Show MAYOR MA URGES REVISED REVISE Dr S 8 L L. L TAX SYSTEM Says Burden of Public Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Should Be Se Borne by Beneficiaries Revision of Salt Lakes Lake's taxing system tern tem to place the burden of public service upon those who benefit by it was recommended Friday by Mayor Louis Marcus in a speech before the Exchange club in the Hotel Utah More Mor than could be poured into the city's coffer coffed by charging for garbage disposal l increasing water rates and establishing a merchants' merchants license and occupation tax he said He tabulated the thc estimated income as follows Garbage water rate Increase license and occupation occupation occupation tion taxes Declaring that Salt Lake must either cither pay its bills biUs or close up as a governing unit Mayor I Marcus said the city's expenditures have steadily increased while income has de de- de creased SCORES PREDECESSORS The mayor scored past administrations for failure to acquaint the public public pub pub- lic lie with the fact that in in indebtedness indebtedness indebtedness in- in had been created created since 1921 by increasing ng public service without making arrangements for boosting income Income from taxes on unimproved real estate has decreased sed since 1916 Mayor M Marcus r said and pointed out that the valuations for such classifications classifications dropped from in 1916 to in 1931 and 49 in 1932 Meanwhile he added the burden of taxes borne by improved real es estate estate es- es tat tate and other classes of property has increased from 31 per cent in 1916 to 45 per cent in 1931 and 1932 REGRETS IGNORANCE I 1 regret Mayor Marcus said that the public does not know more about its rits government ent the efficiency under which it operates or the purpose pur pose for which taxes are c collected People get only the type of at government government gov gov- they want When the public demands service which costs more than nan the revenues derived from Crom taxation taxation tax tax- governmental officials must borrow orrow to make up the deficit This Thisbe can an be continued only until the governmental gov department reaches the extent of its credit |