Show Mayor 1 Hunter Expresses Views On Amendments D By Mayor Charles R R. R Hunter 1 FELLOW CITIZENS AND TAX TAX- PA PAYERS PAVERS YERa OF CEDAR CITY I Since I as your public servant am charged with the responsibility I of conducting the affairs of the city in In your our Interest and to give you the best possible government with that revenues made available I have felt that It was Incumbent I upon me to Investigate the proposed proposed pro pro- prof posed Constitutional No 5 S and to determine what effect It may have ha If it approved by the I people at the coming November i election and If it enacted Into law upon the kind of service which Ishall I Ishall I Ishall shall be able to give you upon the finances of our local I government and upon the general welfare of our people I On this subject subjects I am Indebted to the Committee of Nine and to the I Public Officials' Officials Educational Committee Com COm- for the following revealing facts 1 There may be bo an annual loss lossIn lossIn lossin In revenues to us as follows To our City to our county to our schools a total loss to us of 11 If It we are are re obliged to sustain these I losses lasses we may do one ono of the following fol fol- lowing three things fah a Lower the efficiency and reduce the services cervices In our county city and school governments unless un un- less leas and until of 01 course we shall Ii be able to make up these losses by some other method not yet deter deter- mined i fb b We can the levy on all aU our taxable property which levies would be Increased some soma something omI I thing like the following For city purposes 3 8 3 mills milU For Far county purposes p 23 29 mills Increase For school purposes 39 mills In in in- crease creaso A total of lU mills mUla In In- In crease c We can make up this loss loos by having our assessor tax lax our pro pro property party perty at full value as required by bythe bythe bythe the Const instead of taxing g it as at present at from CO 60 to 60 CO percent of Its ita real value So when we vote on Amendment No 5 we are virtually deciding the following questions 1 Do we desire to have the same kind of service In our city county and end schools or I 2 Are we willing to accept without without without with with- out complaint less leas service In our city county and schools made necessary necessary necessary ne ne- by the loss of revenues amounting to or 3 Do we Vo-e feel confident that we 1 can get that same money from some other sources without disturbing disturbing dis dis- our economic welfare 4 Are we willing to reduce the amount of taxable property properly in our community with the understanding understands understand understand- ing tag that the remaining property will have to be taxed at a higher I I rate stet 5 II Will we support our C county I assessor If it t he taxes our property at full fuU value as required by the Constitution In order order to make up for these losses lasses or 8 6 Are we satisfied with the present pre I j sent ent assessed valuation and the present levy and the present kind I I of service we are receiving in our j j city county and school governments govern govern- ments meats I I 7 Do we realize that we can proceed pro pro- I coed to make savings and economies economies econ econ- in the conduct of our city I county and school affairs without I II changing or tampering with the I I State Constitution i These are the qu questions embodied ed ad in Amendment No 5 II which we I t your public servants submit to you for your careful study and consideration consideration consid consid- before you go to the polls polla on an November 3rd to indicate by your vote whether you think InI in I view of these facts facto that the proposal pro- pro I I embodied in Amendment No 15 5 will promote the interests of this community or ar whether it t may add nothing to the solution of our tax problem but may only be five of all aU good ends It is 11 significant that the Committee Committee Com Com- of Nine even after two years investigation has haa not seen fit to recommend this exemption Also that platforms of both political po po- parties are silent Ilent on this thU question On account of the reaching far-reaching Impotence of this question I urge you OU when you go into the booth on November 3rd that test you look look I Ifor for Amendment No 5 S on the bat bal lot and vo vote on this proposal bal I |