Show LETTERS 10 TO THE EDITOR Bill Still Permits Payment of Taxes Editor Telegram House bill No o. o 12 called the zoning bill blU has been favorably passed upon by the Utah house house of representatives and is now before the senate This measure should it be enacted en enacted enacted en- en acted would give to a commission among other powers the right to dictate tho the percentage of ot lot which a property owner In a municipality may occupy the size o of yards I courts and ther open spaces and to what use property owners may I I put their land and buildings Why should so much power be given giyen to cities In in order that they may be authorized to zone or divide into districts residential districts residential Industrial or otherwise I It would seem that t should this measure become a l 11 1 w a property I owner would be divested of practically cally all control over oyer his property The only things left him apparently apparent apparent- ly would be the privilege of holding holding holdIng hold- hold Ing the legal title the use o of his property in accordance with the di directions directions di- di o of the commission and the permission to p pay py y the tho taxes Furthermore should tho the measure be enacted a new board o of commissioners commissioners commis commis- would be added to the tho numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu ones already in existence This would necessarily Increase taxes Knowing how earnestly the taxpayers tax tax- pa payers ers are demanding the reduction o of taxes and that such reduction can only be accomplished by deter teter- adhering to a i. i policy o of the most rigid econom economy the citizens citizens citi citi- zens would naturally think that legislators legislators leg leg- would keep this constantly in mind and that they would frown upon and promptly defeat any any proposition that would militate against the success of such policy Notwithstanding unless the tho people arouse themselves this bill will be become become be- be come a law Measures like this usually emanate ema ema- emanate nate from small organized groups of ot persons Intent upon accomplish accomplIsh- I. I ir ing their purpose regardless of ron ron- or any other considerations o The demand for such legislation I seldom If ever eyer comes from t the tle masses Indeed i most citizens probably prot- prot ably remain In Ignorance o of such suca I statutes until the they begin to feel their oppressive effect The people have no special committee committee com com- or organizations or 01 paid or unpaid lobbyists to protect them In the legislative halls They rely upon the loyalty and wisdom of their representatives to Jealously guard their rights and In in- in Often however their representatives rep rep- seeing no opposition manifested are influenced to be believe be- be lieve that the voice of such organized organized organ organ- groups or lobbyists is the voice o of the people One re result reI re- re I suit sult Is that much undesirable legislation is enacted legislation not demanded by the people at large or by the platform of any political party and which would undoubtedly be rejected 1 if It were submitted to a vote of or the people Another result is is that the h hydra hydra- dra headed monster of or bureaucracy menaces the fundamental rights of the people and threatens to undermine undermine un un- un- un dermine tho government It is be becoming becoming be be- coming Increasingly difficult for citizens to enjoy life Ufe liberty and the pursuit o of happiness those great Inalienable rights guaranteed by the constitution These boards I bureaus and ancl commission with their i army o of agents es and inspectors in- in inspectors Interfering with the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers and draining the public treasury treasur make it practically Impossible Impossible Im Im- impossible im- im possible for citizens citizens' to enjoy those God-given God rights With the results i of ot other legislative sessions vividly I before them Is it any wonder wonder- that with the coming o of each such session session session ses ses- sion the people are filled with dread and apprehension or that adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment brings so much relief House bill Xo No 12 is extremely objectionable ob objectionable objectionable ob- ob in its present form not only because it confers unnecessary unnecessary sary and unreasonable powers but also because at this particular time it is inconsistent with and in contravention contravention con con- of a policy of e economy onomy and tax reduction CITIZEN |