Show SULLIVAN AtnA TAKES STAND SIANO ON BUDGET I Places Entire Blame for Excess on Labrum and James y Sullivan county audItor auditor auditor audi audi- tor issued a statement Tuesday I which he declared would make his position clear In In the controversy over voting an appropriation of in excess of the original budgetary allowance He lie gives high praise to tho Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers association The statement follows As a public official I feel that it is my duty and right to make my position clear respecting the controversy con controversy con con- which has been raging about the action of ot Commissioners Labrum and in voting an I Ithe appropriation of ot in iti excess of the original budgetary allowance for the department of roads and bridges in this county We Ve have this anomalous situation situation situation situa situa- tion these county commissioners exercise both legislative and Judicial pow power cr They vote to have this question presented to the taxpayers and then irrespective of ot what facts may be brought out they stand as the final Judges on the question and vote to sustain their own original proposition That is the way that the public hearing was conducted QUOTES LAW Being asked now nov to pass these vouchers after being authorized by bythe bythe bythe the county commissioners I am conscious of the fact that I stand between law Jaw and sentiment The law specifically states that no official shall exceed his budgetary allowance allowance allowance allow allow- ance and shall not authorize any I expenditure In excess ther thereof oft But this has clearly been d done Idne ne in this this' case case But here Is the dilemma Commissioner Com Com- missioner Labrum has has' contracted contract d obligations Without a cent to pay his men he has kept the county shops running he ho has bought supplies supplies sup sup- plies pIles he has made other obligations obliga obliga- even after his appropriation has been exhausted And yet the law says that shall not be done Now these men who in good faith h have ve served him come forward forward for tor- ward for their pay They are en entitled entitled en- en titled to It from some source They must not be made to suffer because of the unwise acts of the men in whom they had confidence SUPPLIES FURNISHED Men have furnished supplies to the he county upon Mr Labrums Labrum's or or- or ders der They too have have acted acted in good faith So that the whole deplorable deplorable deplorable able situation has been brought about by one commissioner supported supported supported sup sup- ported by another |