Show r Commissioner Bulloch Discusses Tax T ax Increases Before Cedar Elks v Jn In n a a. talk task before the Elks lodge lode at Its 1 last t. t regular m meeting County j toner Bloner Warren Bulloch gave ta a most interesting picture or ot tax levies and property valuations In Iron County towing comparisons of at theses values I and levies from fron 1916 to 1934 the per tent of or valuations against various i types of ot property I Mr Bulloch showed that the total I I t assessed valuation In Iron County In 1916 was that It grew to 1 In 1929 1029 and thru the fl dropped back to In 1934 The tux tax I levy against this valuation to a 0 Cedar City property owner was mil mills In InI I 1916 mills In I 1929 and mills in 1934 In 1916 the levy was divided as fol fo follows tol- tol lows Jaws State 44 mills county 41 mills county schools 55 mills Cedar City JO G 6 mills total mills In 1929 It I 1 If I was SI State tr 72 mills county 88 mills I f county schools mills Cedar City Cly mills total mills The 1934 1934 i levy was State mills county 74 mills roms county schools mills Cedar City mills total mills I In Parowan the levy in 1916 was wasI I no mills making a total of or mills I I In 1929 It was mills bringing the I total to mills and in 1934 it was 40 mills for a total of at mills The total valuation In Cedar I City dropped from In 1929 to 10 In 1934 while wh the levy In in- increased in increased I creased from 42 0 mills In 1929 to mills in 1934 I A comparison of oC the way the taxes were charged during those years shows the following 1916 State 1916 State District and high school county roads cities clUes bounty total 1929 State 1929 State district and high highl school l county roads road cities dUes bounty total I 1934 State State district and high school M-hoo county roads j i 17 cities bounty 1234 total t The percentage of the valuation In j 1934 was as follows follows City and nd town torn lots 65 5 per I cent I Improved farm lands per cent I Other real estate per cent All AIl Livestock 39 per cent Merchandise trade fixtures machinery ma roa- machinery i chinery tools motor vehicles household house house- h house 1 use use-I hold furnishings and all other personal personal person person- person I al property other than livestock 35 35 per cent i 1 Public Utilities per cent I i Thus real estate and improvements I thereon including city property represents represents re- re re 1 I presents per cent of ot the total i assessed valuation while personal property property pro pro- perty including all livestock mer mer- automobile farm tarm equipment household furnishings etc represents represents represents' 1 only 74 per pcr cent and Public Utilities represents per cent of ot the total I property outside th the The total tal levy Jevy for the year ear 1934 on on property within the corporate Ilmi limits s sot of ot Cedar City was mills divided amon the several taxing units Inter Interested ested as follows State and State mills mills mills- 1 per cent I County Schools mills per cent I County go government 64 mills mills 13 1351 1 per cent Cedar City government mills mills t I per cent I The bonded debt of or Iron county has been decrease e from tin inn 1925 to In 1934 of this In Indebtedness In in- indebtedness will be paid off ort in 1935 i and there In over In the sinkIng sinkIng sink sink- Ing fund 1 In 1920 the county voted an and issued in 6 per cent rood road and and hospital hospi tal bonds which sold at 96 per cen cent bringing On these bonds the county will pay back in principal prin prin- principal cipal In Interest and as banks bank's collection charge on principle principle principle prin prin- ciple and Interest A total of or or nearly 2 for 1 received |