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Show , Cost Of Collecting Tones In Duchesne County Told A record tax bill of $472,066.54-has $472,066.54-has been charged for collection in Duchesne County for 1955. Leland Wright, county treasurer, has been charged with the collection of this total tax, which is computed against a $8,105,879.00 assessed evaluation, exclusive of rolling stock of car companies and bus lines. In a tax report to the Utah State Tax Commission, the following apportionment ap-portionment of this total tab bill has been listed by Porter L. Mer-rell, Mer-rell, county auditor, as: State and state schools. $37,162.18; county general, $33,930.69; county indigent, indi-gent, hospital, poor and indigent, $6,866.92;, county roads, $16,-157.47; $16,-157.47; county schools, $283,-967.53;. $283,-967.53;. state bounty, $5,335.35; predatory animal control', $1 486.43; tubercular and Bangs disease di-sease control, $801.21; livestock inspection, in-spection, $3,366.02; county exposi- f-tion or exhibits, $1,211.81;. cities and towns, $51,889.61; agricultural aid, $6462.99; noxious weed control, con-trol, $6,462.99; Colorado River Development, De-velopment, $807.87; interest and sinking, $16,157.47. Comparative amount charged for collection to the treasurer in 1954 was $315,201.17, and $408,708.52 in 1953. The 1954 taxes were computed com-puted against a total assessed valuation val-uation of $8,144,969.00 and the 1953 figure was $8,609,037.00. The taxpayers have until noon on Nov. 30 to pay the 1955 taxes without penalty, Mr. Wright said. |