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Show UTAH PH253 ASSOC, p 0 COX CITY 1327 01110 XJ. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Plans Completed For Sagebrush Club Outing FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1976 Utahns Paid $890 Million in Various Taxes Service Area Proposal Okayed by County Leaders The Utah Taxpayers Association again has prepared and distributed its annual tax summary, a pocket-size- d thumnail sketch of how each of the states taxes affect Utah taxpayers. The UTA booklet shows that Beehive State residents pay approximately $890 million in various taxes of one sort or another, and this does not include such fees and charges as $11.5 million in liquor profits, and other state taxes such as drivers education, fish and game licenses, and special agricultural fees. The booklet briefly describes the major taxes collected in the state, how they are assessed, the exemptions, rates, statutory references, and the actual money all the way from the yields in studded tire collected $15,163 tax, to the $208,132,000 in total twenty-tw- o C. B. Smurthwaite, President S. Cliff Cockayne exceptionally fine speaker. . Assisting with tickets and promotion is Representative Harold Newman and Vice President Zina McDonald, who report ticket sales have been very good. President Smurthwaite said Club activities The outing begins at 6:30 P.M., have been geared for a Democratic at the New Hugh Bringhurst ' in 1976. Field at the Utah State Fair Victory Mr. Cockayne has arranged for a Grounds. drawing for $500.00 in cash, and a John F. Kennedy Rocking Chair. Chairman Cockayne said the Key Demonote .speaker will be Utah Program and other activities are crat National Committeeman Daryl planned. Hot Dogs 25 cents, and McCarty, long active in Democratic cold drinks 15 cents. Tickets $1.00 Party Affairs, he said the Sage- contribution. President Smurthwaite urges all brush Club welcomes the opporto attend, and. bring Democrats we for to our Keynoter, tunity hear families. an as are aware of his talent your readiness for the Annual Summer Outing of the Democratic Sagebrush Club, Saturday August 7. Announced Chairman C.S. Cliff" Cockayne and C. B. Smurthwaite, Club President. AU is in 1 property taxes. Also described is the new state income tax law passed by the last Legislature. The change cuts all rates by lkh. Numerous exemp- tions are also listed. Jack Olson, Executive Vice President of UTA said that the publication is the best ready reference to all state taxes now in print. Legal Dispute Settled - City Begins Work City crews began repairing the fire hydrants on Salt Lake Countys East Bench this week, after a deadlock was broken as a result of Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure's intervention in. the long legal dis-- s pute. McClure directed the County Attorney to give the hydrants top prioity because he was tired of the continual debating between the City and County Attorney's offices. The dispute began in 1973 when the City wanted the County to pay for the fost of repairing hydrants. Salt Lake City had purchased the water system just as the County was going before the Public Service Commission to obtain an order forcing the then private owners of the Water System . to obey the County Ordinance requiring privately owned water systems to maintain their fire hydrants. The Citys offer to repair the hydrants if the County would pay the cost, at the request of the County Attorney, went directly from the Fire Chief to the Attorney's Office without ever going before the Commission. Consequently, it was a long time efore the Commission was aware of the magnitude of the deadlock. The final decision on who will be responsible for the hydrants will be determined by the Courts. Meanwhile the hydrants are being repaired and the County will continue to keep extra pumper trucks in the area until the hydrants are performing properly. . City Not School District Liable For Flood Control The Board of Education was told this week the city, and not the Salt Lake City School District, was to take flood control measures on the 11th Avenue Park Site, and is liable for problems after a recent storm. Staff Advisers told the board, although the district owns the property, an agreement ; between the district and the city directs the city to take steps to prevent flood damage and take away drainage. While the city is building a park, the district plans to build an elementary school on part of the site. .The ground has been graded, but grass and shrubbery have not been planted. During heavy rains recently, water and gravel were washed away, eroding the park and school locations, damaging property and tion of such occurence and indemnifies the board from liability in connection with site development e and improvements by the city. Mr. Child said the city has not fulfilled the contract because it has not advertised for bids or awarded contracts to complete improvements by the Nov. first target off-sit- date. With the exLting conditions, the cannot be built, so the district may wish to construct the sidewalks, gutters and drainage facilities needed, then file suit against the city to recover these costs and damages. Child wrote: school Board President, John Crawford, said the city should not be threatened with a suit at this time, but should be advised of the contract provisions yet unfulfilled. He said any district work on the site would have to come later. A board member, Mrs. June Chapman, questioned the need for the survey, wondering if the results would be as informative as the panel wished. She urged implementation of some fundamental programs this fall, without the survey angering homeowners below. At a citizens meeting one woman said This is definitely an emergency. Its terrifying. The water was waves coming down in four-foover the gutter, throwing rocks, and could kill a child. In a memorandum directed to the board, Carl R. Child, assistant for building resources, said the agreement with the city calls for preven results. ot Because Salt lake City, South Salt Lake County commissioners voted two to one this week to Salt Lake, West and South Jordan, comply with a Utah Supreme Court Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Alta order by creating two special serv- and Sandy aren't in the district and ice areas. their residents wont be taxed for Backed by Commissioners Ralph the services, names from those Y. McClure and Pete Kutulas on communities wouldnt count on peadvice from their legal staff, the titions. action seemingly ends Commissioner William Dunn said double taxation of residents in the It's not an act of irresponsibility to valleys nine cities and towns for vote no. If we fall in line like county planning and zoning, sanita- soldiers our voice wouldnt be tion and street lighting. heard, he reasoned. But opponents, who dominated a Commissioner Kutulas asked, public hearing this week, have would he be willing to accept the promised legal action in court or publics wrath if services were through petitions signed by voters discontinued? The trio speaks for the public as or property owners to block the measure that will hit them with a county commissioners, contended combination of increased property Mr. Dunn. But he promised to fall in line if out voted. taxes and service fees. McClure said a Commissioner Kutulas said My Commissioner priority topic must be how to vote is aye, Im not willing to go finance those services. to jail for contempt of court. One service area would be used The. opponents have 30 days to 40 either to finance sanitation get petitions representing probably areas of the unincorporated percnt through a combination of service registered voters or' owners of 40 fees and higher taxes, Mr. Van Dam said, explaining the plan. percent of its taxable worth. Mr. Van Dam said as an examThe county would be forced to find another way to finance the ple, householders might be billed services or stop' providing them to for their garbage collection while the unincorporated areas County property taxes support the landfill where garbage is buried. Attorney Paul Van Dam said. so-call- ed . F. TODAYS EDITORIAL Qualified Pat On Back Egypt and Israel, suspiciously fearfully but not exactly reluctantly, have taken one more small step back away from war. So far, so good, and although it is the journalistic fashion to look at the agreement with a jaundiced eye and to minimize the achievement of Henry Kissinger in that matter, it would be well to take guarded heart for a change and it wont hurt either to give the Secretary of State a qualified pat on the back. He is not quite the hero of history that President Ford would like to make him out and what he has accomplished is hardly as durable as the pyramids but if there was anybody else around to do what Kissinger has done, he has not come forward. deceit involved which made After the high-level Vietnam such a bitter fiasco, Americans, both civilians and officials, are understandably wary about commitments abroad that could draw us into another bog of military quicksand. But having said that, it is nonsense to equate the projected assignment of 100 to 200 American technicians to the Sinai to help oversee the keeping of the peace, with our entrapment in Southeast Asia. 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