Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-02 | Page 7 | Chamber Plans Fresh Demand

CHAMBER PLANS FRESH DEMAND Undismayed in Effort to Get Lower Assessed County Valuation Undismayed by the statement of County Assessor Joseph H. H that Salt Lake real estate is already assessed at 70 per cent of its actual value the he chamber of will continue its effort to ob obtain obtain ob- ob tam tain a 25 per cent reduction in as assessed assessed assessed as- as valuation The committee head headed Cl by P Paul ulF F. F Keyser as chairman will go before the board of ot county commissioners on Wednesday morning to press its de de- de- de mands A meeting has been arranged I with the commissioners who will sit as a county board of equalization In effect the proposal of the chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce committee would re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce the assessed valuation of real property by or approximately approximately 8 per cent The estimated revenue revenue revenue rev rev- from this property using the 1931 tax rate would be about according to members of the com corn This reduction in taxes the committee commit commit- tee members believe would bring thereal thereal the thereal real estate to a more equitable position position position tion with other taxable property inthe inthe in inthe the county which they contend carries carries carries car car- ries a lighter tax load proportionate proportionate- ly The contention of ot the committee Is that real property is a