Show O Okay y City's IIan for License Vernal Chamber of Com Com- Commerce Commerce merce retail merchants corn com committee Wednesday Oct 17 endorsed the proposal ot of the City Council for a new bust busi- business ness licensing procedure THE MERCHANTS com com- committee committee met with Councilman Dan Q Price and City MAn MAn- MAna Manager a ager er Duell Buell Dennett at the lintel Hotel Vernal at noon The nOw new licensing procedure ure will be based on the square footage ot of the busl busi- busi business ness premises but will ex- ex exclude ex elude clude any parking arec area Businesses Busi- Busi Businesses nesses also will be divided Into several categories Dr Price said that many license fees will be lowered but a few would be raised to tomake tomake make the charges more equit equit- equitable able IT WAS disclosed that 4 per day is charged for trail tran scent Ident fruit sellers and the amount was set by city ord- ord ordinance ordinance Mr Bennett Dennett said that the city had expected new sales tax to include four for the general fund from the quarters but apparently it would receive onlY three quarters this year According to reports from merchants apparently very few complaints have been received ely about the sales tax increase A need for support against house to peddlers was discussed THE LOWEST license fee is II year half Doctors and other men are arc paying this amount tl cl- cl though they arc exempt from these fees by state law It was suggested that per sons requesting a business license should be to show a sales tax lax license I Glenn H Cooper made the motion that the Council be complimented for lowering the mill levy and for Its co- co cooperation cooperation operation with business licen- licen licensing sing procedures |