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Show STATE EXPENDITURES MUST BECURTAILED Auditor Says Legislature's Appropriations Far Exceed Ex-ceed the Revenue HOW MONEY IS SPENT Recommendation Is Made That All Departments Be Asked to Economize Utah must econoro ze n the conduct of her government as to save $669 o81 48 during the coming year says State Au ditor Lincoln G Ke y In h s annual re port to the governor ssued yesterday because the last leg s atu e appropriated just that much more than there Is hope of the state co lecting from her sources of revenue State Aud tor Ke ly estimates the state s revenue for the period from November 30 191a the end of the f seal year unt 1 December ol 1916 at ?1 91o 2 o 28 The total of unexpended appropriations for that period is 5 584 806 6 Thus the ap propriations exceed the estimated reve liue by $669 oSl 48 The auditor believes that approximate y half of this excess need not be expended during the com ng year He urges that it be not and he further urges that every state department and institution pare ts expend tures to the core The condit on of the treasury in my opin on says the aud or s report to the governor will not warrant the granting of any deficits for the years 191o and 1916 and I would suggest that the various state departments and nstitutions aga n be - notified that def c ts cannot be allowed. a t Appropriations Large The auditor scores the legiature for I excess ve appropr ations in the revenue estimates made by the s department. Mr Kel y s report legislature as you (governor) paid no attention to the estl as made by this department ng the revenue to be rece ved r the years lBlo and 1916 and iccouuts for the fact that our priat ons greatly exceed the es I revenue. I am fearful this con wiH continue unt 1 we adopt s state some form of the lock t eystem so that the egis ature t appropriate more than the to timated revenue for the penod covered . will observe from the repo t the revenue from tbe arious s for the cred t of the general for the HscaJ year 1915 has In case equaled the estimates as for said year and in some cases exceeded the" estimates trictest economy must be prac In the state departments and Institutions In order that we ueef our obligations and neces expenditures from the revenue will come to the state for the : ending December 31 1916 ilment Necessary otal taxes collected by the state the fiscal year 1915 were $1,171 Mr Kelly estimates the net ta be received from taxation from .oL the last fiscal year November December 31 1918, at $1,336 812 83 uditoirs estimates of an the reve tbe credit of the states general r the coming period end ng De Slj 1916, are as follows frtro state officers, ?0 00 0 from iff forfeitures. $400 000 from Inter state funds, $0 000- from sale of I laws $250 from miscellaneous $000 from inheritance taxes additional fees from the secre state $100 000 This makes a to-543 to-543 2o0 The state had cash on ovember 30 191 to the amount of '3 In his biennial report the au stlmated the general fund s ap nent of the 1915 IS taxes at $1 from which Is deducted $141 3U.11 I on 1915 taxes during tbe last ar Thus the total estimated reve . ..w .v. the coming year is shown to be V U1 2& 28 As stated the unexpended I appropriations total 92 584,806 76 leaving Pt the s ate either with the problem of py scraping up $669 681.43 some time between rr now and next December or economizing , so rigidly that the money won t be spent W or owed. Y Where Money "Went The auditor's report is voluminous showing all tbe receipts for all funds and f purposes during the past fiscal year all disbursements for a corresponding period Items appropriated by the last legis ature r and moneys in all funds a During the last f seal year the s ate disbursed from the genera) fund $1 689 f 081 and the total general fund receipts m lor the period were $1 586 t33 The dla bursments exceeded the receipts by $102 t 6476 Receipts for the general fund the past ts year exclusive of road items from the 6 various counties were $1 331 497 74 The L road items amounted to $2oo 03a 26 mak IF ing the total of $1586 oZZ Special funds V- brought in a total of $1 778 632 03 during t the f seal year Total land funds were ' $991 543 80 The co onlzatlon fund was $1305 40 and the total receipts of all lands was $4,358 004 23 The grand total of disbursements for Ihe year all funds amounted to $4 889 893 6 The general fund disbursement elready has been given It Is notable that this includes $124 500 for the Interest on state bonds It also Includes the cost f tbe eleventh legislature which was $35 019 05 The California expositions cost $ o,000 State roads got $373 498 74 dls trfbuted through the various counties fcalt Lake co nty got $20 246 72 The most any county got for rjads was Davis with $27 581 79 Tooele county got $15 565 06 Disbursements from spec al funds were $2 292 380 and land funds $899 652 44 The state roads account for the com ing year totals $200 6 8 05 of which Salt Lake county is s hedu ed to get $11 06 50 |