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Show Taxes Reduced ReducedBy ReducedBy ReducedBy By Substantial SubstantialCut Cut in Levies LeviesState leviesi LeviesState State , County Schools and andTown andTown Town Slash Rate by by6.2 by62 6.2 62 . . \ Mills l\1i11s l 1i11s . A reduction in m the tax rate in inMoab inMoab inMoab Moab town of 6 62 2 mills m1l1s and in m the thecounty thecounty thecounty county outside of Moab town of 4 42 2 mills millsR -R R w \ - as effected this thlS week weekhen weekwhen , , \\hen hen \ s \ hen the board of county comnnssioners com com- comnnSSloners commissioners - missioners nnSSloners nnssioners fixed the levies of the thevalious thevarious thevailous valious various taxing ta'Clng taClng ' units umts The state , , by byutilizing byutilizing byutilizing utilizing sales tax ta'C taC ' receipts , , , was able ableto ableto ableto to slash its lts state gen general rn1 fund and anddlstnct anddistract anddistrict dlstnct distract school fund by 3 5 mills mms the thecounty thecounty thecounty county board of education reduced reducedIts reducedits reducedits Its bond sinking smk.Jng smkJng . and interest mterest levies leviesby leviesby leviesby by 7 of a mill mm while Moab town towncut towncut towncut cut its lts bond levy by 2 mlllsThe millsThe mills mllls millsThe The county ceunty commissioners commisslOners , at atthelr attheir attheir thelr their regular meeting Monday Monda , fixed fixedthe fixedthe fixedthe the county levies for the fixedI year yearWhile yearWhile yearWhile I While several changes in the ratesfor rates rates'for rates-for rates for 'for for ' - various varlOUS funds tc . were ere made m-ade m ade - , , ratesI the thetotal thetotal thetotal I total county levy will be the same sameas sameas sameasas I Ias as asas \\as as was \ \ \ in effect last year The net nettotal nettotal nettotal total of all levies however , , shows showsthe showsthe showsthe the most mcst substantial reduction inthe in inthe inthe the tax rate that th-at th at - has been accomp accomp- accomplIShed accomplished accomplished - - lished in yearsThe yearsThe years yearsThe The levies , , as tentatively set by bythe bythe bythe the board subject to final adoption adoptionne'Ct adoptionnext adoptionnext ne'Ct neCt next ' Monday , are as follows tollows , to- to together together to together - gether with Wlth last year's years ' ' ' rates ' . 1935 1936 1936State 1936State 1936State State and state school .950 950 . 9 50 6 600 600County 600County 00 00County County general . . . . 3 350 50 3 350District 50 50D1stnct 50District D1stnct District School . Maintenance . . . 850 8.20 820 . 8 820Bond 20 20Bond 20Bond Bond sinking sinkmg . . 1.50 150 . . 140 140Bond 140Bond 140Bond Bond interest . 1 150 50 90 90County 90County 90County County bond sinking . .180 180 . 180 1 80 180 180County 1 180County 80 80County County bond interest mterest 60 20 20County 20County 20County County poor . . . . . 70 .70 70 .70County 70County . .70County .70County County road mad . . 1 150 50 1 150 150General 150General 50 50General General deficiency . . - . 50 1 100 100County 100County 00 00County County fair . . . . . . .20 20 . 20 20County 20County 20County County library l1brary . . 40 40 40Dependent 40Dependent 40Dependent Dependent mothers ' ' . . 50 50 50County 50County 50County County hospital 1 100 gO 100 100Old 100Old Old Oldage age -age - pension . . . . . . 60 50Total 50 - - Total District Distnct Dtstnct levy 32 3200 00 27 2780 2780Moab 2780Moab 80 80Moab Moab Town . . . . . 14 1400 00 1200Total 1200 1200Total - - Total Moab town levy 1evy 46 00 39 80Levies 80LeVIes 80 80Levies Levies Fixed Fhed Fhced by StatuteBounty Statute StatuteBounty StatuteBounty Bounty on sheep andgoats andgoats and andgoats goats . . . . . . . 5 500 00 5 500Bounty 500 500Bounty 00 00Bounty Bounty on range cattleand cattleand cattle cattleand and horses . . 2 200 00 2 200Tubercular 00Tubercular 00 00Tubercular Tubercular indemnity indenuuty indemnityon indenuutyon on domestic cattle , . 3 300 00 3 300CotlSlderable 300 300Considerable 00 00Considerable Considerable CotlSlderable business was transacted trans trans- transacted transacted - acted by the board of commis commis- commissioners commissioners - commisIslOners sioners slOners at their thelt meeting Monday MondayIt commis-I commis I It v . was as de decided < : lded to make proviston provision provistonfor provisionfor provisionfor ' for a county fair his 1us fall , and the theusual theusual usual levy of two-tenths two tenths - of a mill millto millto millto to defray part of the costs was wasfixed wasfixed wasfixed fixed C S Thomson was namedchairman named namedchairman namedchairman chairman of the fair committee committeeand , , and was given authority authonty to name namethe namethe namethe the other members The com- com com1Illttee comimttee com committee - mittee 1Illttee imttee was given authority to toset toset toset set the dates for the fair and toI toappoint to toappoint toappoint I appoint such sub-committees sub committees - and andassIstants andassistants andassistants assIstants as may be required requiredA A telegram was received requiredI from fromthe fromthe fromthe I the state board of public we1faTe welfare welfare.requesting welfarerequesting , , .requesting requesting . . the members of theboard the theboard i board to attend a meeting meetmg at the thestate thestate thestate state capital capitol on August ; 5 to confe confe"regarding conferegarding " regarding the state social securlt security securityprogram securitiprogram } program Members of the COtlllt count countywelfare : , . . welfare board were also requested requestedto to attend attendDecision Decision was made to start a acounty acounty acounty county road betterment program m in mCastle inCastle inCastle Castle valley . , The Tre road as far east eastas eastas eastas as Fisher fuher poirt poil't poilt point ' . will v.111 v111 sill be improved Improved.The ImprovedThe . . The county COtlllty tractor and grader were weresent weresent weresent sent to C Castle ' ) Ue valley yesterday , and anda anda anda a crew of W P A workers will assist assistin assistin assistin in the work The board also voted votedI votedto votedto I to toInstall install a n bridge on the Elgm Elgin ElgmlOad Elginroad Elginload lOad road , , replacing one taken out by n a nrecent arecent arecent recent flood . . . Present at the meeting of the theboard theboard theboard I IPresent board were Commissioners eommiss1oners L L . L L.Taylor LTaylor . . Taylor , . Ralph J . . Miller M1l1cr and A M MRobertson MRobertson MRobertson Robertson . . . |