Show EXPLAINS TAX LEVY INCREASE EASE County C 0 u n t y Commissioner Child Shows Demand for Funds New and increased demands for funds from many sources include the school the thc state roo road 1 commission the new I II fund and others I are arc responsible forthe forthe for forthe the increase in th the tho- 1923 tax bevy forI I accordIng to Joh John M I Child chair chair- chairman chairman man of the tho board of Weber county chair I commissioners I Commissioner CHILDS CHILD'S ST 1 I Issued a Statement n Kl-n f n I yesterday forth the reasons for the Increase showing where the and T n nr r t- t mw addItional rev rev- rey revenue will go He lie said The tax levy In Weber this year county including Ogden hu has been Increased from 30 mills 33 34 mills to The big percentage e or of this ad- ad lanco ad-lanco anco anca of ot 3 34 mills is due to te a 0 greater demend from the tho schools and roads The schools of ot Ogden City Cily asked for a total re re which called for 10 3 mills or an Increase of ot 1 3 nhill mills over last year and has last year the schools received recel ed a 9 mill tax tox This comes conies from a ill constant constant facilities effort at better school fa- fa fa a In response to a II community demand and a greatly Increased School schoot attendance Then the State Slate road commission ordered Weber county 34 to provide a fund of ot 34 H- H for the viaduct In addition to the fund funds required tor lor the tho ho maintenance of state roads In Inthis this county At present we wo are meeting all nil the expense of ot keeping up and repairing the Hooper post post- road post road Ogden canyon road even through Beaver Cache county ane tho rout road through Weber canyon calling for close eloe to 2 Ih a mill for this outlay alone The state tate has bas Increased Its levy y 3 of a CUT REDUCES Levy Ogden city reduced its levy from 9 6 mills to 9 mils rolls when the su premo COUI Coult t ordered the tho city to lo pUt on an additional tax for a guaran tee guarantee tuna fund on special Improvements which called for a II mill or a n total ot of 10 mills Ogden city would have had a a reduction had nad the tho su- su su supreme premo preme court mandate been avoided But Dut this all goes to increase the tax levy and as a 0 result Ogden Ogden city city has asked for tor 10 mills In the general leTo levy le To meet the tho requirements of the tho heavier requests from Irom the state road commission the county board has been compelled to increase the I tax for tor state slate roads from 15 mill to 1 04 mili mills the state has bas transferred to the county the full obligation Inspection of ot an agricultural tion The county is compelled by liw hw to make mako this Inspection Which Involve an estimated expendi expendi- expenditure ture turo of ot a little over or 1 I of a mill All these grO growing Ing demands ot of schools roads state city and coun coun- coun- coun ty county originate with the e er eer Ing log Ing calls from the tho people for ser ser- ser service vice Ico serIco ico and must be bo met WILY ln TA TAXES SC M My desire in making this state state- statement statement ment Is to make It clear to the tax tax- taxpayers tax taxpayers payers as to vi hy taxes have been Increased and to point out specifically co cally lIy the Increases 1 DEMAND lIA D MADE UI I Here lIero is one Instance In explanation LIon tion of ot why taxes a are e Increased It ii Itis Is a po positive demand flom the state tate road commission for a 0 large sum Under date of ot August e e requisitioned 34 your county for 34 as ax county's shale shalo of the cost of ot construction of ot 1 P r A P 31 Rh Ri vlad viaduct Tile The situation today Is that the plans arc are being reviewed by the bureau ande and we e expect approval a very short time Some minor changes appeared necessary two days ago and there are being corrected now The plans tor for the railroad ture structure which is to be built by the railroad at Its expense have been rev Ie ed by this the bureau ot of public roads at Ogden ana and are areno arenow no now In San tian for lor al aL ot of o the regional office When When these are approved and returned to the tho railroad they will Ill deliver signed agreements on the construction ot of their portion ot of o the structure ana ona anaI anaI I have been Informed that they a are e erondy ready rondy to proceed with construction at once As soon as the tho plans tor for the re- re remainder re remainder of ot the tho construction are arc ap- ap approved approved ap approved proved by the Ogden office we will advertise for tor construction of ot the Weber river bridge im by advertising ad tor for the fill portion of ot the work Wo Ve hope to ha havo hao 0 this project under contract within a very short time |