Show AT THE 1 COUNCIL financial matters still under consideration contrary to the city council at its meeting last night took no farther action on the financial question but adjourned until friday night when the matter will probably be decided and the ordinance levying alio tax for this year amended and made toady for passage it waa nearly 9 when president enstall called the council to order there were Council caen jones warner maguire carrop stone and atkin eon As chairman of the finance committee mr warnar hoped that the would bo exercised in this most important matter instead of presenting his resolution which provides for a reduction of the proposed levy from thirteen to seven and a liala mills on the bohor jones quoted como figures on tho financial condition of the city and made a short talk on the proper course to pursue durins the course of his remarks mr jones eald he wanted it understood that he was not tho father of alio thirteen mills ordinance but that on the contrary the measure came from the finance committee as a matter of consideration for other parties and not with the idea that it would be passed amendment continuing tho member from the second stated that another proposition biad presented itself to the mem bora oi tho finance committee being eliat of a reduction of the assessed valuation of city taxable property to about eight millions and an increase of the levy to about nine mill in this manner the city would receive more revenue and pay out less to outside people these changes must bocade by the county board of equalization consisting of the county court the mayor of ogden and one councilman jones then moved to lay the matter over until friday night president thought such a movement would be pernicious in the extreme the city bad repeatedly borrowed money upon an assessed valuation of over and to cut down alie valuation to would bo ruinous he was prepared to act at and offered an amendment that the matter of tax levy be taken up at once no second was heard and joneas motion to postpone the matter until friday night carried contractor wilkerson notified the council that no sewer and water connections were being made on twenty fifth street and he refused to bo head responsible for any repairs made after the paving of the street has been completed council adjourned at until friday night |