Show I County o ty Revenue e Decreases a e Assessor Answers the Critics The rite office of the county count assessor has absolutely nothing to conceal The cards are all on the table face f-ce up for tor forthe forthe the public to see County Assessor A. A II If Parsons says In discussion of ot the proposal that has been made In some quarters to organize a tax association for the purpose of ot Investigating the matter of ot property valuation assessments assessments assess assess- ments in Salt Lake county countr county The contention is made matte property Is la asse assessed sed at too high a rate In the county and that ft as ft a result the prop- prop I 1 erty owners In the county are paying more than their Just proportion of or the state revenue The contention Is la made Parsons My says that farm tarm lands In the county are a ns at too high a A. valuation The maximum valuation on farm lands In Drap Draper r. r Sandy Sanely South Bouth Jor Jor- dan clan Hunter and Union Is I. p per r acre From this amount It Is shaded downto down downto to 25 an acre These valuations are on Irrigated farm lands The maximum valuation for Tay- Tay and West Vest Jordan on Irrigated farm lands Is the acre graded down to 25 the acre The maximum valuation on Irrigated ed farm fann lands and fruit lands In Mill MillCreek MillCreek MillCreek Creek and East Mill Creek is the acre These These figures are increasing In certain localities where the territory Is accessible to street car lines and aV available for tor use for tor country homes and for platting purposes which give the lands additional value Owners Have Recourse In classifying these lands deputy assessors might In rare instances have put pot higher valuations on the lands than were werl really Justified but these In Instances Instances instances In- In stances are extremely rare and property property property prop prop- erty holders always have hac ready re recourse recourse reCourse re- re course to the board of ot equalization Anyone familiar with the situation will wUl appreciate the fact that in the Cottonwood district very Cry little It If any land can be bou bought ht under to the acre and the improved farms in Salt Lal Lake e county are held at figures ranging from to the acre It Itis Itis is not at all unusual for desirable I properties to sell at even higher figures Since the first Monday in January 1915 the office of ot the assessor has made every effort to secure the co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation of ot not only the farmers and business men b but t of ot real estate agents and brokers In the city as well in finding proper valuations If It any body of citizens desires to form torm a taxpayers taxpayers' league or to to-teke any other step toward equalizing values on an equitable basis the assessors assessor's office wilt will welcome su such h I assistance and will render all possible service placing all the facilities of ot the theoffice theoffice theoffice office at the disposal of ot such a body for making any investigation It may desire For the purpose of ot making comparison compari compari- son of ot the revenues of the state and of ot the city itself Parsons gave the following fol tol- fol- fol lowing figures revenues of ot Salt Lake City corporation corporation corporation cor cor- cor- cor in 1915 were In 1916 they were an increase of The revenues of ot the board of education In Salt Lake for tor 1915 were in 1916 they were a decrease of ot Revenue Decreases The revenue of ot Salt Lake county from taxation of ot property in Salt Lake City in 1915 was 1 in 1916 a decrease of ot The revenue of or the state of ot Utah from Salt Lake City in 1915 was Vas in 1916 1916 a decrease of The total of ot the decreased revenues In 1916 Is and the total of ot the increased revenues is The difference difference dif dif dif- ference Is the net increase My only comment on this is that the city commission of Salt Lake is a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- Re- Re publican body While all other taxing bodies were content with less revenue they have ve increased their revenue I The total of ta taxation in Salt Lake county Including the city In 1915 was ens 0 in 1916 It was an increase of ot The Increase ase in Salt Snit Lake Lale City Is HO so that w we would have ha In the county count outside of ot Salt Lal Lake o City a net decrease of ot 92 were It not nut tot for the city's increase ase in revenue The total valuation of all property I In Salt Lake county la In 1915 1916 was 97 in 1016 It wa was Tho total valuation of all property In the of ot Utah In 1916 1915 was In 1916 it Is approximately u These figures for or the county show that the county valuation Is about 44 per cent of the valuation for the state elate in both years ears That disposes of the I contention that Salt alt Lal Lake county has been pa paying more than it Its proportion I of ot the revenue of ot the state stale |