Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-09 | Page 6 | Utah County's Budget is Cut

UTAH COUNTY'S BUDGET IS CUT PROVO Utah PROVO Utah county's 1936 tax levy evy will be 9 mills the thc same as asin asin in n 1935 and the tentative 1936 county county county coun coun- ty budget of will be a de decrease decrease decrease de- de crease of under the 1935 budget according to county com corn missioners Details of the 1936 tentative tentative tentative ten ten- bu budget get will be available scrutiny at a public hearing Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day in the county commission offices of- of ices flees In December 1934 county commissioners commissioners com corn missioners passed a budget calling for expenditures of oC but buton buton buton on August I 12 voted an increase of oC bringing bringing- the total for 1935 to The general fund of ot the 1936 tentative ten ten- tati e budget i is increased to from the previous year The bulk aulk of this increase Is an item for which must be refunded to the Tintic Standard Mining company company com corn pany for an erroneous assessment dating back to 1925 The case was taken to the state supreme court which ruled In favor tavor of the mining company compan The count county hl highways hwa 8 department allotment of is a in increase in crease to purchase new equipment Including a Diesel power grader and two new trucks as the main items The old age pension fund is Increased in increased in In- creased from to to match state slate funds Lunds for a security program