under un der dee circumstances set IH forth r 1 In your our r request Thus Thug the county commission cOn refused ic- ic fused Monday to gIve vo the thc chamber To fo commerce co or any part of hat liat amount to be used tied as an au au Offset off Off- tr set n against the c ch chambers taxes taxes' for lor th the current cU year ear rho The request elSt was was' bu based d on a st at statute tut tutO empowers empowers' the board Q of commissioners to appropriate t public funds for Use usa o of staging ex exhibits ex- ex hibits cIe designed to benefit the community com corn h as a. a whole 1 Calling the thio chamber er eroC oC or o Officials to the fact that t tb the lre present Cp board rd o of count county countS commissioners was organized tinder a a of or economy and efficiency the tho boards board's letter Jetter s goes es on to state as follows O Oving O to to the Increased d demands I for mone money tho the county I H Is short hort h rt of or orr r funds funds' m s' s this year iH Tim The legislature at atH attS H tS la U la-U t sess session passed an ad rf old age ngoc pension law Jaw which has has' caused additional add addi nal ep expenditure r In excess excess of or 65 65 elcar car Thc The same samo legislature In Increased u j Jurors Jurors' f fees cs from 3 Uto to 4 I Iper per a milking making an additional expenditure ex cx- ex of ot about Demands are aro b being made u oJus oJ us for m more re roads r ads and the paving of or roads al already al- al fc ready dy in existence cc All of oC these things s areo drains drains' on th public public pub pub- lie lic treasury treasur d despite th the fact that Salt Sall Lake county revenue rc ha hM has be been beca n recently reduced x OO by the bank tax suit I |