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Show The Midva le (Utah) Sentin el FRIDAY, DECEMB ER 26, 1947 \ Article Points Out Pive Ways to Low-Cost Housi ng A five-point plan which, its au- or is convinced , "will take us t of our housing doldrums. " is ' ~ffered by John T Flynn in The Reader's Digest for January. Today's high cost of smallhouse, building- a 110 per cent · crease since 1939-is largely attributable to labor, materials men, subcontra ctors and the government, Flynn contends. Labor has pushed wages too high, deliberate ly reduced efficiency by banning labor-savi ng tools and materials, and refused to use prefabrica ted rts. Collusion among materials m n has resulted in identical bids, Boom or Page Three "even to the fifth decimal point,'l on supplies. Subcontra ctors have joined with materials men in practicing colusion and have followed labor in ''ganging up" against modern, prefabrica ted parts. Government taxes-25 cents on a onedollar pine board, $1,250 on a $5,000 house-ha ve contribute d hugely to housing's high cost. The first point in Flynn's lowcost housing plan concerns labor. Building worlrers, having "a definite interest in providing homes for those in their . own income class,'' should abandon slowdown tactics and adopt modern production methods on dwelling units costing $6,000 or less. If power saws, paint sprays, pre-sawn lumber and prefabrica ted parts are permitted everywher e, "at least ' MIDVALE CITY CORPORA TION TENTATI VE BUDGET 1948 Depression~ Figu~e it out for Yourself GOOD OMENS BAD OMENS l .. Employme nt at all-time high. More than 60,000,000 Americans working for "pay or profit." l<'ully 1,000,000 women have gone back to jobs since Jan. 1-many to help husbands "make ends meet." Skilled wo1·kers still scarce. 2 ..Income payments to individual s more than double prewar in first half although purchasing power of dollar sadly shrunk. 3.. First half retail sales (in dollars) 2% times as large as in 1939. Unit sales drag. 4 .. No signs of decline in demand for "durables" (hard goods) such as motor vehicles, refrigera· tors, railroad equipment and machinery , although machinery orders have been slipping. 6.. Record-br eaking agricultur al income has made farmers rich. Tota' estimated assets of $100,· 000,000,000 four times prewar. 6.. Expoxts zoomed to annual rate of $18,000,000,000 -six times 1939-but overseas dollar supply is drying up fast and June exports fell off 15 per cent. Import controls already imiJosed by Mexico, Argentina , Brazil and India. Most countries awaiting U. S. loans. Exports crumbled in 1921 :for lack of foreign cash. '] •. Retail stores have started cautious rebuilding of stocks but policy of purchasing agents is mainly hand-to-m outh or 60 days. 8 ..Production per factory employe rising gradually in most industries. !) ..Volume of necessitou s repair work-resi dential and non-resid ential-has expanded substantia lly, calling for use of more materials. !..Broaden ing of inflation spiraf, checked temporarily, restarted by steel-coal settlement and virtual certainty of higher costs, higher prices, for most consumers ' goods. 2.. Administr ation's program to "stop Russia" in western Europe, Asia, Africa, threatens U. S. with impoveris hment if carried through. 3.. Congress extended governme nt controls over exports and imports. This included petroleum . Exports to Russia will continue. 4 .. Savings by individual s fell in first quarter to lowest level since 1940. Cash and deposits dropped $1,800,000,000 but holdings of U. S. bonds rose $1,900,000,000. This was caution signal. 5 .. Manufactu rers' inventorie s of finished goods of numerous types increased somewhat alarmingl y in the first half. 6.. Residentia l, business and industrial constructi on has fallen far below expectatio ns because of fantastic costs. 7.. Some commoditi es slipping as pipelines fill. Despite sheet dearth all steel companies have surpluses of some products. Hardest hit are rubber and copper. In Akron there is considerab le unemployme nt. 8.. Production of non-durab les, particular ly textiles, dropped slowly but steadily throughou t first half. 9..High prices, fear of future, have led many families to defer buying. Revenues : County Taxes--B ased upon levy of 17.0 mills on a valuation of $4,081,077.00 ... $ 69,378.00 2,775.00 Less: Provision s for uncollect ables of 4% taxes t delinquen and ons Add: Redempti $ 66,603.00 1,000.00 NET TOTAL OF TAX REVENU ES ......................... .. $ 67,603.00 . ...................$ 21,000.00 ..... ............ Water Rents ... . . .. . Water Meter Intsallatio ll. Receipts .................................... ... 12,000.00 4,000.00 General Licenses ............ . . •.. .... . .. ---· -- .......................... 400.00 ...... .......... . .................................... Dog Licenses ----- --·-1,000.00 . . ................ Fines and Forfeitur es ..... . . ..... ........ . 900.00 ... . .............. Services Building and Property Rentals and 3,000.00 ............ . ........... Cemetery Fund Re-imbur sement ..... 500.00 ~....... ...... Interest and nts Special Improvem ents Assessme 3,990.00 Allotmen t from State Road Commiss ion 5,224.00 Allotmen t from State Liquor Commiss ion (Public Safety) , Reprinted from Motor Magazine $300 can be saved out of the 1 The fourth and fifth points urge 1 conditions of such reimburse ment. $1,900 labor cost in a $6,000 house. a reimburse ment of federal taxes Of the $1,250 of taxes in a $5,000 As his second point, Flynn pro- to home owners and specify the house, about $800 is the federal poses that the Attorney General • ~ '1f;.., '11\-" ,....,.. ,.~ JV"-1• JWs ,. ~ shall immediate ly serve notice that all collusive pracices _to li~it productio n and hold up pnces w11l 1 be prosecute d. Another $300 or TAILO R $400 can thus be saved, the author believes. Third, "proper induceme nts" should be offered city building departme nts to allow cost-savin g innovatio ns now frowned on by labor and the building industry. City codes should be redrawn, Phone Mid. 109NR where necessary , t o liberalize building permit policies. I FRED RASMUSSEN will be glad to measu re you for a new made-to-order SU IT TOTAL REVENU ES ......................................................... $119,617.00 Budget Appropri ations: Expenses -Adminis trative and General ......... $20,985.00 Water Departme nt ................................. 18,925.00 Electric Light Fund ............................ 6,050.00 Streets, Sidewalk s and Public Property ......................... . 18,965.00 Public Safety and Judicial ............. 16,580.00 $ 81,505.00 ................. ................................... 12,090.00 Bonds and Interest Capital Outlay ........... ..... .. ............................. . ... .................. 26,022-00 TOTAL APPROPR IATIONS ...... -· .... .. ........................... $119,617.00 The above tentative budget will be on file at the office of the City Recorder until Decembe r 31, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon for public inspection . Notice is hereby given, that a public hearing on the above budget will be held at the office of the City Recorder, in the city; hall, Midvale City, Utah, at 12 o'clock noon, on Wednesd ay, December 31, 1947, at which time any taxpayer may apppear to protest same. LAWREN CE A. MINEER, City Recorder. Pub. Dec. 19-26 governme nt's share, FlynR states. Half of this share should be reimbursed to the first owner of the house, the refund to apply only on low-cost housing ($1,500 per room). Locat ed at 116 Pione er St. 0 • ' ~- ForJ-traineJ Mechanics know your Ford best. They're Ford-trai ned to make your Ford factory-fi t. '~~Western men •...-.-----. is a vital factor in continuing are planned by Ford engineers to give J.our Ford better and quicker service at a greater saving to you. i i .. is designed to give your Ford a thor· ough check-up. Saves you a lot of worry, time and money. ' 0 are precision built to fit your Ford-giv e you better, longer service. Usteo to the Ford Theater on N. B. 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