Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-25
on THE SCHOOL TAX.
The Seventh Ward will Oppose It
Position OF the Eleventh Ward.

= appointed Tor MessrS. j. II. MOyle,
: ]. W. Judd and W. VanCott, the
: committee selected at school
meeting, to report on the turning
, over Of school property 90 the city,
, and the collection Of special taxes
assessed last December. When the
meeting was opened, Judge Judd
stated that the committee had care
. fully considered the subject, and he
: had also consulted Mr.. Dickson,
ami they had arrived at the conclu
sion that the legislature had the
, right to direct the turning over of
the property, as they consid-
cred it was not taking it
from one body and giving it to
another, but wss merely placing
sch4l property under another man
agement. Mr.. AToyle did not entire
IN coincide with this view, rs he
thought it was taking the property
from one owner and comforting II on
another. Mr.. Dickson agreed with
Messrs. Judd and Van Cot, the ma
Jointly Of the ,nuree and this
. was their report As to the collec-
ton Of the special school tax, the
committee believed its collection
could been tireiy prevented. There
had teen an error IN the levy, which
Al ter than fn94
estimate OF the trustees. Thus mose
was called for than was legally au-
thoriEed. There was some discus
sion, which resulted in the adoption,
by majority vote Of the believing
| Resoir,gf by the resident citizens
and taxpayers OF the Seventh School
District Of salt lake County. Utah
I Territory.
First-That tine school trustees o.
said school district De, and they
are hereby authorized and directed TO
turn over TO the board OF education
Of Salt Lake City. in accordance with
I the directions contained in section ITO
I Of an act OF the Legislature, approved
, March Is, 1880, entitled, An act pro-
/ yiding for a uniform system Of FREQ
/ schools throughout the Territory"
the following described property to
( wit: A lot OF ground five rods front
I by ten rods deep, in lot I, block Al,
/ plat y, salt Lake City survey together
/ with all the school furniture and be-
I l0ngings OF said school district.
Sscond-Thai the tax levied by the
people 81 said school district, IN the
/ month 81 December, lssS for the pur-
| poses OF paying the debts and running
| expenses OF said school district for the
current scholastic year be and the
same is hereby Tescinded, and that Il
Is the sense u the taxpayers Of this
school district that they Will resist the
collection OF said lax.
Thlrd-That NJ. II. Walker, Boyd |
Park. b. G. Raybould. James Ander- |
son, David Mckenzie, Henry Diu- |
wOodey and K. X. Thomas are by this /
meeting authorized to act as a commit |
tee for the taxpayers In resisting the 1
collection Of the la..
The county buari Of equalization I
also had the school tax question be-
fore them, through the following. |
which was referred TO the county at
torney for his opinion:
To the Honorable County Court Of 1
Salt lake County, sitting - = board Of I
equalization:
The undersigned, for and in behalf |
Of the tax payers OF the Eleventh /
school district OF salt Lake county,
respectfully represent and show unto |
This honorable court, that IN the month |
Of December, ls>g, At regular school |
meeting in said district, IL was voted that I
4 special school tax Of l per cent. be |
levied upon the taxable property Of /
said district, IL having been esii mated |
that upon basis % the assessed valua !
ton 81 the taxable property Of sad dis /
tr.cf, Ia the year losg that such as /
sessment would raise sufficient funds I
and no more han sufficient 10 pay the ]
indebtedness % said district, amuunt- 1
ng TO -, go, hut your petitioners \
would respectfully call your attention /
tO the fact that the assessed valuation |
Of the taxed properly 81 said school |
distTic. FOR the year lisa, and that the /
yo;ed assessment u I per cent will /
raise Sl6i3i, an amount more than ]
three times too large TO pay the in I
dehteinsss Of said district; that Charles 1
II. Crow. EbencZeT y. CHILD and /
Henry Coulam, ihe trustees Of said |
district, on the lOth day Of July, 1890, !
issue the following notice and call:
NOTICE.
4 meeting o. the Taxpayers residing 10 the j
Eleventh school district i hereby called By 4
tie UudeEssEaJd trustees Of sad district. o. 1
he he "a ihe -rhou.hoEse saturday. July /
Ilih l-tI, A. - O'clock pm. for the puT.
pO-s OF petttUDiug the cruuiy court u -git I
salt Lake COuuiy, 10 reduce the special l
school tx levied In said district from per I
cent. u IuIhs, o. the per cent will pro 4
uuce about three tines the amount for the i
object FOX which the assessment va, made.
CHARLES II. CEOW.
EEEsEZEK y. CHILD.
HAIRY JOULAM,
salt Lake CITY, salt Lake County. Utah
Territory. July 10, ls90.
That said notice was duly posted rs
a. required by law, and that pursuant
10 said notice the taxpayers Of said
district convened AT the school house
IN said district NJ the time mentioned
in said notice; that james A. Lowe
was elected chairman and Alexander
McMastCT secretary Of the meeting.
aud that the following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the tax
p 'yers OF said district, in full con ven
Iion assembled;
Wher,at, in the month Of December. IsS9,
a. q special school meeting legally called by
the trustees % the Eleventh school District
uf SAT- l-ake County. u vas voted by the
. NpayeTs q said district at sad meeting
that = tlN % per cent be levied on all the
O. Nnbic property % said school district f,sr
tie purpose Of IguIdating the Indebtedness
o. sAla school district, aid assessment 10
D. based on the assessed value Of the prop
erty % said dIstrir-, as valued In Is~a Ly the /
assessor Of and county, A. provided By law,
ant,
TLersas. the assessor Of SAID county has,
Ter The year $50. assessed the taxable 1
property OF SAID district Al the sum OF i
81 So 400. being more than three times the
a--e-sct valuation % i-s4, and,
Whereas, a tax Of ] per cent thereon i
would raise the cum Of slo,isi, and,
~ ereas, the indebtedness Of said district |
r. only SsECi. and.
WhercaF. the collection Of SlG4at when /
only $50 = needed would work an un-
Dc cessary hardship ana lie an injustice TO
The taxpayers OF said district; now, there
y gcso1red. BY the taxpayers OF said district.
az a meeting duly called for thatuurpuse on i
the ism DAY q July. 1880. that the county 1
board Of equalization be requested TO re |
dUce the A. -ment Of the special school i
taN levied To l>.sO. on the property OF the l
eleventh school district Of four mills on 4
each dollar Of assessed valuation.
That the undersigned, your petition
eTs, by vote Of said taxpayers as
sembied, were appointed a committee
20 present this request 10 the county |
court o! said county, sitting rs a board /
Of equalization, and your petitioners 1
therein ask that the special school tax 1
assessment Of per cent levied upon 4
the taxable property Of said school /
district for the year 1890 be reduced |
to mills on each dollar OF assessed /
valuation, and your petitioners would \
ever pray.
FRANK Il. STEPHENS,
o. \. WooLLEY,
EBENEZEE y. CHILD,
F. A. MITCHELL,
W. p. LYNN.
An EXcurSionist's Dilemma.