Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-15 | Page 9 | $27,000 Urged for Traffic Plan

URGED FOR TRAFFIC PLAN REVENUE MADE AVAilABLE BY STATE TAX UNIT Merchants Favor Use for Safety Program City officials and civic leaders Saturday were urging that a windfall in revenue to Salt Lake Lale City made available by order of the state tax commission be used to t finance a needed traffic safety pro pro- gram On the heels of commission action late ate Friday which increased by approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately the inventories inventories tories ories of Salt Lake City retailers wholesalers processors and manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- came pleas pleas many many from Business men affected that affected that the money be used to help finance the tile city's effort to reduce traffic accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents and fatalities Application o of the cit city's s 15 mill levy y against the amount will ill be bethe bethe bethe the windfall windall of Irwin Arnovitz chairman of ot the state tax commission said a number number num num- ber her of the merchants expressed de desire desire desire de- de sire that the revenue be used for traffic law enforcement Although many of them objected to the increase Mr Arnovitz said they also said that if the money were to be used for some constructive tive purpose such as traffic they would feel better about it City Commissioners P. P H. H Goggin Goggin Goggin Gog- Gog gin and amI Geor George e D. D Keyser said they would 1 be he willing willin to have ha the revenue re used for traffic program purposes Mayor John M. M Wallace happy the money was made available p pointed out that how it shall be used is a matter for the entire city commission to decide The money will be revenue and how it shall be used is a matter for t the e city commission commission commission commis commis- sion to decide Sir Mr Arnovitz Arnovits announced that the tax commission decision in increased increased in- in creased inventories in o of concern concerns concerns con con- cerns cern throughout hout the state to the tune o of Total valuation originally was fixed at by the county assessors but the commission found that provisions of the new average inventory law had not been ap ap- ap- ap plied Notice of intentions to make increases increases in increases in- in creases were sent out and the commission commission com corn mission held hearings throughout the state The increase raised the total to Of the revenue resulting from application application application ap ap- ap- ap of various tax levies against it none of it goes to the state Mr Arnovitz pointed out but butis butis butis is divided among the counties state school fund and oth other r purposes DENIES LIQUOR CHARGE Muse Harris Indian in federal court Saturday pleaded not guilty to a charge of selling three pints of beer to another Indian on the Uintah reservation and his trial was set act for October 28