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Show TAX COLLECTION TWICE YEARLY URGED . Folland Says Plan Would Mean Saying to ! People j The semiannual collection of taxes aa a means to greater economy In government govern-ment administration costs was urged ' by W. H. Kolland, city attorney, at the regular meeting of the Young Men's ! Republican club In the Newhouse hotel j last night. Hurh a plan would mean a 1 reduction In all tax levies tn the state and would save Halt Iake City approximately approx-imately $ 12,000 a year, Mr. Kolland contended. The speaker declared there was no political leu in the suggestion. ' but that the measure from a standpoint of economy should attract the indorse- i ment of the party. He recommended, I preparation of such a hill fnr consider- : j m Ion by the next session of the JegJs-j JegJs-j la t or. i I Taxes from all sources In the state ' are now collected In November. Money collected at that time Is to defray op- I eratlng expenses incurred throughout , the yenr. Under the prenent system, , state, county, city and school admlnls 1 j (rut tons are required to borrow money l for current expenses. j Total taxes In Utah per. year exceed Slfl.IfO.000. More than 17.500,000 of this .Lulal Is .nil lad in HaU ikm Munly.l Advance loans In anticipation of tha November collection, drawing per; cent Interest, make one of the big Items of administrative costs and Mr. : Kolland estimates thst under the semi- : annual payment plan at least one-half of this interest can be saved the tax! payer. I Tax exemption of bonds and other ! statfi securities wss defended bv Mr. I Kolland In discussing a hill now before! congress tn eliminate the exemption ! feaiure. Passage of the bill will work a1 serious handicap In Utah and other j states where extensive development ; programs are being carried out, he 1 said. j Heth rixton, stale hank examiner,: talked on recent improvement in bank- Ing conditions In the state. Harrison Jenkins and James Devi no were called on for brief addresses. Future ! meetings f the club will be in the na- ture of open forums for discussion of subjects of Interest to the state in gen- ' eral, according to an announcement J' mud by 1'resident J. Howard Oarrctt. ' |