Show UND LINDSAY AY OffERS i I IfOR ECONOMY PLAN fOR S1 COUNTY Commissioner Would Reduce Reduce Reduce Re Re- duce Road Districts by byOne One One half half Prune Pay Demand that the tIme county count commission commission com com- mission in fixing the budget of of county expenditures for tor 1926 do its itz part pan toward to reducing th the tax burden burden buren bur bur- den en for tho people by reducing the number of oad I districts In the county from twenty eight to less Ics than fourteen that each commissioner commissioner commis commis- stoner go through th his department and weed off of the payroll all aU un unnecessary unnecessary un- un necessary commonly called political appointees and that in his own department the jobs of custodian and und gardener be consolidated consolidated consolidated consoli consoli- dated under one man is made Ina in ina ina a resolution submitted to the county commission Friday afternoon b by Commissioner Samuel J. J Lindsey of the finance department Mr Lindsey in the concluding paragraph of his resolution de declare declare de- de cl clare rea that If his recommendation is carried ut he Is confident that the taxpayers of or Salt Lake county may maybe maybe maybe be sa saved not less than durIng during dur dun ing lag the coming year ear In county ex ex- Th The commission met Friday at af afternoon as a 0 budget committee to prepare the county budget for 1926 and at the opening of the meeting offered the commissioner r of finance his economy resolution for consideration consid consid- ration by by the b board ard OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS The resolution reads as follows Inasmuch as IS we are ale about to definitely set get et up the budget to take care of our departments 01 year 11 1926 G and the people of the county state and s nation from Pre President Coolidge down are crying cring for relief from the burden of taxation I make male these recommendations That we go as a a. commission Into all of our departments and check checkon on the number of ot positions some som of them with titles s that have lave been to lake care of certain people peo- peo pie pl for 19 pol political Uc 1 purposes which I Ibel bel believe ve is not necessary for the i proper ro er handling of the affairs affairs of of S Salt lt rake Lake county If IfT this cannot be done without political prejudice I move that a committee of successful businessmen business businessmen men be appointed to make mak this sure survey survey sur sur- e vey and report its findings to this board nd lit that this te J be benben e en without reference r re touts touts' to its po political PI standing SUGGESTS BIG SAVING I 1 further recommend that the road toad districts ts of ot this county ty-eight ty in number be he cut to less hess than half this number The rhe records show that each supervisor super is on the payroll payton most of or the time and in lu a great number of ca cases es only his isis own oYa team and a 11 driver doing the work vork With our modern means of transportation trans and the mariy miles mUes of paved roads In n this county count and State street running through though the county north and south and th the tho Lincoln highway from the summit in hi Parleys Parley's canyon to the county line Ine being taken talen care caie of by bythe time the road state road commission I am tire siire each ach supervisor could take talo cai care e of f at least three districts I I Iam am am m satisfied from my brief brei survey suney of or these matters we can save savo the he taxpayers of of this county L at Lt t least for next year ear and the thc affairs of this county will be han han- died in Jn a more more bu businesslike ner Mr 11 Lindsey after nIter presenting the tre matter placed U tt Itin In the form fori of i do resolution to be adopted d as a guide for the board In Its work on the I departmental budgets His recommendation relative to u i reduction In tho the number of road districts would mean tho the cutting down own of supervisors from irom eIght at present to 10 less than fourteen tour tour- teen and tho the elimination of daily pay for those these men amen |