Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-14 | Page 15 | Governor Asks Tax Reduction

GOVERNOR ASKS TAX REDUCTION N le Letter e of f- f Request q st S' S SOut Sent Outto Out Outto to to- Commissioners s sI I In ot h hc decrease a e c In the n a as assessment e of of ot property by tho the ta taxing authorities ot of the state a a. letter r is being sent out out by the governor and amI board o of equalization to the various arlous boards of ot commissioners In tho the counties calling par par- r attention to this fact coupled with It the demand from the taxpayers r for a rt reduction n In In the Jo Joles Jo les to b be ma mode do y year arThe ar The letter says N NCr Ne Cr before In the h history Is tal of ot Utah ah has there thero been such an nn Insl insistent tent d J from the people for tor a reduction tion In fn t taxes I the letter says flan j i In SIn t the e agricultural and stock stoc c mis in ng portions portion of at the state a financial stringency nc has hall bec been n caused b by by- bythe the low market prices and the ln lack lt of ot deDI de de- DI a 11 1 to fort for Iese I se products The rhe he mining s pc of ot the tho tate state too too ha have been affected ad adversely chiefly due to the lack Ck of demand for or copper This has as caused e I the people eople tb retrench in their 1 i pt e and nd the they are looking to tO I I I their fI servants ants in tho the state county count IS and city eUy offices to use use the Ufe same ame me c care r II S I and amI th thought In spending the tho money i I lor of the public that they w ul uld ld 1 use lse In their own personal enterprises enterprises- r rut t I Reduction in taxes is 18 not obtained I by decre decreasing ln the aR Valuation of ot property or by pe permitting taxable pr property property- to e ape assessment m nt The There C 1 J i Is but one way that this reduction f c can n be made and that is Is by spen spending I E I less mone money I The pr present ent state has hns Introduced measures 8 which ar are reducing 1 the cost of or the operation of or I the various state departments n and d ore r resulting sul In greater We Wo UP call alt upon you ou as officers of ot the public to reduce the cost of ot the various vl va- va various I rious functions ns' ns of your OUT local pro i Jo frn govern govern- rn- rn nt mf-nt as mu much h as as possible and when you ou meet to consider the lc levies for tor the th various purposes which come un und un- un d tier der r your your j jurisdiction n wo we car earnestly ar ertly re re- II l' l t t that at jou OU U do no nb not Increase a the levy lcy for tOr any ono one of ot these purposes nho above the amount levied for tor 1020 1920 and we ve 6 further request you ou to reduce nn ary I I you can consistently reduce We Ve Ve desire to remind O ou that the will wilt distribute 25 pt per r capita shoot school population to your jour school dis eUs- clis- clis In keeping with Ith th the amendment voted ote 1 by the people people peo pro pie at nt the last election put Into effect b by tho I In last t l legislature I l ture This I Is an Increase sc l of ot n a little more niome th than n JIG per capita over O tho amount t that you t. t received from the last year It will require an Increase ase In the state slate sch school ol le levy of at 21 mitts mills and amI be followed by hy a decrease e I In Inthe inthe th the school 1 lc of ot jour our county In I proportion to the amount of ot C additional I benefits which your our our school districts A rec receive he from the tho state this year I