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Show COUNTY RECEIVES LARGEST SINGLE TAXPAYMENT The Salt Lake County Treasurer today was handed the largest single property tax payment in the history his-tory of the slate. It amounted to $0,809,448 06. The record tax payment was made by the Utah Copper Division of Kennecott Copper Corporation. It was $106,887.21 higher than the record payment the Division made l.ist year. Last year's payment pay-ment was $9,702,560.85. This year's property tax payment pay-ment was handed to Salt Lake County Treasurer's Chief Deputy, Charles O. Bonner, by J. P. O'-! O'-! Keefe, Division Comptroller. It wai based on a total company property pro-perty valuation in Utah of $255,-453,576. $255,-453,576. This figure more than triples the $85,000,000 property valuation 12 years ago, officials pointed out. Actually, the Utah Division's total Utah tax payment, including franchise (corporate income) sales and severance tax will be $12,-295.742 $12,-295.742 this year. Largest share of the tax payment, pay-ment, some $6,946,968 will go to public schools, officials said. The principal reason for tho higher property tax, said company officials, is a higher over-all property pro-perty valuation. O |