Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-23
A PERTINENT GR0wL.
To the Edisr

To tho Ejisr
Lot us do little respectful, pertinent
growing through your paper, and II
the plsbisns OF this metropolitan CITY
do not feel thankful TO you Tot giving
publicity to our growl we will agree 70
stop further fault6uding.
The tax lsVies lot the current year
ore az follows Territorial, two mills;
territorial school, three mills; county,
three mills; county scnotli Two mills;
city, seven millt; city sohool, six mill
4 total Of eleven mills Tor schools acne.
Il will be- observed that the city school
tax 10 six mills, when ~ IL eEpfusa'y
pfovIded In tue city school Law, D G
lion lge, "thAt the tax for tue supper
and maintenance vi such schools thell
not exceed In any oue year four mllls
on the dollar" Therefore u not lhu
air mills lax n direct violation oi the
Iav2 What sense In tho Legislature
limiting the tax TO Jour mills u me
school boatd can at pleasure increase ~
toslx mills? Aud u 10 ak miils, eau
not they simplify the suh 70 AnJ nun.
Der OIL mlllh tuel NhNN-'t
legislative inhibition,Y
White On this subject 10y mo ihlse
the valve q lite higher. we orc ~,
Ing cur supofintrndent Of schools ~
200 psr year, and ~ IA unueis1eol ne
has bis montu's vacation Along Nl'n
Tho teachers and Iupiis. lsn't thls >
little "saliy," 10 ray the lrasi, e'peol.
ally IN Wow of the sXcesiivuly usht
timer Would not $1,000 Itaully com
mand Just NJ efficient service " We
place were OF entO cymreuiloh' nh0u'u
not supply Ani demand DO clhslI'os
In this A. 10 other dlftoilons, anu
haven't the taznaytfs - fight " cate
chise tax consumers anu manlpu-
latofs about all tuuh aud kinifod mat
touY such STRUCTURES anu qutfie. are,
10 our minds, very pertinent anu sea-
sonable, especially IN view OF the
lamsntable long lists Of tax Gales reeut'
ring from year 10 yeah whofoin thou-
sands Of homes ami holdings OF ihe
poor have been sacrificed. We nfe not
fevolutlonisle, hut thote who have bad
their homes sold over thsir hapless
heads feel such oppressive conditions
very kernly indeed.
Again, In not the eleven mill tax In
favor Of schools excessive aud oNofbi'
tant beyond oavil aud In direct viola
lion OF the fundamental law Of tht
government? And aH 10 the valuation
nut upon mcst OF the properties by tue
assessor, Almott everyone c0ncedci
that II IL entirely too high, and oonte'
quently 1t must be an unlawful assest'
mrnt.
A short time ago Prince Bismarck
In Apublic talk, II IN said, placed THIS
solemn Injunction upon the thouldeft
Of his countfymoni awe must sIaud
shoulder to shoulder against the dfonet
who govern Us, but who produces moth
inx but laws." We would suggsst that
the masses ttsnd shoulder to shoulder
against the oppfsssor, and never vote
10 put any man In Office who has, ~
precept or example, favored tbs
bhrdening OF the people with exhofoi'
liant Valuations and taxes, OF eKtrAvH'
canoe of any nature, or who has Jailed
~ I'M up his voice, loud ana persistent,
Ia favor OF the practice Of tho sirictesi
economy In all public concernment'
We would further suggest that The
oppressed promptly and unitedly AZ
peal to tho courts for the adjustment o
what are deemed 10 be lawless acts o
our servants as outlined above. Tn
cost would be nil TO n united peoplr
aud while we are flushing ever tbl
county furniture deal aud steal, lot VI
again suggest that the matter 81 an es
assessors alleged forty thousand dullal
income, as referred TO In the paper
some time ago, be locked into aud
made plain to the general public. Ant
didn't nm ef-oollsetor hold last " soint
thing over twenty thousand dollars Ia,
money tor long overdue tins alter h'
quit the officer Respectfully,
ANON.