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Show RAISE AVOIDED IN S. L. TAX RATE SALT LAKE, Aug 1 2 The total; City tu rate this year will not exceed ! that ol lyi This was assured this morning when a committee representing represent-ing the board of education met with the county commission and agreed to a reduction of .4 of a mill In the rate previously proposed by the ilt Be hOO district The city school rate will be 8.1 mills this year as airulnst g t last j ea r it was originally declared b school board officials that a rate of 8.6 would again be necessary this year In order I to raise sufficient revenue to meet the budget for the school year 1!2-1923 Had not the board ol education agreed to the reduction, the total rate this ear would have been 31.6 mills, .4 of a mill higher than the total lew of last car The levy will now be the same. If the city prevails In Its petition peti-tion to the supreme court to compel the county officials to levy a rate of 11.4 mills for city purposes Jt the city los s In Its contention It Is probable prob-able that the total rate will be less than that of 1 ;i2 1 |