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Show Utah County To . Gut School Tax Provo, Juno C. The county commissioners com-missioners called th.9 school boards of tho Alpine and Nebo districts together to-gether today for tho purpose of going go-ing over tho tax situation in Utah county and if posslblo to get tho school boards to Join with them in a general reduction of taxes." Chairman Jumcs H . Gardner told the school board that delegation after delegation delega-tion of faraors havo waited on tho commissioners in an effort to get the taxes reduced on account of the serious condition brought about by th frosts. Commissioner J. F. llrlnghurst Joined Mr. Gardner in 'making this statement and representatives rep-resentatives of tho farmers of Provo, bench supported tho commissioners statements. A report on the two school districts dis-tricts showed that last year tho Alpine Al-pine district received $147,000 for tho schools for tho "season of 1915-10. Tho Nobu district received $1C3,000 last year. According to estimates tho Alplno district will bo ablo to raise under tho present tax system $151,709, but It arrangements can bo mndo tho school board of that district dis-trict will ask for' $187,220 to tako caro of tho overdraft and operating expenses, Tho cstlmato In tho Kobo district will glvo that district $1C2,-591.45, $1C2,-591.45, and tho members of' that district dis-trict are asking for the additional $40,000 which will mako a total amount for that district, Including, all expenses of 1205,000. Soveral Bchool board members discussed dis-cussed their bI&o of tho tax problem and stated that thoy did not bellovo the tnxos could bo reduced In tholr branches. Thoy Informed tho commissioners com-missioners that tho teachers contracts con-tracts were already signed for this year. . Tho commissioners aro considering J making a public statement showing the amount of monoys receive for taxos,- tho amounts lovled by tho county coun-ty commissioners nnd tho amounts lovled by tho school boards and tho city officials. |