Deseret Evening News | 1908-07-30 | Page 2 | Tax Rate Fixed by City Council

I lAX RATE FIXED BY CITY COUNCIL COUNCILS S Session Held Heki ThIs Morn ng for That Pur Puri i pose paso t f tHIRTEEN MILLS AGAIN i I C Co UIn Hull nc I 3 nut Itt to tn Strike StrikeOut o Out Is Lost f f TM city elty met In re I ri this morning to fix the tho tax rate tor br n IL hn kavIn In been taken 1 V Monday for tor that putS pUI pOS OS The Tho rate rute ot of year 13 mill miH was va again made the bats basIs for forthe or orthe i the and I Iy had the tho loll left the tho council 1 hands before It the ot of the tho mayor There was one vote vole to the tax wits b by mack Mr Hall hail op opposed 1 posed the tho measure utter Vainly en enden den to dekat two ot of the clauses The ot of these vaI the Item of at 13 ot of tt n mill To purchase water nn he land upon which such Buch streams tream are nrc l rl and nn to construct water works ani to water for and other Water purposes The Tho other Item op kt posed by Ir r Hall was ot of a null mill to construct and repair anti and OUT OF ORDER In explaining his halt that all for water fot 01 In the bonda voted yesterday and therefore 1 a tux tax In that direction was Unnecessary In his mo to 10 out he be was supported by Murdock and Cow Cowburn burn the only other members of the minority present As the clause respectIng sewer and drain was declared by the chair chIllI to be strIctly In with the In lat the tho motion to strike out was waB declared to 10 be out o of order On the tho final vote of at the Murdock and Cowburn vet vot voted ed with the majorIty leaving Mr 11 Hall alone In op THE TUE LEVY t The Tho levy provides 5 mills to defray I contingent expenses expense 4 23 mills to open anti improve and 3 mills mili fOr Or the Iho payment o of Interest on bonds bends series 5 6 and J water vater bond A and D and sewer f bonds of a mill for water aM ot of ota V a until mill for sever antI drains and one I third ot of a mill 1111 to maintain a pUblic I libraty arid room mom