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Show AMENDMENT BROT LEVY DOWN ONLY H IN SIX DISTRICTS M liisil All Otlters Have Increased W&zm Rate, Despite Raise jgi! By State mBm Onl) nl or the 40 chool district H in the statu huvo lowered theh local il nchool tax Hvioi luftlclontly to off- jB set the Incrt'aued levy made lirr state jH Bchoola under the authority ot a con- rH btllutlonal amendment voted for bf iH residents of tho stato at the general H election In 1920. A compilation made H by tho stato board of equalization H shown that In all districts excepting H Daggott, Rich, San Juan, Wayne, H South Sanpete and Logan City tho jH I taxpayers will bo called upon to pay a higher rata for maintenance oT schools than they paid last year. iH la was thought nt the time that jH the constitutional amendment was proposed contemplating that $25 he provided for every child of school jH ago In the state that tho local lc- rH vies would be cut proportionately, iH especially In those districts which jH would receive greater benefits from rH tho stato sclioof fund than wore H paid lu by tho taxpayora rostdlng H in the district. This amendment nee- M CBsltatcd that the stato levy be in- tM creased from 2.C mills to -1.7 mills. iH The proboblo reduction In local le- IH vies was used 'as oncot th6 atronrf- H cat arguments in favor ot the amend- IH inoni' Yet despfto the . decltnglng H costs of varlomt Items ..eatTlng into M tho upkeep of the. school most dla- H trlcts have provided for Increased M fiances. iH IncreuHCH Shown,. H DUtricta snowing an Increase aw H liawr,, 3.4S mllla. Box Elder. 1- H mills; Cache, -3 mills; Carbon, ,1; jH Davla, 1,1: Duchesne, 1.8; Kmery. M 2.1: Garfield. .1: Grand, 3.6: Iron, iJH 1.7; Juab. .0; Tlntlc. 2.7; Bane. 8.1: H Millard, 2.8: Morgan. 4.1; Piute, IH 3.1; Salt Lake City. 21 Granite. 3.4: JM I Jordan, 3; Murray City. 2.1; North iH i&inpeto. 2; Sevier, 1.1; North Sum- tH mlt. 2.1; South Summit, CO; Park H City, 1.8: Tooelo, .4; Uiuta, 4.1; Al- H iplne, .4: Nebo, 1.9: I'rovo, 2.1; Wa- iH I witch, 2.1; Washington. 2.1; Weber, IH .5.0G; Ogden City, ,C. iH J In the dlatrlcta where the levies jH have Imvii lowered tho decreases are U IWiune, 1; South Sanpete, 1.2; Lo- H gan, 1.0; Daggett, .'j; Rich, .4; and IH iJaun .0. jH 1 Fourteen of the counties lu tho M statu havu decreased their tax levlea, M while 11 report an increase. In this H icspect the local valuation drop i M held to bo partially reflponBlblo. De- H creases roported aro as follows: Box H elder, 1.3G; Cache, .0; Daggett, l.S: iH Davis, 1.1; Duchesne, 1; Emory, .. iH Garfield, : Kane, .2; Millard, .1; H Morgan, .2; Piute, .1; Rich, ; Se- H vler. 1.2, Tooele, .1; Uintah, 1.0; iH Washington, ; Wasatch. -; We- iH her, .r; CouutleH credited with n H decrease have levied the Bamo rata H yet they will conduct their affair jH on a lower revenue due to tho da- H cllne In valuation. H Increases are reported In tho fot- M lowing counties; Beaver. 1'94: Car- jjS bon, .8; Grand, .9: Iron, 2.891; EjH Jaub, .E; San Juan, .40P; Salt Lake jS .2; Sanpete, .2; Summit, .2; Utah, Igg 1 7; Wayne 1.3. 9K Munlcipjil Tii'xes Iu9 In municipalities somo cities show jH a large increase while others report JBSi decreases. Dccroases are reportel by M Beaver Clt. Brlgham City. Honey- JB vllle Town. Corinno CIO. Mendou, ED Providence, Hydo Park, Lewlstou, Helper, F'armington, Roosevelt. Cas- M I tie dalo, Cedar Clt, Parowan, Nephi, M iFIImoie, Meadow. Delta, Selplo. Mor- M gan, Montlcello. Blanding, Sandy, S I Suit Lako. Mantl, Joarph town, Koo- WK shaiem, Richfield. Grantrllle, Ver- IE iniul, Alpine. Maploton, Payeon. Sa- jB lem, Santaquin, Sprlngvlllo, Midway. H i Increases arc reported by Milford, m Mantua. Garland, Logan, Hyrum, tS Paradise, MIllvlllo. Nowton, Claries- H ton, Tromonton. Greon Rivor, Pan- U iniitch. Eureka. Mammoth, Oak City, HB - Mtdvale. Murray, Gunnison, May- H field, WaleB. Monroe,' Tooele,- Ooah- fl en, Lehl, Orem. H |