The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-13
New Figures Show
Inequality Of Taxes

In of citizens who
believes with The Examiner that equalization the require
of Ogden additional showing convincing manner
the inequality of the present system given
The figures themselves tell the of upon
the small They the necessity complete
and make further But
reproduce in full the letter which presents them:
To the Examiner Editor Sr-Seeng that problem
OF the day our City the question which the plan
for Indebtedness regulate
of the City Funds. take The liberty OF writing
The suggestive answers given columns typical of
the class of the parties The majort! the proposition
the levied preference City
Licenses seeing that the License plan touches business
and seutnize these thread may easily
through each and ALL expressed definitely the old saying
the point of each upon Whose gorcd
Personally not the cvying provided
that the persons living shall thus The Indebtedness
Indebtedness to be paid by the citizens of future time
Also would call present
tenn If the honorable gentlemen who have the the
time viz the County Board Equalization kindly
cordng to Statute Laws and all equity
amount to be levied equal ratio
will be rating being fixed
that the system places high proportion upon
the citizens owning the least property holding wealth
while the citizens possessing the
property are taxed at the lowest ratio Can the Board Equaza
ton explain the anomaly of such actionT Say why this
Permit call attention figures which
aid fellow citizens in understanding things sane
and The of County show at
glance the wrong worked the of the people
found IN looking the system therein used carefully
ery assessed viz: Residence Business Corporation
property and these also subdivded
Let us take each in order quoting
fax rate placed upon each:
under assessed al 10 nor cont
Residence Property valued $4,000 assessed at 60 per cent
Residence Property valued from $4,000
Residence Property valued $4,000
Residence Property valued from $4,000
Business property between 23rd % per cent
BUSINESS property between Wall Wash per
Business property between Grant Wash per cent
Business property outlying ............ 35 per cent
Concerns worth $0000000 .......... 20 per cent
Large Corporations r r. ....... 10 70 90 per cent
Farms valued al $l2 90 per acre ..... 50 nor cont
Farms valued at 500 90 100000 10 TO 35 pcr cent
The above figures Weber County
and can be examined during hours We ask anv
ana every ar minded who has the welfare citizens at
hear can we blame the majority of people kicking against
taxation when there such proporonate
s'ng III weber County, Why do the Board of
Equalization discriminate unusty against people who have
the least wealth with which the allow the minority
VINO possess the greatest wealth. and thus well pay
azed rating to further their the cxpense of
e poorer orethen py only fourth
Ii you examine the lists Of payers will found that
those who boosting for beautiful and increased
pendture of City Funds proportion taxation abo
one fourth of the assessed of their
while the great burden of taxation who are
least able to though equally entitled
DIS much consideration the boosters the benefit
while paying the smallest proportion for them
taxpayers of Weber County meeting assembled
demand equalization of tax rating or class
privileges TO and there will be little cause for increased fax
rates
Let your motto be In all things equity eoua rights o all
and special privileges to none
1t has been we'll And what more rcourod
" ne put to do Justly and and o walk bnmhv
win 'hy GodF This is the ann and goal o all Law