Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-29
TWO MILLS ADDED
TO CITY TAX RATE
cltv Council, Even at That VIII
Find Demands Exceed
Revenues.
HALT IS CALLED BY HALL
u,.o Attempt Is Made to Rush mat
Ter through, Councilman nan
calls for Information.

.vosen mllls"-such was the TAX
asreed upon by the city council
-snrsday night; and 1t was Freely
'",o.sed that despite this Increase
49,, mills over the levy of last
w. and the greatly Increased valua-
~ property, the city Will be-
len n It confines itself strictly with
mo budget. more than 100000 be-
~ ~, W. at the end Of the year. In other
n,d the levy OF 10 mills VIII ralso
psenS9ximately SS76.69O whereas the
a,sStmated expenses for 1910 above
ns,snues will he SSg7.S3S. and by
me ,s.tons made by Councilmen More
snd Mulvey last night. the city
Wn ne man $4,000 behind at the
canning Of the present year
,',evnected was the increased tax
ia, councilman Hall wanted in
,.,nstlon Immediately and to satisfy
~, counrlIman Moreton explained
~, n various additional allowances mad
we, nes sranted 20 the city departments
"a ,er improvements. The city audi
-. s"' vas allowed SOS more this year
W., last. the fire department was
.arsn "a 900 above its regular appro-
AVIATION for hose: the sealer OF
rsirhts and measures S125 more INC
80 and water commissioner S11Sl
more police and prison dephrtment
sss granted S1.922 more the new
,.,onobile being responsible; the
eyi diyislon Of the city court was
s .,ysn 1870 additional for another
ss,,,t the city cemetery $3.50 adj
S,.ionai and the watorworks depart
.,s,, FOR new projects $1,000 In adj
alton 10 the amount Of Its appropria-
ton last year.
WHERE BIG ITEMS ARE.
Thus the total additional allowance
N municipal departments this yeai
i tqlS20 above that OF 1903. The
he items came however In the al
loVances for improvements and gem
.ral expenses The board of estimates
mi anportionments had allowed $l41,-
ssT % additional for improvements
sna MAYOR Rransford said that most
~ mis- sum was for the lowering OF
water mains on Ninth East and on
Aher newly paved streets. an item
which was not taken into Considera-
lion when the city's proportion OF
thsss extensions was first estimated.
On account OF the new dredge for
,Ae Jordan river IL was necessary 10
allow the general expense account
$4,000 additional this year. This
made the grand total Of additional al
lowances this year over last s212,-
0tI20
The tax levy will he divided as fol-
lows. Contingent expenses, 2-3
mills streets and sidewalks mills;
interest On bonds and sinking fund.
N mills water supply. 2ii mills;
sever and drains. Y mill; library
II mill
The estimated expenses for the year
were given as s1.585.550; the revenues
a is377ts which left balance to |
b raised by taxation OF SS9IS3S.
SUES TRoBLEs AHEAD.
Realizing the Quandary i'm which the |
council had placed itself on account |
q various appropriations. Councilman |
Femstrom said I'VE haven't got two |
bits 10 appropriate for extra expenses |
outside Of the budget. when we |
bile he promised faithfully that ne |
would not ask FOR an additional al
lowance on that account Now he has
done H. II ! were mayor and had
chief of police Ike that / would soon
get one that would be fair"
councilman Hall felt very keenly |
mat his investiGa ton Of the new levy |
was unwelcomo and therefore said
ieelingly.
This council is sometimes called a
aenoeratlve body but II ought to be
eaHed rush body. / belong to sew
eral committees that n harmless and
,ahnot spend any money and yet II
! seek Information on how the money
y being sent | am clearly shown that
.hs members Of this council think I
sh taxing W unnec essaTy time This
= one reason why favor the commits
aoh pan OF municipal government for
,,' a man can tell what he is doing.
nSli me time ] am unable TO tell the
.ssuIs OF tho measures we mass they
~ 50 rushed over the heads Of n
wv OF us that are on only the HARM
less committees
councilman Hodgson said that thou
,,asn~ OF dollars were being spent by
Wy, council IN lowering streets UNI
.'.essarily. and wanted to know why
sueet had 10 be lowered when il
srs paved. The Erade" was the only
a'sSer he received.
me roll call bowed the following
NJ Davis Fernstrom. Hollev.
Mason Lees. Lyme. Mckinney
ps,Ss'oh' MulveN O'DonneIL ReedaiI
vo,l. nays Hall Absent and not
nan v, resident Ferry and Council