Show GOVERNOR MAYUSE MAY MAYUSE MAYUSE USE BIG STICK TO CUT COSTS 1 Blood Counts on Drastic I Budget Powers to Enforce Slash in E Expenses By JENNINGS PHILLIPS Adverse financial reports Including including ing ng the news that six state depart ments have exceeded their budget allowances for tor the first year of ot the current biennium and that the outlook outlook out out- look ook for the present year ear is 15 none too reassuring Governor Henry H. H i. i Blood to remedial measures Wednesday The chief executive ordered E. E R. R Miles state state budget budget officer to submit a preliminary estimate of revenues and expenditures for the toe remainder of ot th the biennium announcing that heads leads of all aU departments and institutions ions will be called into session to absorb the figures probably next week C Capitol observers detected In the action a a. threat to wield the big stick of dictatorial authority granted the governor by the last legislature unless Utah's official family pares expenditures to the bone and decides it must live within its it income Has Bas Power to Cut Outlays Governor Blood has the power to curtail expenditures of any department department depart depart- ment meat to appropriate funds of one for forthe forthe the benefit of another and to take any other action he deems necessary to keep the ship of state on an even financial keel Whether he will resort to the more drastic of these measures depends on the he voluntary coop cooperation rati n he receives s from rom department heads in reducing expenditures the capitol believes ves It Itis Itis Itis is expected that those summoned to next weeks week's conference will be acquainted acquainted acquainted ac ac- ac- ac with a revised budget for tor forthe forthe the current year and be told in so SOl many words to live within it or suffer suffer suffer suf suf- fer the consequences The governo governors governor's s 's action followed Mr Miles Miles' report for the fiscal year ended June 30 last Six Budgets ts Exceeded It showed six departments departments secre secre- secre tary ary of ot state attorney general state treasurer insurance e commission district dis courts and the board of supplies and purchase purchase exceeded exceeded the first years year's proportion of their appropriations tio by a total of Other state departments and Institutions Institutions the report disclosed ran uncomfortably uncomfortably un comfortably close to 10 the limit In several instances it is pointed out the legislature failed to appropriate enough for expenditures required by byaw bylaw bylaw law aw the condition of the district court fund und being cited as an example Here the legislature appropriated for biennial expenses apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap counting on district court judges accepting sal salary ry c cuts ts which they have not Court expenses for forthe forthe forthe the first year were the report report re reo port Indicates leaving only to o meet the e costs this year Jurors Jurors' Fund Fond Too Lo Low LowThe LowThe The fund for jurors and nd witness fees is cited as another example of the biennial allotment al at- being and expenses for the first year totaling If demands on this fund are the same this year more than in claims for or these services will remain unpaid The secretary of ot states state's office received received received re re- re- re a biennial appropriation of and spent in the first year leaving less than t to carry through the year two-year period The attorney generals general's office spent up to June 30 last out of its appropriation of the treasurers treasurer's treasurers treasurers treasurer's treas treas- office out put of the insurance commission out o of and the board of supplies and purchase out of Altogether the departments and institutions institutions in in- spent out of total available revenues of Budgeted by Mr Miles for expendi- expendi expenditure turo ture this year is including a reserve for bond payments and Interest interest in In- terest falling due Since a moderately moderately 4 sharp harp decrease in revenues would throw the whole financial machinery machinery ma ma- chinery out of gear ear something in the way of the strictest economy demanded demand demand- ed edby by the governor is apparently in order |