Show STATE CONTROL URGED T according to the august number of afe the utah taxpayer the levies made A by the taxing mitts of the state point conclusively to the necessity for state f control over that part of the administration the publication says edl tori ally that if these levies continue to mount as at present it must result finally in the confiscation of property and that whether the demands tor more expenditures come from public officials or from self interested taxpayers a halt must toe called the publication shows that 3 counties maintained their old levies 5 decreased and 20 counties increased the levy grand county had not yet reported fourteen school districts remained 10 decreased and 16 increased ninety jive cities and towns kept the old levies 24 increased them and 24 decreased the state decreased its levy 1 mill according to the utah taxpayer the state tax commission it empowered with the right to review and analyze levies would have a stabilizing effect upon all public expenditures no levies would be excessive without justification and as approved by that body |