Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-26 | Page 2 | City Considers Possible Means to Raise Money

y CONSIDERS I MEANS TO O RAISE MONEY ioner Green F. F Finds In d 5 Is s Angeles Method of Property Value Sits ta Tax Below Salt Lake Gadget of ot appropriations sessions today by the city com com- salon islon The Tho morning session was wasen wasen en en li up by a discussion of possible ana ana ani of ot Increasing revenue evenue other y direct taxation Herman II H. e eon can n. n commissioner of public affairs ci who has been in for tor several days returned Satur- Satur I from the coast and reported to toI I commission what ho he had learned La genera way as to how revenue 5 raIsed in Los Loa Angeles He lie said tt ho he wa wee wa preparing a report cov- cov matter In detail which he uld submit to another meeting C Commissioner n Green said that the fla Los Angeles was practically the maa that of ot Salt Lake but found the basis of assessed valuation ower there Taxes in Los Angeles on a property valuation a bout about out half the actual value whereas Salt Lake he pointed out by way comparison the tho assessments are areso BO so to the tho actual value Therefore said the general tax burden in 0 California city was lower lowern an n In Salt Lake Tho The occupational license tax In op- op there applies to merchants siness elneas institutions and professions 11 ilch h includes physicians and lawra law- law ra Efforts are Bre being made mado to real re- re I al UIT this form of ot taxation because of unpopularity Last year Los AnI Antes An An- I lea tes I collected from this arce ue Mr Oreen Green said that he would a 0 statement which would Ino inato In- In ato o what Salt Lake might collect m much uch a II sources Mr Ir Green said sald thought hought it would amount to more I and under Last 3 Salt Lake Luke collected from nees and this together with the from the tho water taxes Salt Lakes Lake's only revenue aside limo int I the general taxes Tho creation of ot a special motor tax I licensing of nil all motor vehicles by bye e city was suggested by Commis ner T T. T T. T Burton Durton head hend of ot the de- de of streets and public Im- Im This fund Mr Burton Durton ld shOUld should be bo used for tor maintenance Ithe tho streets and highways used by Ho thought uld be raised e In this manner