Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-07-28 | Page 1 | Inner Circle Makes Its Final Threat

x INNER CIRCLE MAKES ITS FINAL THREAT T L 1 The inner inne circle of the American party parly called its little board of estimate and apportionment ap lp- lp 1 together yesterday and told the tite members to arrive at a conclusion whereby whereby where where- I Ib b by it is decided that if the tile bonds Ire are not Hot voted Wednesday the tite city ity council will be forced to raise the tax tux levy front from thirteen nl mills to seventeen mills in iii Salt Lake City Without any figures es upon which to base lilSe this calculation the time board l decided that unless unless un un- less the time city ity gets bonds the tax levy ley will go to seventeen mills After the thc American members mem bers hels had decided upon this they called culled Councilman Fernstrom of the tile minority into time the meeting und and told 1011 him him what would have to 10 happen Jell Time The minority ty leader wanted to know where th tin the fig fig- figures filliP came from to s serve r ras as a basis bisi for the tile calculation and rUll no one had the l figures mrs o Ordinarily r h before fixing the tax lax levy lev the council must know the needs neels of the adm ad- ad Tn m tJ t loll inn 11 0 t fl fI ef n Mm n mini r r r for the ensuing year but the hoard board carried out ont the time the tile tax levy would be bel o l I levy IT T it would have the lime IGER GER BY SAYING THAT TE E MILLS rILLS Th The council dare not raise A raise raIse in In the thc tax taxes s when a ared C Cled red led proper propel in best political ciro cir cir- r n o defy def public s sentiment by in increasing ino in- in o creasing time the taxpayers taxpayers' burden even if tile the city doesn doesn't t g get gel t. t t time the hOl bonds ds ITCH WJ IT 11 I nrc DOES NOT Nor NEI NEED D AND WHICH ITCH WILL BE WASTED v IF GRANTED loii Don't Dont t be he alarmed at the time threat Tt is iSa a pol political ical ruse to force votes for the time bond hond issue Tile The American party wants to carry enry tile the county oun y this fall faH and the managers ts t's are ae not going to confess to the time people that the already high lax tax rate is iH in insufficient to run the administration They ar are aie not going to admit their extravagant tastes oc c c c