Show Delinquent Tax Auction 8 I Xi A-Xi ty f l Jf if t t y f f 1 5 I F I j. j k tJ I l A e L I L- L I fc s fe Hope and anxiety arc written on faces of persons attending the county tax sale at the city and county building Anna 1 M. M Hansen Hansell center announced she would stay right here until her property pro perty is called up S t 3 S t S Lc L P 4 5 cs LW I f 4 Si 3 I t 1 2 1 I y r Jh 5 County Clerk William J. J Korth rth He served as auctioneer NO BIDS MADE IN FIRST DAYS DAY'S TAX AUCTION Property Reverts to County by Lack Lac of Offers For two hours Monday morning property went to Salt Lake county as fast last as County Clerk William WilHam J. J Korth could call It up because of absence of bids at one of the biggest big big- gest tax sales in county history Only one nibble was received and that wasn't regarded as ne a bid because the offer was short of oC the delinquent taxes inte interest est and p pen pen pen- n- n allies The first pieces of property properly called up reverted to the tho county Attend The sale attended by some persons at least half of ot them apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap owners of ot the property was opened by B. B F. F Quinn chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the county commission who delegated Mr Korth orth as auctioneer The absence of ot bids was believed caused by the f fact ct tho the first property prop erty to tabs tobe be called up would have gone to tax sale in 1928 but for emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency legislation and therefore bears tax burdens considered excessive live sive by prospective buyers Deputy sheriffs were on duty when the sale open opened d on the west steps of the city and county building building build build- ing but the sale was orderly Sa Save Sate C Holdings Hollings While the sale was going on outsIde outside out out- outside side County Treasurer J. J R. R Jarvis' Jarvis office was congested with property owners taking last minute steps to save their hold holdings from going to sale by paying delinquent taxes interest interest interest in in- in- in terest and penalties These payments will be accepted up to the time the property actually Is called up One observer predicted that If 11 held four hours dally daily with each piece of property being disposed ofin of ol ofin in not more than two minutes the sale will last 30 days |