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Show GENERAL SALES TAX ADVOCATED BY CITYJSEADS Ltglslativa Body of Municipal Ltagu Votas to Back Proposal Creation of a general ssles tee to affect everything except food, clothing cloth-ing and necessities to sustain life was unsnlmously favored by members mem-bers eg the legislative committee of the State Municipal league, who met Saturday. Nine cltlea and towna were represented repre-sented by on or mor of their duly elected public official who gathered at Mayor Louis Msrcus' office to discuss dis-cuss Initiation the league will soon-, sor. Mayor Msrcus, as chairman of the committee, presided. Fred E. Williams, Olden city commissioner com-missioner and president of th league, with R. W. Craven. Olden, secretary of tha league, assisted Mayor Msrcus. REDUCE EXPENSES Besides the sslea tax. the league went on record as favoring tha following: fol-lowing: 1. That all cities and towns reduce public expenditures to 65 per rent of the total amount of expenditures made by th aara cities and towna in 1828. 2. That Governor Henry H. Blood appoint a commute to Investigate wsys and mean of reducing local public expenditures In every community. commu-nity. 1. That th proceeds from tha sales tax not be used to augment charity char-ity funds in any county, but be used as direct payment of wages to unemployed unem-ployed working on public projects. 4. That county officials refrein from Increasing the tax levy In every community for charity departments, only as a last resort. 5. That tha league's Irrigation commute devote Itself exclusively and Immediately to fostering a sale Us bill and gain its passsge by th present legislature. Delegstes fsvored a sals tax which would be collected by stale authorities and distributed to counties coun-ties on tha basis of population. Th funds could be used only for uncm-I uncm-I ploy men t relief and distributed in cash, rather than scrip or food prod- I nrls NOT FIXED CHARGES In urging city officials to reduce expenditures la their respective communities, com-munities, th committee recognized Uujt all reductions should a msd exclusive of fixed charge, auch a bond Interest and sinking funds, within the communities. Various representatives pointed out that in 1832 expenditure in their communities were reduced as follows: Price, 20 per cent; Bngham City, 22 1-2 per cent; Salt Lake, 20 per cent; Tremonton. 20 par rent: Provo. 25 per cent and Ogden, SO per cent It waa tha consensus of opinion thst these reduction should be brought up to 25 per cent in each community. Among those who attended . th meeting were: City Attorney Fisher Harris, Sslt Lake, and his asslsUnt Grsnt Mactarlsne; Mayor Ora Bundy, Ogden: Mayer R. E. West Price; City Commissioners Fred E. Williams and W. J. Rackman, Ogden; Mayor Ellert-son, Ellert-son, Provo; Mayor Warner, Richfield; Mayor Stokes, Bountiful; Mayor Ne-phi Ne-phi Palmer, Farmington; Mayor Granger, Cedar City; Mayor L. W. Anderson, Brlgham City; City Councilman Coun-cilman Holmgreen, Tremonton. |