Show 1 rax ax Units Reduce 1 1941 Levies in in Salt Sak Lake County Higher Valuations Make Possible General Slash Program City Cuts to From Mills The suffering long-suffering taxpayer got a break TU Tuesday in Salt Lake City and most of the other taxing units in Salt Lake county Fixing of purpose all-purpose tax levies for collection of 1941 general property tax in the nine taxing units showed reductions of levies in eight Only in Murray was there an increase and there it was only 05 of a mill or 5 cents on 1000 of assessed valuation i In Salt Lake City property owners will pay on 1000 I of valuation this year against on 1000 last year because of a drop in the purpose all-purpose levy from mills to mills If the taxpayer wants to know knowin in advance what his tax bill willbe will willbe willbe be when he gets gets- it next month the procedure is simple He need only dig up the assessment notice he already has received S Say y his valuation totals tota's 2100 Continued q nn n Pane PaCe Seven Column Five Fin TAX UNITS CUT CUTS S LEVIES FOR 41 Continued from Page Pale One for real property and improve improve- ments Just multiply by 21 and he has his tax bill bill Following are the tax rates per 1000 valuation in the other eight taxing units in Salt Lake county Unit 1941 1940 I Granite school district district dis djs outside un- un inco r p 0 rat a t e d areas 2780 2852 South Salt Lake Murray Jordan school dis district district dis- dis outside un- un t incorporated p o 0 r rat a t e d areas 1970 2085 Bingham 34 70 35 85 Midvale Sandy West Jordan 2370 x x x-No x No tax levied Valuations Increase The county and state levies were reduced in all cases and the local levies reduced in most cases to bring about the lower purpose all-purpose tax rates Primary reason for the reduction reduction reduction tion officials at the Salt Lake county auditors auditor's office said is an increase of in the as assessed assessed assessed as- as valuation over last years year's figure bringing it to this year This increase will come chiefly from mines and utilities which were appraised at more than last year by the state tax commission |