Show OFFICIALS FAVOR UNIFORM SYSTEM Officers Representing Nine Counties Discuss Equalization Equalization Equalization Plans TO BENEFIT CONDITIONS CONDITION Heart to Heart Talk Results Results-in in Better Understanding of Basis of Taxation Thirty county officials representing 1 nine counties gathered yesterday at atthe atthe atthe the council chamber In Itt the City and Count County building and discussed ed various phases of or the assessment ment of state and county taxes accounting and Thc meeting which was provided for forby forby forby by a law passed b by the last legislature was called at the of the state board hoard of equalization and wa was waa for the purpose of arriving arr at a a uniform system of oC equalization equalisation and accounting accounting- throughout through out the state The nine counties counties' represented represented rep rep- resented were Beaver Iron Juab Millard Mil Mil- lard Salt Lake Tooele Utah Wasatch ratch and Washington Officials of or other counties will gather Kather for tor sImilar for similar meetIngs meetIngs meetings meet- meet Ings to he held in different cities in inthe tho the state The meeting yesterday esterday was wa was guided guided In its deliberations by State State- Auditor J. J D D. D J J. J G. G McAllister and George A. A.- Black of oC the state board of ot equalization tion addressed the officials among whom were county auditors assessors assessors and treasurers on subjects subjects' haying to todo todo todo do with the st states state's tes te's tax b business Mr 11 McAllister spoke on the tue a assessment assess sess- sess ment of ot livestock explaining tho the methods methods meth moth ode usually followed and urged that the tho officials of each county agree upon a a. general system which would obviate many misunderstandings and some Borne confusion con con- fusion resulting from tho the differences of opinion now governing county cers I D Decries III Politic Mr Ir Black discussed general assessment assessment assess assess- ment expressing regret t that in somo some cOlin counties ties politics had a deteriorating upon the char character of the men selected for these important positions Uniform assessment ald said Mr Black la is of or great Importance to the state and tho the various counties and should be ar arrIved arrived arrived ar- ar rived at h by a harmony of ot accounting And tax rn R n n boot About Tax Levies Lev After ih h i Importance of the meeting was vas Impressed upon the attendant officers officers cers eels b by these speakers Mr Jewkes began besan besan be- be san gan a quiz of the officers upon their individual experiences and practices practices' In collecting the tax levies and recording them on the county books In the course of Mr Ir Jewkes' Jewkes demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- on the the- need of ot a a. more thorough thorough thor thor- ough understanding of the ta tax laws laws it developed that in the majority of ot the counties of nf the tho state the tho auditors followed fol tel lowed their own ideas of or what tho Various various various va va- rious state te statutes governing taxes meant resulting in discrepancies in accounting accounting ac ac- ac- ac counting which aro are bound to result In either the taxpayer paying more than he should or the state losing some somo of its due A misunderstanding arose over whether a count county must sell Bell property on which tax Is delinquent four years ears or whether the county count can continue assessing the property in the hope that its owners will redeem It It It was contended contended contended con con- tended b by somo sorno of the county officials that they had found it to the best Interests in interests interests In- In of t the state to continue continuo assessing assessing assess assess- ing Ins delinquent property even after arter tho the four years ears when tho th property might be besold besold besold sold have expired a as ar they reported thC tho they had frequently been able ablo to collect taxes delinquent for from five to ten years through h the property suddenly evincing e some improved value alne which In Induced Induced induced In- In the owners to redeem their land Jand landby landby b by paying the bock back taxes under agreement agree agree- ment with the count county commissioners After much consideration it was tO found that the law governing this point was obscure and it was decided to ask the attorney general for an nn opinion on the tho question A brief brier session bession was held in the education education education edu edu- cation rooms last Jast night The Tho me meeting adjourned earl early to resume at 9 o'clock this morning In the city council cham chain bers hors |