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Show IVIC CLUBS TO FIGHTOAD FIGHT FIGHTOAD OAD TAPROPOSAL TAX TA\ TA TAl ' \ . PROPOSALCivic PROPOSAL PROPOSALCivic Civic leaders representing representmg 18 18uthern 18uthern 18mthern ) uthern Utah counties heard heardscussions heardiscussions ! ISCUSSlOns scussions ) regarding regardmg postwarid postwarrid postwar , rid ( d present precnt " , projects beneficialthe beneficial I ) , > the area and acted upon mat matI matrs matrs matrs I rs which are of immediate unmedlate JmI imortance jm im jmortance , I > ortance rtance to the welfare of"the ofthe of"ther.oup of"therpup of'the-pup of'the ofthe pup " ' " ' r.oup roup rpup - . at a meeting of the Asso Assojted Assorated AssoAted jted rated , Civic Clubs of Southern SouthernItah Southernlah SouthernItah Itah SaturdayThe held at Price Pnce Saturday The first matter discussed was wasIt wasat wasat at of state road commiSSIOn commiSSIOnenhons commissionentrons commissionentions enhons entrons to ask coun county y com corn comSloners cornsioners cornssioners Sloners sioners to raise tax levies m in mer iner inler It er to "help help nelp " the state obtam obtain obtamney obtainney obtainney ney for construction of supmentary supmentary sup mentary roads throughoutstate throughoutstate throughout state stateFhe statehe Fhe he state road commission IS ISemptmg isemptng isempting emptmg emptng ) to pbtam Qbtan obtain ) funds ) m mer inler n ner er to participate parhclpate in the Robri Rob Robn congressh > ri ribill n , bill bin passed by congress congressI 11 h the government allocatmg allocating allocatmgthe allocatingthe allocatingthe allocatingthestates the -states states tates - 781,2 7812 78y 78 % , per cent of ofIr ofit ofir Ir it supplementary road ex exs exs exises s It was pointed pomted out that thatcommiSSion thatcommission thatcommission commiSSion lacks thefunds the fundsti fundsh -funds funds - h which to meet the proV1S provis proV1Sof provisof proviss of the Robinson bill'om billom bill billom billom ' om Jensen of Mt Pleasant Pleasantcuhve Pleasantcutive Pleasant'cutive Pleasantcutive ' cuhve cutive secretar secretary of the CIVIC CIVICbs civicbs civicas bs presentt told the members present t within a short time hme the road roadISSlOn roadissfon roadnmission ISSlOn issfon would send repre reprettatives tahves tatives repretahves repretatives to the count county com corn comsions cornsons cornssions sions sons asking askmg that a 4 mill millbe milly be placed on property millI for forpurpose forpurpose fors I moneybuild purpose of obtaining obtammg moneYI moneYIulld money moneywild ulld wild the supplemental roads roadsieh roadsich I IIch Ich ieh would bring brmg into the thee theIe e a large amount from the theernment theernment therernment ernment under the Robmson Robinson RobinsonJensen RobinsonL RobinsonLttr ttr urgedt r Jensen strongly urged t the associated civic clubs clubst clubstit t these intentions of the road roadISSlon roadisson roadomission ISSlon isson ) declaring decftmng dec > tiaring that henot henot he not believe beheve it was fair that thatperty thatperty that'perty thatperty supporti supportbUild ' perty be taxed to support build roads when the state stateernment stateernment statewrnment largertion ernment permitted a large largeIon largeion Ion of gasoline gasolme and automo automoe e taxes to be diverted to pur purs s other than for use on the theIlimg theildmg theildme Ilimg ildmg ! of state roads group went on record osmg osing the levying levymg of proper properaxes properaxes proper-axes proper axes - axes by counties for obtammoney obtainmoney obtain obtam money for this programjrand program programrand programrand rand county was represent representat at the Price Pnce meeting by Com Corn ComSloners Cornsioners Cornssioners Sloners sioners Ralph J Miller M1l1er GPatterson GPatterson G ' Patterson and Reed Lance Lanceator Lanceator Lanceutor ator Mitchell Melich andYor andyor and andyor > yor D E Baldwin |