Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-28 | Page 9 | City Tax Estimate Goes Point Higher

CITY TAX ESTIMATE SUITE r GOES POINT HIGHER Lack of Funds Threatens to Bring Curtailment of Service Programs Heads of city and county governments governments governments govern govern- ments continued Tuesday to struggle struggle struggle gle with financial problems created by heavy hea decreases in assessed valuation valuation valuation tion and falling of off in departmental receipts The estimates of 3 mill increase Inthe in inthe inthe the city levy had leaped to 4 mUl mill in Tuesdays Tuesday's estimates furnished the city commission by Auditor Samuel F F. Nicholls The levy y last year ear was mills An Increase o of about 8 mill or more was in prospect in the 1930 count county levy of 47 mills while department department department depart depart- ment heads complained about ac accepting accepting ac- ac the revised budgets thrust upon them Monday Monda by the county commission The upshot of the entire a affair will wm willbe willbe be reduced service to the taxpayers declared members of the city com corn mission Auditor Nicholls said that even with a 12 mills levy this year the budgets must be cut and re reduced reduced reduced re- re budgets budget could result only InI In reduced service I A monthly instead of a weekly I collection of dry garbage elimination Continued on rUt Pue Fifteen CITY TAX ESTIMATE GOES POINT HIGHER Continued from Pare Face Nine of f tennis court lighting for the remainder remainder re remainder re- re of the season abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- I ment merit of caretakers for center street parking reduction of the personnel ot of f the fire and police departments and nd refusal to pur purchase hase municipal supplies except for the most pressing pressing press press- ing log purposes were some sonic of the means which the city C commissioners discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed to trim budgets RECEIPTS DECREASE I Mr tr Nicholls informed the commIssion commission com corn mission that even with a 12 mills levy which would amount to a 4 mill increase compared to last years year's levy evy it would be necessary to cut from the budgets With an 18 mills levy a cut of would have ha ave to be made in budgets and with a. a levy corresponding to last years year's levy evy a cut of about must be made in the tile budgets The situation is made more cal al as a result of the heavy decrease In departmental receipts R Receipts from municipal courts alone one were ere lower for tho the first six Ix months of 1931 than for the corresponding corresponding cor- cor responding period in hi 1930 Mr Nich oIls said The auditor estimated that I receipts would fall faU this year from to below the esti esti- mate City Treasurer J. J Parley White poInted out that 1 if It the reduction In assessed valuation has been equitably equitably equit- equit ably bly made by the county assessor taxpayers will be required to pay par no nomore nomore nomore more in actual taxes this year with a 12 11 2 mills levy than they did last year car under inder the mills levy with a higher high- high er r assessed valuation The city com com- mission had no means of lug ng the fairness of ot the reductions made by the assessor The commission concluded its ses- ses slon ion sion by each member promising to scrutinize budgets in his department and nd return with recommendations for cuts in expenses and service sen I