Show Sales Tax I 1 i ke Approved If Mayors Make Petition The Sanpete County Commission met at their chambers on Tuesday March 6 and adopted a one half cent sales tax increase increaser r for the county county if it and when the commissioners receive a written written written writ writ- ten request from each incorporated community The commission commission commission commis commis- sion members A. A Engene Jensen Keith Hansen Hanson and Clifford Blackham were acting on a proposal made at a meeting on Feb 15 at which time mayors present made a request for the tax Mr Jensen emphasized that a written request must be received received re reo from each of the cities in the county to place the new three per cent rate into effect Money derived from the pro pro- posed tax would be returned to incorporated cities and towns proportionately Unincorporated money would go to Sanpete County The new sales tax rate would add another in hi revenue to the county in one year Total sales tax collected collected collected col col- col- col in Sanpete during 1961 was In other action by the commission commission commission com com- mission at their Tuesday session session session ses ses- sion bids were opened for a anew anew anew new patrol car for the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County's Sheriffs Sheriff's De De- Apparent low bidder bidder bidder bid bid- der was G. G W. W Ford Ford- Mercury in Gunnison who submitted submitted submitted sub sub- a low bid of plus a trade-in trade of the old patrol patrol patrol pa pa- vehicle |