Show TAX LEVY TWENTY ONE I 1 AND ONE HALF ILLS goes limit of law to pay for city water works need more money the most important matter up before tho cy co at its meeting wednesday night was the flying of the tax levy for 1911 the loss of the 1200 a quarter from saloon license and the heavy bills on the water ater A works aggregating together with the sinking fund 2500 and then over all the regular running expenses of the city with income of only 1200 annually from merchants license and the fines in the justice court it was deemed advisable to levy twenty mills the limit allowed allo w ed by the state the one and a halt half mills library tax was waa voted independent of the state the tax levy for the year 1911 Is for contingent 5 mills for water works 10 mills for streets and alloys alleys 5 nalls for library 1 mills total 2 21 mills but even with a twenty roll mill levy chete appears to be ba a shortage in funds to cover the indebtedness and expense of the city there Is somo some talk of increasing tho the merchants license and reducing the salaries of city officers also suggestions of having the valuations of city property pro increased so that lots now valued by the assessor at but held by the owners to be worth per foot front will be made to bear a tax proportionate to the value of them in these ways it Is proposed to ajust the tax deficit the only part of these changes that can be made by the present Vo council uncil it if any are made Is tha increase in license and the reduction of official salaries the law governing tax ax levies and the subsequent expenditure of the money thus collected specifies that the funds must be spent for the sole eole purpose for which they are levied in a order to have additional assistance lor the water work the resolution passed fixing the levy was so arranged as explained to a representative of the express by councilman that in addition to the ten mills for water works and the five mills for contingent which may bo be devoted ts to waterworks water works at the discretion of the council there la Is als ala the levy of five mills for streets and alleys that can be made to assist the water works fund in the fixing of tho the said roada and alleys to the water system so that practically the water works gets the benefit of all the levy it if it Is so desired however the state requires the sinking fund to be kept up and some arrangements must be made therefore the following bills were ordered paid 0 K E smith blacksmith 1035 35 C IV at co edse 6 30 win cook lumber 2318 geo dagle lumber 1236 1 G B D ANT bower quarantine 12 1200 00 uintah co collection taxes 28 city payroll pay boll SO 60 request of mrs abigal oaks for 20 damage done by water mains across her property referred to committee on claims isaac jones whose corrals are located near the intake of the city mains has agreed to remove same within thirty days numerous complaints having beon filed against the keeping of objection able animals on the pre premises mists of charles glines the council ordered marshal wood to notify mr air glines to remove said animals from the city limits the fire limits are extended one block in each direction the ordinance providing for the extension passed and is published in another column of the express city justice dan hillman hallman made deport and turned into the treasury june tines fines amounting to 00 |