The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-16
A Discussion Of the Problem
of Taxation.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES.
Plans for Advertising the City Sub.
mitted-Just TaxstiOn-New
MemDers-Etc.

| Ell b. Kelsey reported the result OF nj!
investigation as printing committee OF
bylaws. It was decided that 500 copies
of the same be printed by the Tribune
their bid having been the lowest-$1.5 81
per page. Colonel 7. P. Murray the1
read the following report of the commit,
tee on advertising:
To the President and Members of the Sal
Lake Real Estate Union:
Your committee, appointed at 6
meeting of this Union, held Decembel
of advertising Salt Lake City, bsg to
| submit the following report:
Your committee respectfully recon-
mends the publication of pamphlet
for distribution, showing Salt Lake
City's advantages as railroad, mining
and agricultural center, and in view OF
the above-named advantages having
already been literally advertised, we
would recommend that special mention
be made of the advantages of Salt Lake
City as sanitary and health
, resort. We would also recommend
some system of advertising through
the local newspapers, provided salts
factory arrangements can be made,
whereby extra copies of such papers
can be seemed for distribution in the
east. Your committee realizes the ad-
vantage of news paper advertising, and
recommend this means of advertising
as soon as the Union is in a financial
condition to do so. Your committee
do not feel that they are in a position
TO report at this meeting as to the
amount of adYer tising to be ordered,
as that largely depends upon the re-
sources of the Union. We would also
recommend that subscription be
opened, and that all classes OF business
men be invited to join US in
advertising as heretofore recon-
mend d. We would also recon-
mend that the advertising be of gen.
eral nature so that individuals. firms
and the different branches of business
may be benefited alike.
On motion, the committee was con-
tinued for one week and instructed to
estimate the probable cost of publish
ing from 10000 to $4,000 pamphlets and
report at the next meeting
F. NJ. Bishop read report of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
Yves terfeld-Glasmann controversy. IL
was claimed by the committee that they
had made a thorough examination of
the subject, but as the transaction took
place before the organization had been
rnnsEeeSe1, an thois oEiaiUu they had no
Jurisdiction in the matter. Committee
discharged.
The chairman suggested as topic Of
discussion for the evenir e the snt iect
of taxation as met with in eVeryd Y real
estate business, there being many con
troVersies as to the time at which
property must be held in order to COM
pei parties to pay the taxes. The ques-
ton was discussed as follows:
t. A, Wickersham-As l understand
it, the party owning property on Jauu-
airy 1st must pay the taxes, according
to the law.
Chairman-It might De advisable to
adopt the California system-divide the
taxes accord to the fraction of year
the property is held.
Eli B. Kelsey-I have had some ex-
perience in this matter and think we
will be unable to make an ag cement OF
that kind. l have case in mind which
l might cite in which an agreement was
made between the purchaser and seller.
A warranty deed was given and when
the taxes were due the buyer was mott
fed, but responded by saying that he
held warranty deed which released
him from any responsibility in the
matter.
l.. P. Kelsey-Attorney differ as to
the legal time when real estate owners
are responsible, some holding that
parties owning property January LIST
are bound to pay the taxes, while
others contend the date to be October
31st or June 1st. This is an important
question and should be settled.
L. z. hurry recounted his experience
and said in some places it was neces
sary to furnish tax receipt and an
order from the sheriff stating that there
were no judgments or liens against the
property.
S. B. Westerfiel d-As 1 understand
it, the last session of the Legislature
made taxes on personal property lien
on the taxpayers real estate. This
will result in serious complications
next year as it will be almost impossi-
BILE at Gel tain times to secure abstracts.
This matter should be attended, to and |
if necessary presented to the next ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Remarks to the same effect were |
made by Messrs. Lynch, L. P. Kelsey |
and others.
On motion l.. P. Kelsey was ap |
pointed committee to receive written |
opinions from prominent attorneys on |
the subject.
The names of Messrs. Corker and |
Lynch were proposed as members. and |
IN investigation committee appointed |
After considerable miscellaneous dis |
cussion of minor matters the union ad- |
ourned for one week. the special object |
Of the meeting being the discussion OF |
The advertising question.
Two thousand yards of smilay has |
Reading, roses, home grown and from
California, Dutch hyacinths, tulip and |
,rocus bulbs, lily of the valley pips,
Roman hyacinths. and large assort- |
nent Of plants.
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and Pleasant Valley, Order now from |