Show New Figures Show Inequality of o Taxes 1 In III a communication received from fr Jl one oie of the lie man many citizens who I believes with The rite Examiner that equalization ec is the first r t require requirement requirement ment of Og eu additional figures fig res showing in convincing manner j the inequality of the present system s of taxation arc given Riven The figures themselves tell the story of ut injustice worked upon a 1 the small taxpayer er They hc reveal recal the necessity I essil for a complete ad adjustment at and make further comment ut almost unnecessary But we reproduce in in full fu the letter which presents them To Po the thc Examiner Editor Den Dear Sir Seeing g that the problem 1 f of the day in ill our City is the thc question as us n to 10 which is the better hetter plan for wiping out our indebtedness and Il regulate the future maintenance of the City Cit Funds I take the liberty of writing writ ug The suggestive answers given in your om columns are arc typical of I the class elm of the parties s The rl e majority maintain maint tin the proposition of i i Ii f raising the taxes now levied leie in preference to the thc increase of City I Licenses seeing that the License Incense plan pia touches business houses only ft l and if you ou u scrutinize i e these answers CIS one thread rota be he easily traced trace J through each and Hull all it is is expressed d definitely ill in the old saying sa jug J I the view ie point of or each one on rests l upon l Whose ox is gored j 1 Personally we are tire not against ng liu l the thc levying of taxes t fixes provided ft that the Ilic persons now living shall thus tIUS pay a the indebtedness created I and md leave enn no indebtedness n to he be paid by the citizens of time Also we would call attention to present conditions in our taxing b bf 88 system ri f tem if jf the honorable hOllor gentlemen g who have the power at the present i i time rote viz iz the lIw County Board Hoard of Equalization J q will kindly kind nully y act a t ac ne according net t cording to our Statute Laws and 1 in 11 all nl justice and nul equity fix the I I amount to tobe be levied in equal cc ratio r as to property properly values rabies a much larger rl amount nt will trill he be received without any Rn additional rating being fixed 1 1 seeing in g that the present system s 1 places p 1 a Cs too loo ugh high a proportion upon I j the citizens owning the least enst property and an holding the th least wealth I ll while the citizens possessing the thee greatest amount of wealth and I t J property properly arc are taxed at the thc lowest ratio Can Cnn the Board of oC Equalization t lion tion explain the anomaly of action Say SH Why W y is this thus Permit me now JIm to 10 call rall attention to a few fw facts farts and figures fi rs which 4 t may mn aid our fellow citizens in understanding those these thins things thi gs in a n sane 1 and common common sense manner manner The tax lists of the County Count show at ata 31 t L a glance the wrong worked on our the Die mass Hlass of or the fhe people It will be I J found in looking the system ss em therein used ed very nr carefully over o t that I r there Ire are at tt least four foul different rates rIdes or classes under which prop property proper I 1 erty er is assessed viz R Residence cc Business Corporation and Farm ij properly property and these arc nrc also subdivided as nR to value and etc 1 Ii Let us liS now take each eRch in its order quoting pivoting the valuation and I i tax rate placed upon each Residence Resi ence Property Prop values under assessed at 70 per cent Residence Property valued from 1000 1001 to 2000 assessed at 60 GO per cent Residence nc Property valued front from 2000 to assessed n at 50 per pcr cent Residence Property Properly valued from front assessed at 40 per cent Residence l Property ort valued from and more assessed al It 25 2 v to 1030 30 ao 4 Business property between een d St on Wash Ave 23 2 per cent Business property between Wall Wash a h Ave e on 2 th h St Sf 30 per cent Business property between Grant Wash r Ave Avo on St S1 30 per per cent i Business property outlying 35 per cent t Concerns worth over 20 O per cent Large Corporations R IL R It etc 15 to 20 per pel cent It Farms l valued at 12 1200 00 per acre acts 80 so per pel cent l l Farms valued at nt to r ri 10 to 35 lG per Pct cent i The rhe above abon figures are arc taken from the books hooks of County I and can enn be he examined at any mr time during office hours We Ye ask any an anand and every fair minded man 1181 who has the welfare of our ur citizens citizen at Ht heart can cnn we e blame b the majority of our people for kicking against I increased taxation when there th re is such unjust proportionate rating i existing in ill Weber County Why Yh do the members of the thc Board of Equalization discriminate so unjustly l against the people who ho have haye havethe havethe the least cast wealth w with which to pay tar lr the tax and alloy llo the minority who possess the greatest wealth and are u thus well able nhe to pay pa an I equalized rating to further increase their wealth at the expense of their poorer brethren by bj only pa 1 paying ing one fourth of their valuation If you ou examine exa 1 ain c the thc lists of tax payers IHl it will be he found foun that those who arc are boosting for a beautiful Ogden and increased in ex cx expenditure I iture of City Funds pay pa as their proportion of or taxation about one fourth of the assessed or sworn worn valuation of them their property 1 while the great burden e of taxation is placed place upon the class alas s who arc are l least able ahe to pay though equally as good citizens I nr and entitled to toas tons as ns much consideration consi as m the boosters who derive cr e all the thc 1 benefit while paying the smallest proportion for them t Taxpayers ax P ayes of Y ber c County when hc in mass meeting assembled c demand d i l equalization of tax rating without w thou discrimination or class j privileges pr to any and there will bo belittle little i cause en use for increased tax l j I rates rales 1 i 1 Let het your roue om motto be In all things n equity equal equa rights right rna T to all nIl alland alland C and special privileges to none v It IF haS b be CU W t loll 11 II summarized dAnd And what more is required h t ol of thee but bat b lt to tod do justly d and au to 10 love to 11 c mercy met mere c y and to walk hum l Ii t I with thy th God 1 This rillS is i the lint aim nUll and goal of all 1111 Law w u I |