Show CITY RESCINDS ACTION ON LEVY Because of antiquated construction of Utah laws which segregate se se- se I municipal tax levies on a basis making it impossible to comply at all times with state budgetary laws the city commission Wednesday day was compelled to rescind its action of oI Tuesday fixing and apportioning the 1933 levy The action will not change the t total to to- tal tat amount of ot the levy set at 12 mills I but does materially change chanse the apportionment I of that levy for various purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses prescribed by the statute which limits the levy for each purpose Thus the amount raised by the levy for a particular purpose designated designated in the levy resolution will probably probably probably ably be used for tor an entirely different purpose and contrary to the budget law when taxes are collected under the levy it was explained Unsuccessful attempts to change this law were made by city officials at the re regular ular session of the le legislature legisla legisla- ture lure and repeated during during the special without result Mayor Louis Marcus explained Changes requested requested re re- quested would not have increased the maximum levies prescribed by statutes statutes stat stat- utes for cities but would have cm ern powered city officials to use the mony mono mon ey y raised by the total levy for such lawful purposes as the officials deem essential The original action on the levy divided di die vided the 12 mills as follows 5 mills I for contingent purposes 1 mill mm for waterworks 2497 mills for lor streets I mill mm for sewers and drains I mills for bond interest and sinking fund mill for the special improvements improve improveS improvements ments and guarantee fund and mill for the public library Under the revised action made necessary because of at the 2 mill mm maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum levy prescribed for tor contingent purposes the apportionment to 11 Il- is the only one unchanged The others are now fixed as follows 2 mills for contingent 2 mills for water mills for streets 1445 mills for sewers 25 mills for interest and sinking sinking sink sink- ing fund and mill for special improvement improvement im mm- provement and guarantee fund The total levy of 12 mills is expected ex cx- to produce revenue revenue revenue re re- re- re venue on this years year's assessed valuation valuation tion of fixed on city pro pro- i perty petty |