Show Utah Civic League Eyes Raising Money-Raising Issue Members of the Utah Municipal league were divided Tuesday on the question of how to raise money for needed Improvements in cities and counties and failed to reach an agreement on the advisability of Imposing an additional 1 sales tax during a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing ing- ingin in the hotel Attended by mayors and civic officials from throughout the state board of directors of ot the league met to draft recommendations to the state legislature in January on un financial and other matters Mayor Earl J. J Glade of Salt Lake City asked the group to recommend recommend rec rec- rec an additional 1 sales 2 tax which tax to the present 0 would be allocated back to cities and counties on a population basis baRis to finance construction of im im- im- im Added Revenues He lIe emphasized that the additional additional addi addi- revenue thus realized should not be used for city operational expenses but solely for Cor civic im ml- He noted that 77 of the states state's population i is centered centered centered cen cen- in incorporated cities and towns Practically all are in financial financial finan finan- cial difficulties he added Strong opposition to this pro pro- posit came from Sen Mitchell fitchell R. R Grand Moab city at atto at- at to torney rn e. e He told the group that the state legislature would come como comeIn comein In for heavy criticism if iC It approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved an additional 1 levy but said he would support a state law allowing cities and counties to impose impose impose im im- im- im pose their own sales tax Majority of league members expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed disapproval al of such a plan for tor individual levies by cities and counties Special Guest Governor elect J. J Bracken Lee was a a. special guest t at the tho luncheon lunch lunch- con eon which followed the morning mornings s session C on During the thc afternoon meeting league members were to discuss with him other recommendations recommendations to be made to the leg leg- Others attending the meeting were Mayor Curtis L L. Miner Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan gan who will serve as president of ot the thc league next year Mayor J. J W. W Gillman current league president Mathew M M. Bentley Bentley Bentley Bent- Bent ley St. St George city councilman Edward T. T Saunders Ogden city commissioner Mayor George E. E Collard Provo Mayor Lorenzo J. J Bort Sort Brigham City and Mayor B. B H. H Vernal a past pres president dent of the league |