The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
SALT LAKE TAX
LEVY IS FIXED
City Council Adopts Report of
Committee on Estimates
and appointments.
LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1910
WILL BE FIFTEEN MILLS
Only Dissenting Vote is Cast by
Councilman Hall; Council
is COmplimented.

The lax levy for Salt Lake City for
1910 will be Is mills, to be divided as
follows: Contingent expenses, 2-3 mills
streets and sidewalks. mills; interest
on bonds and sinking fund, q mills
water supply, q mills; sewers and drains,
4 mill, library, 1-3 mill. BY vote OF
twelve ayes TO one nay, the levy was
made by the city council THURSDAY night;
The only vote against the raise was thd'
cast by Councilman Hall.
When the report OF the committee on
estimates and apportionments was called
for by Acting President a. j. DnVis, re
corder RIves read tho resolution which
had been prepared by the committee, a
motion WAS made that the report DC
adopted. Mr. Hall wanted to know why
IL was that the committee had seen nj
TO raise the tax levy from ii to 10 mills.
Councilman j. B, Moreton proceeded To
enlshteu him. as well as other members
the committed The member from The
First read detailed report which was
closely followed by every MEMBER OF the
council. II was one of that kind OF re-
ports that left little argument against
IT, In brief. the report furnished by Mr
Morcton showed the following conditions
VI the finances of the city
Finances of City.
Budget January l, 1910, ex-
eIc. ,........,.,....... 27,o99 9s
81, 296, sos. 40
Departments asked
Increase. denied. SOC. 10000
Allowed -., 34,S10.00 81 $40 90
General expense fncrea scd ~ I0lI7.Sl
improvements increased -. 34.S6l. Al
Water mains ordered ..y..... lli,2tb.0l
creased .............. 2,31O.S5
Revenue estimate 500, 1875 % s1.5os, ,9s5, 81
Less taxes uncol-
Less water rates
uncolectible .. =. 45,20i.S5
s1.4eO73 5 Gl9, ,oaS.4 40
Revenue 10 be raised. .,.......s 500, 9620S
Tax levy of Is mills raise. SO, 7a73i
To be raised. ...-.........,..S 1d.2l4H
MIR. Fernstrom. who is a member Of
the committee on estimates and appor-
.tionments. announced that he would vote
for the increase in the levy, but he was
of the opinion that some OF the depart
ments OF the city government should cut
down their expenses He was OF the
opinion that the city should levy tax
OF 16 mills instead of Is mills. but be-
lieved that the expenses should be kept
down to the budget
MIR. Hall admitted that he had voted
for some appropriations that he had not
taken time to consider. and announced
that he was In favor OF change in the
form of the city government, by which
capable men would be paid a decent sal
AIRY and devote all OF their time TO tho
city business. eve come here and hurry
through our business, and at times some
OF us do not know just what we are vot-
ing Tor, because we do not have the
time TO investigate the matter" said he.
II feel that 1t is time to cali halt in
the spending of money unless VIC know
what we spending II for"
Mayor Bransford Talks.
This brought Mayor Bransford to his
feet. and for the few minutes that he
addressed the council he was listened to
with the closest attention. The mayor
stated that ne had asked and appealed
careful with their appropriations; that
he had Informed them Individually time
and time again that the city must keep
within the funds at Its disposal, and con-
graduated the council and the heads OF
the various departments upon the fact
that they had done so. He did not be-
leve that one dollar had been unneces
sarily spent in any department He
heaviest additional expense allowed TO
any department was to the waterworks
department, which amounted to Sl14, 220.
The mayor explained that this amount
Waternains on Third South from State
TO Tenth East. on Ninth East from South
Temple TO poipt below Eleventh South.
and on First avenue, and that this was
an expense that had not been provided
for in the estimates furnished by the
former city engineer to the council.
j., Councilman Hodgson announced that
he was In favor of the increased levy,
but felt that there was altogether too
much changing OF grades and cutting
down of streets.
Mr.. Moreton came forward with few
more figures, in which he clearly showed
the necessity OF the increase. When Mr..
Moreton had unburdened himself OF the
last bunch Of figures. everyone except Mr.,
Hall was quiet. and the only thing that
the member from the Fourth had TO say
was that he had not had time to con-
slider the matter.
The roll call showed the following ayes:
Davis. Fernstrom, Holley, Hodgson.
Lees. Lyme. Mckinney, Moreton. Muivey,
O.Donnell, Reedall. Reed; nays Hall.
Absent and not voting; President Ferry
and Councilman Wood.