Show L Utah Legislature CITY DEPRIVED TAX fUllAND FOLLAND SAYS AY Salt Lake Lae Attorney Attacks Winder Bill Bil Giving State Commission Control Over OverAl OverAll OverAll All Al Taxation Bodies Declaring that Senator M. M S. S Win Win- d c ton measures attack a fun fun- tn- tn principle of government VIL W. W IL lL fland Und city attorney of Salt Lake appeared before the senate committee affairs and announced on o public public- today bla bia opposition to their adoption Ten Then pending tax tx measures would ee ta a state board boad of taxation which I would 01 have supervision over o the levy levy- lev- lev levIn I In of ot oil all al taxes tes In the state Taxing TaIng 9 t would not be permitted to ini Ine in in- e i their levy lev over that that of ot the pre- pre In fg year e without obtaining S m the te state board and tapay- tapay any an district could seek and ob- ob t hearing herIng If I they considered their under the terms of ot the urea re 3 0 d measures appear to me rue to be wrong wong in principle city Attorney AUorey Folland Foland told the public afre committee LOCAL BOARDS ELECTED see no reason for fog givIng Riving the t Control over local taxation matt mat- mat ets t Under the present system taxes tes by local boaras boar as elected by bythe t the taxpayers Under the proposed t the tax tae tae levying power would be bedel del delegated sated to a state board only one member of or which would be elective That state board might be opposed to park development If It I Salt Sal Lake City wished to develop a parking I ter tern why should taxpayers of other Cities tes have anything to say on the I ater It I seems to me rue that delegation of or the t. t tax power ver to the state board I changes the whole scheme of government govern- govern j ment In a fundamental particular It I I would crould deprive the tho people of or the right 4 to fix their taxes through their elected 1 j officials ocl JENSON BILL DISCUSSED The taxation measures were considered consid consId- ered eed by the public affairs committee more than a I score of mea- mea a are ae in committee Another What that hat provoked discussion wan wai the bill Introduced by Senator David Jenson renson providing that taxing taing units unis pay their proportionate costs of collecting taxes tes Cit City Attorney Folland Foland stated that he flavored the bill because Salt Sal Lake Le City ur n now w paying approximately to cover the cost of ot collecting Uon taxes for tor the te Salt Sal Lake board boar of or edu- edu Superintendent of ot Schools G. G N j hUd Child of Salt Lake and Dr C. C N. N Jen- Jen t leon soh state superintendent of schools called the attention of ot the committee 1 toe fact tat that the reason for the ex- ex situation was the desire of ot former former for- for mer meg legislatures to give the school I tern tem ter every aid ad possible City Attorney FOland Folland countered with wih the argument that It seemed wrong for the city to tobe I be ibe assessed the amount of or mon money n named med without having any chance to cut t It in any way a REDUCTION POSSIBLE m the cIty reduce Its it taxes to tot t that f extent If I the board boad of education assumes the expense and raises rases Us its Is Isue taxes ue proportionately Dr Jenson asked We We would be in a position to reduce then Mr Folland answered Superintendent Child stated that development de de- de- de of school system was of ot and that the desire to r the te schools every ever possible advantage tags tage tae was evidenced by the te fact tact that the tho school i-school board bard was given free tree quarters I In n the city and ad county building and hat at the cost of ot collecting taxes W was assumed umed I by the city Senator LeRoy LRoy DIxon member of or the te questioned whether the bill to irrigation districts and an- an Bounced that he would I strenuously opPose oppose op- op pose pe such application Members of the committee were not clear on that bint Int and decided to let It rest until I Ithe le the next |