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Show S.LWatei(D)(D)sfi .(Seduced non Approved EBudgjet Commission Adopts 1947 Budget Cut by $134,592 From 1st Figure The Salt Lake City commlsHlon Tuesday at Ita regular meet-ting meet-ting unanimously adopted the 1947 budget totaling $6,409,556, a reduction of $134,592 from the proposed budget of $6,544,148 presented to taxpayers at a public hearing Monday. Good news to home owners was the commission's decision to reduce the original 50 increase in residential water rates to only 25 ri and reduce the Industrial Indus-trial rate from 30 to 15 percent, thereby lopping off $200,000. A deaf ear was turned to the pies of businessmen who vigorously . attacked leveling of a franchise tax of one-fifth of 1 on retell gross salea and It waa finally adopted to gain an estimated revenue reve-nue of $400,000 in 1947. The tax Is supposed to expire after a year. It becomes effective Jan. 1. Against Fleas At a number of meetings with the commission the business rep-' rep-' resentetives pleaded against the franchise tax, but reluctantly agreed that one-tenth of 1 would b acceptable. There waa no one present In the city commission chambers when the commission passed the budget. Monday more then 350 crowded Into the chambers fighting any budget Increase. The 1947 budget still la $1,332,940 more than that of 1946. Originally the city commission submitted on Nov. 1 a tentative 1947 budget of $3,482,623.30. Then It was boosted to $6,544,148 before the cut came. Sltt.000 for Field There will be $125,000 available far the reconstruction of .Derks field, but deleted In the 1947 program pro-gram was the proposed construction construc-tion of a $30,000 fire station at about 27th South and 9th East, a storm sewer In the southwest sec- iw ensting $39.000, "Knnstractlon of sanitary sewers estimsted at $25,000. a sewer cleaning system process with a new chemical. $30,-000. $30,-000. with $10,000 still available to do some work, snd $50,000 from a $290,000 Improvement appropriation appropria-tion In the city's water distribution . system. Citv Auditor Louis E. Holley ssid the item of rents snd concessions conces-sions was increased from $50,000 to $60,000 and that there was an increase of excessive revenue by $55,048. of which $42,408 Is csrry-ever csrry-ever for undelivered equipment and unfinished contracts In 1946. The real estate mill lew la ten-tstlvelv ten-tstlvelv Haced at the maximum of l'i mills and the library mill levy at two-thirds of a mill. Decrease Keen "By mill levy aetting time In August all Indications point to a decrease In the tentative levy of at least one mill" Mr. Holley said. "Items deleted from the budget -were necessary for Salt Lake City, but the commission used Its best ' Judcment In msklng the cuts." He revealed that sdmisslons to Derks field In the future will ln-cresse ln-cresse 5c a ticket per person, which should raise about $15 000 a year, and that additional rentala to the Pioneer Baseball league of 40", would bring in $10,000. In-stead In-stead of a little over $6000 In 1946 Mayor Earl J. Glade aald the commission met and carefully considered the requirements of each department in detail and added that because of the "pressure "pres-sure put on by taxpayers, deletion Of some itema was necessary." Twa Appointments He announced he had appointed P.ichard F. Harding, representing the apartment house owners, and Fred Oliver, a certified public accountant ac-countant as members of the msvor's municipal tax atudv committee, com-mittee, bringing committee to nine. He pleaded for cooperation from business Interests in working with the 1W7 legislature to secure a share of the liquor proflta recommended recom-mended by the atate tax atudy eommittee and approved by Gov. Herbert a Maw." This revenue would be used to reduce the percentage of the franchise business tax from one-fifth one-fifth of 1 to one-tenth of 1 for 1947." he asserted. He also urged businessmen to take up other matters with the legislature. Mr. Holley said the $9500 still Is in the budget for remodeling Juvenile court headquarters In the city and county building. He added add-ed that If the stste does the work the money will be used for other things. He also pointed out there Is unexpended for 1918 an estimsted $183,000. of which $150,000 was from the sale of the Salt Lake Country club and other lands, leaving an estimated surplus of $13,000. Mr. Holley said total capital cap-ital expenditures for the water department are $270,000. an Increase In-crease of $70,000. which will be used to Improve the water svs- tern. The department will receive about $700,000 for 1947, he added. |
