Show GLASGOW AND TAXES A statement bus baa been going the rounds rounda of the press and has been given credence by several utah papers that owing to the success tt ending ownership ownen bip of railways and other proportion properties in glaso gow gom scotland the people ol of that olty were relieved of all taxation for this year the publicity which has baa been given to this thia erroneous statement ot of finances finan cea has baa impelled the town clerk of that place to make a request of the american press pree to correct the error he so sya ya be is ie directed by bj the lord jord provost of glasgow to say eay that the claim of alleged relief from taxes in that place has ba no foundation in fact and that while municipal administration of street railways railway ao ant of kao gas water and electric lighting service vi cebas bbb been eminently there is no probability of the he city becoming exempt from taxation I 1 probably did not occur to those pap a which accepted as aa true th the 0 asper tion about municipal administration in certain enterprises reaching the result claimed that to raise raibe the revenue necessary neo euary these enterprises must be made bur themselves heme elvee As ae a matter ol of fact the municipal administration of those properties iea in glasgow an ai shown by the abe lord provost 19 report which was given attention in the NEWS at the time it was made in july last has ban no effect upon general municipal taxation it Is Is IB directed wholly to improving the service fier vlee in the enterprise handled bandied and to lessening the cost coat of the convenience to the public such an ae reducing street oar car fares water goo gai anil and electric light rates etc which ban bae been done to a marked extent the reduction in street car fares having been fifty per cent in some rome places while the service was waa improved but the abolition of regular municipal taxation was not aimed at nor has baa there been any gravitation I 1 li that direction |