Show bogus expenses some of our county officials receive railroad courtesies and ride about their official duties on passes yet each quarter they bring in a adt of railroad fares sworn to as actual expenses the law allows their expenses and these list the commissioners public money to cover as though not fully advised of the facts wo are opposed to the whole system of railroad passes and believe the people should pay the way of their public servants and not be be holden to any corporation but as long as our officers receive choso courtesies the government should have the benefit of them we have inquired of members of state boards to whom passes are also issued if they charge up railroad fares against the state when riding on a pass and they have answered in the negative A railroad pass is issued to an officer because of his position how many officers of utah county ever held passes before they were elected to office if there are any so prominent as private citizens then of course they could say this courtesy is to me personally and whatever I 1 can save on chis pass as a public officer is so much private gain but when thep reason that way a pass given them solely because of their public position they are robbing the public and it is astonishing to us how they can swear to an actual expenditure pend iture for railroad fare when riding on a pass the county is now in debt and the treasury is empty taxes are a little heavier each year and times have been growing harder for the last few years every little leila in the public expenses should be stopped by the commissioners and this is one leak that can easily and honestly be closed the people aro not pleased with being taxed mainly to support men in office the salaries paid out are now much better than in private pursuits and officers should be satisfied with them without drawing extra amounts on free railroad passes |