Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-08-07 | Page 2 | Unchanged Tax Levy Proposed for Salt Lake

TAX I LEVY PROPOSED I I FOR SALT lAK LAKE I County Commissioners to I Consider Recommend Recommendations i of Auditor as t tI to I Revenue Measures Salt Lake Luke City's general tax levy levy will be bo the same this year as It was last y year ear If Ie the time count county commissioners adopt recommendations that wilt will be made b by County Auditor M. M L. L Scott when th the commissioners meet Monday to fix the count county tax levy 1 Mr Scott proposes he stated yesterday yes yes- CS that the county J levy be he made mado 48 mills with two-tenths two of ot a mill for sta state te road purposes es The lev levy l last st year was 4 42 2 mills with tenths six of or ofa ora a mill for tor state roads Adoption of ot Mr Ir Scotts Scott's recommendations will mean an actual Increase of ot tenths six-tenths of a mill in general count county moneys although h tho total tax levy b by the count county will be Increased but two- two tenths of oC a mill The difference 1 H brought about by hy transferring four four- tenths of or a mill from Crom the tine state road fund funil Into the general Jeneral count county fund Tho The Salt Lake school district re received received re- re an Increase e of oC tw tenths two tenths of ot a amill amill amill mill over O th the anticipated mill lc levy at the county commission meeting yesterday FIGURE SAME With the school levy e fixed at 85 mills mill the city levy at 08 the state lev levy at 69 and the count county le levy lepro proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by Auditor Scott Scot at ut 6 mills the general city lev levy will remain at the figure Chur of ot last year ear 31 2 mills During the thc last few days das It has been bren generally believed that thero there would be bea e ea a reduction of ot tenths four of oC a a. milt mill in inthe the tho general lc levy The count county levy had been en figured the thc same sam as an last year 3 the city reduced tenths two of a mill the school chool levy remained the same und and the state general fund Cund had been re reduced reduced reduced re- re two tenths of or a mill This led ted to the estimated lev levy le of ot mills Members of oC the county commission slon have hare announced that they do not ex expect expect ex- ex to Increase their tax levy over oyer last p. p years year's ears ear's figure Mr ir Scott expects to present figures tomorrow that will show Khow the tho need for tor the levy y he suggests suggest In order to provide pro sufficient funds fund BURDEN HEAVY We inherited a n debt on one not note from th the old administration Mr Scott said today joday Besides BesIde that I amount there were approximately In outstanding outstanding bills when this administration took over o the office The burden Is 18 too great Besides tho the debts that w were ro Inherited Inherited Inherit Inherit- ed ed the county Is in faced with the necessity nieces nieces- sity sHy for tor setting Betting up a bond In Interest Interest interest In- In terest fund to care to for I interest on the million and a half dollar bond issue of ot otI I I two years ears ago There have havo been no noI I funds provided for or that The county commissioners yesterday 1 approved the thc taxes of ot various taxing units throughout the county I As a a result of oC the tho meting the levies levea were fixed aa as follows Granito Granite I schools rolfs mills as os against 93 mills la last t year Murray schools 1116 th tio o osame same Came as as last year car Jordan schools 93 mills as against 8 84 4 mills mills' last year year 1 Murray ctt city 7 as against Sandy city 9 as as against 11 MIdvale ale 10 as mr against 7 Bingham 8 the Hamans same name as ns last year ear J