Show City Tax Levy to Be Held at r 12 Mills Same as 32 Salt Lake City property owners Tu Tuesday day faced the prospect prospect of paying taxes of per 1000 in assessed valuation this year ear compared with per 1000 assessed valuation last year The figure appeared likely after the state tax commission fixed the 1933 state levy reflecting ng an increase of mills and the city commission had fixed its 1933 levy on the same b basis is as the 1932 levy The state stale levy Is 96 mills embracing ing lag an increase of 84 mill in the district dis triet school levy and 3 mill in the school equalization fund City commissioners fixed the city levy Tuesday at 12 mills which is thc the same as it was last year In taking this action commissioners figured on between between be be- tw tween n 75 and 80 per cent collection of taxes and also decided that it will probably be possible to develop new II sources of revenue Among the latter have lave been suggested licensing of slot machines and sale of ot 3 32 beer if such sale is legalized by the voters next November Unofficial reports from city school executives and county finance officers officers off off- cers indicated both groups would make nake strenuous efforts to keep their levIes evies this year at the same level they were ere last City schools last Jast year levied mills and the county levy including the state road road assessment assessment was m mills Proposed levies for all taxing districts districts dis- dis of the county are arc expected to reach the county commission within a few days They must pass through County bounty Auditor C. C Roscoe VIgus' VIgus office office of of- fice lice first Levies must be given final approval by the county commission during the second week in August after which tax collection agencies es swing into action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion and start compilation of tax notices notices no no- tices calling for pa payment men of the assessments assessments as as- before November 30 4 |