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Show , IBL ASSESSMENTS J M 100 HIGH . Irtmrll I.Mcm to Rej)ort 'of Special I fomniHtre ami Calls Mnss Meeting I Consider II. I to City Council held n session .-jiardW n'S1'1 t,iat lasted Into Sun. Ijj; morning. Among tho business Hnnsactcd were the following: I rte propo-Uion of giving a write. (; to the local paper for Its Clulstnins Bunion wai i of cried to tliu committee H,a printing. The mattir of a flume over tho llitcb near Washburn Vnrnoy's homo lili refined to tho committee on frett with power to nqt. I Ames .i- taff olTored to sell tho (,!f a rlj t or way In tho crook north of the Salt Lake .Routo depot. The Htcaael! ole d to visit the tract beoio luting H Dr, Kelly recommended that J.tl UiafS In the city he muzzled. Tho IlKunl of Iralth will take the mnttcr HJip with the county to have tho county Hpai mi ordinance on tho mntter. I A motion was psscd to eiect a Htoacrcto crossing ncros3 Main Street lit the foot of Church Street provld. Bins tho property owners will pny half tie expen e. I Thomas Obboino of tho flro depart. sent asked tho Council to levy u spec. Ilil 2 mill tax to raise funds to buy Hm auto engine and truck for tho do. Hprtmcnt's use. Tho Council decided it bad no power to grant tho request. I Several requests for wnter trnns. Iters were icferrcd to the commltteo Ion vutcr. I The principal business of tho meet. Ilagnas tho repot t of tho special com. Inlttco of W. II. Chlpmnu and Geo. f. Shelley, who after vlsltlng-all tho Itcctions In the county, talking with many pcoplo and deputy assessors, I came to the conclusion thnt American Fork was assessed at a higher rate Hthsn any other part of tho county. "They reported thnt l.clil was assessed fl;t 80 per cent, Plcnsnnt Grove nt 7C lttB Ir cent, while this city was 100 per IbHtgnt, and tho only other towns that WJ approached us wits Provp nnd Pnyson. '"They did not complain that American Fork was too high, as' they did that I tho other towns were too low. A J"Bb3E3 meeting to consider tho report I in been called for Tuesday, Dec. G, 4 in the City Hull. |