Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-03 | Page 3 | Stat Seeks $3000 of Fund

STATE SEEKS Deficit in Flood Relief Cannot Be Met Disposition of the the approximately balance of or the relief fund raised for sufferers In the tho Farmington Farming- Farming ton and Willard Wiard flood areas will wi be decided by the rele relief committee ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed by Governor Mabey when the mate matter I Is called caled up for final de decision de- de V. W. W. W Armstrong president of ot the National Copper bank and chairman of ot the committee said to today today today to- to day when interviewed regarding the possibility of ot further disbursements being authorized Chairman Armstrong conferred with Secretary of ot State Crockett to today today today to- to day on the hatters hatter's proposal for overcoming the deficit of ot created created cre cre- by the state board of ot examiners for use of ot the sta state te board of health for sanitation in the stricken areas After Arel the deficit had been allowed and the money expended expended it developed developed developed devel devel- that failure of ot the legislature to provide any appropriation for such purposes Interposes an Insurmountable insurmountable insurmountable mountable legal legal barrier barlier to the creation cre aton of the deficit As a result of ot this complication the st state te faces race ere I a deficit It cannot meet and Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary Crockett discussed with Mr Armstrong the various ways hi n which the difficulty may be over over- come This money may be supplied either through individuals underwriting under under- writing it or by a direct gift git from front the relief fund In th the former case caso the n next legislature would be asked to to reimburse the tie underwriters Thursday the Boxelder Commercial Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial club at Brigham City passed a resolution cub protesting any return to donors to the fund and recommending recommend nd- nd ing further payments to the flood food of the the full amount suffers sufers to te ful fU fund No action can be had on either acton until the full fun questions of these committee has had an opportunity to consider and deliberate them Mr Armstrong said