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Show Labor Committee Asks State Hospital Deficit i With the hope of having the hi.tn Ft the Utah state hospital -hanged from 12 to eight hours, a committee representing the unemployed unem-ployed of Provo, headed by E. A. Mitchell, met with the state board f examiners Monday and- asked that board to allow a deficit of approximately ap-proximately $55,000. It was explained to the state board that such a deficit would not have to be created at this time, but the committee suggested that the Following their meeting with the state board of examiners the members mem-bers of the delegation met with the state industrial commission. Members Mem-bers of that body were in full sympathy sym-pathy with the request of the committee, com-mittee, according to Mr. Mitchell, and proffered to do everything within their power 10 bring about m immediate change. stato boird of examiners might acquiesce in the request of the state board of insanity that such action be taken during the bi-ennium bi-ennium in order that present working work-ing conditions at the hospital might be remedied. The examining boarn pointed out that the legislature knew of the situation sit-uation prevailing at the hospital when it made its appropriation, and argued that there is nothing in the law to permit the examiners to make such appropriations excupt in cases of unavoidable necessity. Deficits may be allowed only on request of unanimous vote of the board of the institution and by unanimous vote of the board of examiners. ex-aminers. In this case, it was pointed point-ed out, the unanimous vote of the state board of insanity has not been presented, although two of the members. Ivor Ajax, state auditor, and A. K. Christenscn, treasurer, voted to make the request at a meeting which Governor Dern, third member, did not attend. The conference of Monday resulted result-ed in a decision hat the board of insanity should a,sk the attorney genera whether a deficit could legally le-gally be granted under the present circumstances. |