Show 7 OTHERS VIEWS tI L COUNTY li COl COMMISSIONERS AND TAXES The County Commissioners G. G V. V Billings S. S A. A Wells and Jesse Fowler in conjunction with Assessor Assessor Assessor As As- sessor C. C W. W Smith have been warring against taxes and lately the commissioners cut the valuation valuation valuation tion on real property ten per cent This because specially necessary because the school board has failed failed failed fail fail- ed and refused to meet the demand demand demand de de- de- de mand of the tax-payers tax in reducing reducing reducing ing its budget and its levy that thatis is the reduction by the school board is so small that it is a patent patent patent pat pat- ent absurdity It has followed that real property values have shrunk because high taxation will destroy values Well Vell the county commissioners and the assessor were summoned to the state capitol and placed on the carpet for reducing valuations ons and last week they appeared before before before be be- fore the tax commission and argued argued argued ar ar- ar- ar gued It out After a thorough argument into matters the tax commission seemed to be ed with the reduction in Duchesne county and decided to let the cut stand Let us compliment the tax commission for its final action ac ac- ac- ac lion tion in the matter and particularly particularly so because the tnt tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion really desires to be just inthe Inthe in inthe the matter but of course the pressure for more tax money is isso isso isso so great it is almost impossible to resist it but the board has shown that it has real backbone in this matter and realizes that the state must live within its means or bid good-bye good to pros pros- Too much taxes and more than the property will bear will produce produce produce pro pro- duce less tax money than a moderate moderate moderate mod mod- erate tax will The county commissioners and lour our assessor are certainly entitled entitled entitled led to a good deal of credit for reducing taxes in Duchesne county county coun coun- ty this year and let us hope that the taxpayers will appreciate it and do their best to pay up on taxes so that we may soon be beon beon beon on a cash basis again L. L A. A HOLLENBECK |