The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-11
To Create Enough Revenue,
Taxes Should Be Reduced in
Proportion to Increase of
the Assessable Property,
FLAYS PRESENT SYSTEM
AS OBSOLETE AND USELESS
Eight Recommendations Made
to Governor Spry in Biennial
Report of the State Board
Would Change Things,
VALUATION RUNS HIGH

ID ECouMEN total reconstruct
n zion Of the laws governing tax
utton In Utah and urEinE n Eru-
rrHt reduction OF the tnx levy Co cor
respond 90 the greatly increased vaiua-
ton. the state board Of equalization
ni~d ST. hi~unfuI report with Cover
nor William Spry yesterday afternoon.
EiEht sweeping recommendations.
which n followed. would completely
TEN. are made. These are based on the
findings 81 the board 90 the effect that
th~ system IN vogue g. nntiquatcd and
inadequate 20 the modern ronuncrciaF
md economic conditions.
with "a total of sfSs25a 2ss valuation.
which is an increase ~ more than $50
10000 over that OF ten wears ago. and
s1A00L207 over that OF 1909. the state
of Utah ir fast forging to The front. and
wIII soon lake SIS place with the most
advanced states ~ tho Union. declare
the makers or the report.
fn the face Of this progress the board
feels that ~ would greatly Improve thu
status Or The state and materially en-
levy ia reduced in proportion TO tho fn-
crease. Co the minimum rate necessary
Tor revenue and 90 this end recon-
mcnds early legislation.
To ~ absolutely Imperative. saws the
refort; that TIC revenue Laws of the
.,-.l... -, 1890 pr not totally recon
nomlc conditions = urges TIRE apuoint-
mont OF taNutirn commission hv tho
coming legislature 60 bring about thio
confirmation.
Dtztrfhution Unequal.
Particularly should the laws govern
inr che taxation q public utilities be
CHANGED az once. saws the board. Tn
frc collection and distribution OF thip
Eforr Injustice fs done 90 the entire
state. Eccausc of Tho am1seiuV OF pub
tno distribution DE- ahsurdiv unequal
some count getting too much. others
not enough end one county none of the
tax thus derived.
A7 possible remedy FOR this evil
Tho board calls attention to plans adont-
ed by California and Kansas bv which
-.e sources or state and county rove
nue. arc made separate. the tax from
The public utilities guing entirely TO
tro state, -and the counties I'm lieu or
ICY snare. being frced from an burden
state government. II recommends that
4 commission be appointed by the Leg
plan With n view Or adopting % in Utah
IN found applicable.
Injury 90 state.
IT nder the head 81 "ruiformitv 81
NaIuatione.' the boar makes uurucr-
Gus suggestions and criticisms There
rffnn Tn fno arfou- counties Wide
dircrerancioe are noted These wori, :
claimed and should BE- rectified n once
- blame can DO attached 90 the various
county assessors. saws the board in
nTrnuCn ne each county has a right To-
look ont Tor Itself first This evu ie
1e fwo-hiadod sword that cuts bofb
ways. 30 ir said Tho general ~ &C.
tenn Ia lrtcrfered with and accurate 80
inmates ~ total valuation are ura~ff--
nlIv Impossible. Individual counties ana
nc state as n whole suffer thereby.
Laws more definitely governing The
assess --lont against the net proceeds 81
mines 1rc imperative Tt o. not poeef
bic under the present laws 20 thor
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