Show Sales Tax Talk Slated Friday Proposed legislation enabling cities to levy a sales tax will be discussed Friday noon at the Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house hotel when the mayors mayor's committee of the Utah Municipal league meets with automobile dealers and retail and chain store officials Mayor Earl J. J Glade said Wednesday If such legislation were enacted by the forthcoming legislature it would give cities a new source of revenue that would would- enable them to more equitably distribute the tax load the mayor said He promised that in such an event the Salt Lake City commission commission commission commis commis- sion would make it a major objective objective objective ob ob- ob- ob to reduce the real property property prop prop- erty tax levy by three or four mills nills Such a reduction would more than compensate for the water rate increase approved Tuesday by the he city commission and would enable enable enable en en- able city fathers to earmark water vater department revenues re for Improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments in that department he pointed out The mayor referred to a protest of the Salt Lake Real Estate board of increased water rates without first justifying the action by Itemized Itemized itemized item Item- accounting of expenditures and income of the water department department department depart depart- ment to show need of the increase Representatives of the retail trades committee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce who will also attend the meeting said they recognized the need for additional operating revenue but declined to tomake tomake tomake make a commitment on whether a city sales tax similar to state and federal lc levies es would solve the problem |