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Show COMPARISON OFTAX LEVIES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS With the exception df the levies In tho Alpine school district, levies In! Utah county this year show small reductions as a rule compared with the rates fixed for last year, accord. I lng U tho tabulations prepared by tho state board of equalization cov. erlng the taxation for tho past sovcr. al years. For gcnerul county purposes tho levy reached its highest point to date In 1921 at 6.15 mills and this! year has been cut to B.C3 mills. In' 1916 it was 2.95 mills but tho year, following was raised to 4.C mills. Tho succeeding year was marked by a further slight Increase to 4.55 mills and in 1919 and 1920 Increases wore made to 5.15 nnd 5.S5 mills renpoc. tlvcly. In tho Nobo school district tho lovy thl8 year remains unchanged but i till reflects n decrease of two-tenths ' of one mill from tho 1920 figure of 8.5 mills. In 1916 and 1917 the rate ' was 5.5 mills but tho year following It wus Increased to 7 mills nnd in 1919 was cut to 6.5 mills. I'roTo School Tax Unchanged In tho Provo city school district, tho lovy has remained at 10 mills for 1920, 1921 and 1922. It reached this point, howevor, by successive In. creases from 4.4 mills In 1918 to 5.5 1 mills In 1917, to 6.5 mills In 1918 1 and 7 mills in 11)19. The Alpine district school tax. reaches a high point this year at 12.5 mills. In 1916 the rate or 5.5 1 mills was deemed sufficient and the samo rate prevailed for 1917. In 1918, however. It was Increased to 7 mills and ngnln In 1919 an increase was mnde to 8 mills. A thrco mill Incrcnso wns made for 1920 but the resultant 11 mills levy wns cut tho following yonr to 9.3 mills. This would- mako the Incrcaso this year 3.2 mills or tho largest Incrcaso not. ecd during the last aovoral years. The following total lovies have prevailed In the school districts out. side ot cities and towns: 1916 1918 1920 1922 Nobo ... .13.85 16.25 19.35 21.02 Provo .... .11.75v 15.75 20.85 22.73 Alplno 12,85 16.25 ,21.85 25.23 Town Levies Given In tho various cities nnd towns tho following levies havo prevailed: Springvlllo 24.60 28.25 35.60 36.03 Span. Fork 22.35 28.25 35.85 37.03 Mnplcton . 16.85 20.25 23.35 24.03 Payson .. .24.05 28.35 34.85 35.53 Salom .. ......18.36 23.25 33.35 42.03 Santoquln ...26.10 33.25.41.35 33.03 Goshen . 16.85 20.25 23.35 41.03 Provo ... .20.05 24.25 33.35 35.23 Alplno 46.85 21.25 30.85 32.23 U-lil ..25.35 29.25 39.85 47.23 Am. Fork ..19.10 23.00 ,33.85 37.23 Pls'nt Grv. .19.35 26.25 34.86 38.23 Orom .... .. . 25.85 33.23 n |