Show TO THINK 0 T IX RULIA G provo maor mawr attacks ne ew tax ti PROVO fear that a state su areme court ruling will leave cities with special improvement districts hoi hol ling the sack in fn event of sale tor for taxes of any property within those di tricas was voiced late wed by mayor A 0 smoot at a meeting in the city and co irav bu iding of city and county officials inith C clarence the state tax commiss ion mayor smoot declared the court ruling which repudiates any pre claim on property it if it is sold for taxes would seriously impair the method of or financing by special ira im pro provement blonds now used by cit les N it if all claims against property are repudiated when it goes to tax deed mayor smoot said what is to pre vent a property owner from letting his proper be sold for taxes and buying it back from the county for the purpose of ridding himself of any mortgages or obligation 9 I 1 understand a special improvement obligation on property placed there by the city Is repudiated along with other claims if the property is sold tor for delinquent taxes mayor smoot said cities then must have the capital necessary to buy property in such cases or they will be left holding the sack with the special im for provement pro tax on their hands in stead of the property owners s cities close lo 10 their bonded debt limit wll wil be to do this mayor smoot declared and as a con sequence this method of financing city improvements will either be closed or limited to them credit 0 of cities will alo aloo be im paired mayor smoot asserted asier asserted ted cred its will not purchase special im proven rt bonds knowing that they tasty may be repudiated if the property ii Is sold for taxes he charged the amendment regarding payment of delinquent taxes passed by tb th last legislature was explained to the group by mr of 10 taxes delina ien in the state 1 is chir ge gel I 1 to utah county he said in arg ing officials to encourage payment of delinquent taxes under the plat provided in the amendment before january 1 1936 salt lake telegram nov 28 |