Show VALUATION DATA TO BE DELAYED Advanced Dates of Equalization tion Meetings Cause Problem Problem lem for Tax Officials A job of lawmakIng halt half done will work hardships on taxing officials and inconvenience taxpayers this fall Salt Lake county officials observed Thursday as preparation of 1934 1034 valuation notices started Through oversight or inadvertence the last legislature adv advanced the dates of county equalization meetings 20 days without changing the law limiting limit limit- lag ing the time for assessors to turn over overtax overtax tax rolls to county treasurers Neither were provisions of the law changed requiring treasurers to Issue valuation valuation tion notices at least 10 days before the first equalization meeting As a result tax rolls must be in hands of treasurers by May 1 and not notices ces to comply strictly with the law must be in hands of taxpayers by Ma May 10 because equalization meet meet- May 21 In the case of Salt Lake county the tIme is far too short Treasurer David K Moffat said because be be- cause there are more than notices no no- tices tic s to prepare and mail and a restrict reo re strict ted d budget will vill not permit em- em all the extra help needed to complete the vor work Hence the equalization meetings meet meet- ings start May 21 and continue Ma May 31 June 5 7 8 12 14 18 and 20 many taxpayers will not have received their valuation notices before the first meeting Although Assessor Joseph H. H said the valuation compilation for the county is not finished the included report for Salt Lake ke City is expected to show a blanket reduction of 10 per percent percent cent on all real estate improvements |