Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-06-19 | Page 10 | $1678 in Taxes for LDS due County Abatement

1678 in Taxes for Due County Abatement The Salt L Lake County Commission Com Corn mission will abate 1678 in 1950 taxes on OIl welfare property owned by hy the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints I The rhe abatements cover 39 30 parcels parcels parcels par par- cels of property with iti an assessed I valuation of They include in in- elude clude a d dairy housing project for 1 needy PC persons 0 B 5 gra grain I 11 C elevator ele I e va t or I warehouses and two farms They are arc located in ill S Salt L Lake City Murray i and and Magna l Commissioners Monday i agreed to abate the t taxes to 1 per year for each parcel after discussing the matter with church officials who maintain the tile property is used for religious and charitable I purposes and not subject to tax tax-i nt alion on Commissioners agreed I reed to the action after being advised by Wit Wil- ii liam T. T Thurman chief civi civit uty county attorney that law lit precluded removal o 0 ol property from the tax lax rolls opinion however stated stated- county commissioners ha hat authority to grant t taxes less than the amou I I d when in ill their judging served the tile best human int mt and the tile interests of the sta stat