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Show I INQUIRES ABOUT I I SPECML TAXES : Ogden Resident Writes to Senator Jenson Concern ing Law on Taxation Tho Standard-Examiner is In receipt of the following communication: Hon. David Jenson. Senator, Salt Lake. City, Utah, Dear Sir: I am deeply Interested In a matter which should be of great and vital Interest to every citizen of the state, namely, special taxes, un-, der which comes, taxes for sidewalk-, taxes for curbing and guttering, taxes . for sewers, and taxes for paving of streets. Surelv the members of the leglsla-turo leglsla-turo have never given this matter any careful consideration or realize how unjust, unreasonable ami inequitable these special taxes are. There are no definite laws in the state In regard to tho collection of either general or spo-c-ial taxes if they are not voluntarily Can anv reasonable man claim that tho owner of property located a mile or more from a business center has the same benefit from what Is known . as public improvement as one -located i In the heart of the city'.' Take for instance. In our town, should a farm-er farm-er near the city limits pay the sams special tax per foot front f..i B Wi t aa the owner of tho Reed hotel or Bi lea building? Under our present laws lie does. Tho correction of such injustice is in tho power of the legislature. The special taxes for public improve-mcnt improve-mcnt averages about $2 pr front foot. This tax Is not a burdi D when property is worth $2000 or thereabouts, a front Toot, but is quite a different proposition where property is worth $5 or $10 per front foot. There are many families who undoubtedly Will lose their homes or other property, which represent the savings of a llfe-time, llfe-time, on account of the Injti itlce 6t the .special tax laws. "This Is a monster With SO fright-1 fui a mien, j As to be hated, needs to be seen." t j In such cases as the following, which you may find on record at the "Weber county court house. .u the taxes be collected and who shall tlvem? First A small house one mile east I of Washington avenue, corner lot 66 RM by 166 feet, worth about ?l;.oo, mort- ' gaged for 4250, delinquent taxes over H 4 Second A vacant lot on a point lc- A Iween Washington avenue and River-1 j dale road, value about $500, dclin- but nt taxes $2000. Third A certain i f of p:.ip-. J on the corner of Washington avenue ' and Twenty-first strei t has delinquent ' taxes amounting to 1 10,000. I can B i ' ..furnish many more cases similar to 1 the above. There arc upon the records in We-j We-j her county tax deeds for more than; $100,000 of delinquent taxes, about the H j' same amount of tax sales ami a far H larger amount of delinquent special taxes for public improvement, this BBH 1 amount accumulating every year These standing accounts pay no ex-J penscs. leaving the burden upon thoet H SSvho voluntarily pay their taxes. H If a mortgage is torecios ii upon H property where taxes are delinquent. BBBJ does the purchaser have to pay all I general and special taxes'1 j If a purchaser at a public sale :, , . . ; a taxtltle deed for general taxes, dot he have to pay off the mortgage, and all the special taxes? If he fails to i I pay off the mortgage, and all the spe-j clal taxes, what Is hi-, title? in what order do the several rights, ! titles, leans, or claims come, first, second, third, etc"? BBBBj If in elthcDef the uiov cuset Id brnuOrt.- ci ivhal I f j ' de lai on y vJ H Such Question": as these far H more Important than cigarettes, BBBBJ , H Yours truly, JA.MKS iVKnsn.V, ; ! f 1641 Wash Ave, Keb. 4. BBH oo |