Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-27
u,l,, il Ten Mills, Which is One
uil Higher Than That Of
Last Year
CAUSES MUCH DISCUSSION.
III, Wand Have Made 1t Nlneland
One. Eighth Mills hliscella'
ueous Matters.

-.. ctv council last night liked tpe
- ,,v law at 10 mills, one mill high
Wv man the levy of last year, This on
ossessed valuation Of $SS,elf'l0I
,s, e an Increase Of s2,oii,7S over
a.. yolpation OF the year previous, VIII
WV Wv. revenue to the amount of SSSlOOO,
sa,lent It is thought, to meet all ex-
.n,ss Tor the ensuing year. The levy
81, 0xed ON the following resolution
og.rei By Tuddenham'
resolution levying taxes upon all
~, rsal and personal property within
"a, Lake CITY, made taxable by law.
Ne resolved By the city council Of
st Lake CITY Utah
rbot for the purpose Of defraying the
,.eessaly and proper expenses Of SAT-
isKe Clty and maintaining the govern
Ssnl thereof there be, and there here
1g IA levied upon all the real and per-
.snaI property within said city, made
n,9Dle by law, for the fiscal year end
rr december 81, 1904, total tax OF ten
GN mills per each dollar assessed val
nation Of said property
sad tax is levied and is TO be raised
or the following purposes, and Is and
.bar be apportioned to such purposes
n tbs following manner;
ro dsfray contingent expenses, ~
mINs ON each dollars assessed yalua-
hon Of said property.
10 purchase water sources, streams
srd Ne land upon which such streams
,ra appropriated, and canals, and to
construct WaterWOrks and to supply
water for irrigation and other purposes,
IA mills on each dollars assessed vail
uaton Of said property.
To OPEN improve and repair streets
and sidewalks 3ia mills on each dollars
assessed valuation Of said property.
To maintain public library and free
readIngrOom, a mill on each dollars
assessed valuation Of said property
This resolution shall take effect upon
It's passage.
NATTER DISCUSSED.
Prior to fixing the levy there was
considerable discussion Of the PROPOSE
ton AT meeting Of the finance COM
mlttee, held just before the council
convened, Messrs. Young and Bateman
Of the library board objected TO the
proposition Of Auditor Felt TO reduce
The llbrarys apportlonment from 4 to
\ Of a mill The gentlemen commended
that nothing less than Y Of a mill
would be sufficient TO meet the eX-
penses Of the current year. The COM
mittee finally decided TO recommend
the amount asked for 1t also agreed
10 recommend that the sewers and
drains levy be made q instead OF u
Of a mill and that streets and side-
walks be made az Instead Of 2h mills
o. proposed by Mr.. Felt.
CHANGES MADE.
In the council meeting Wells moved
That + Of a mill be taken from sewers
md drains and added to streets and
sidewalks explaining that there is now
on hand IN the sewer fund $1,000. His
motion was amended by a. j. Davis.
who thought II would be better TO take
Of a mill from irrigation and water
supply to add 10 the streets and side
walks fund. The amendment by Davis
ranied and Wells then reput his former
motion which also carried In this way
irrigation was cut TO IA mills and sewer
md drains to \ mill. while streets and
Sidewalks was made 3h mills, The
amendment to take X OF a mill from
he sewers was vigorously opposed by
both Black and A. J. Davis,
BLACK AN ECONOMIST.
N the midst OF the discussion and
before the passage Of the resolution
stove given Black moved to amend
me Whole matter by making the levy
W mills, distributed as follows; Con-
urgent expense fund, AZ; irrigation
ana water supply IA; streets and side
Walks 2B; sewers and drains, q, and
upraIy a Of q mill. He produced ng-
ufes IN AN endeavor TO show that with
lne increased valuation of property this
Would yield large increases In all OF the
lmds with the exception OF the sewers
ana drains, which now has n balance
on hand Of 1928 IN the city ertasury.
day. ~ 4i'
A GALLERY PLAY.
Wells characterized Blacks amend