Show SLASH IN STATE STATE EXPENSE ASKED Committee of Nine Makes Proposals to Curb Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Ex Ex- Ex- Ex CiJi Citing 1 a 1 marked in increase rea e in the cost of stale state J government in ill th the last eight years the state committee of nine Friday laid before Governor Henry H. H Blood a number of ol proposals proposals pro pro- to curtail expenditures of ol the taxpayers taxpayers' The recommendations were made by the subcommittee on taxation and andare arc are based on data obtained by Philo T. T Farnsworth research director for forthe forthe forthe the main committee The report disclosed that the state government spent in 1934 in 1933 in 1931 and in 1926 Counties Counti in 1933 spent compared with in 1926 while cities spent in 1933 and in 1926 Cost of or state count county city and town governments in Utah in 1926 was nearly excluding federal grants grant and more than with federal funds In the peak year of 1931 these costs had increased to without federal aid Did and to more than 28 with federal funds The 1933 costs was estimated in the report at al without federal aid and with it Costs for 1934 1 were declared to be higher than l last t year earThe ear The committee recommended 1 Setting up of a state agency to fix standards standards' and determine salaries for tor state and local governmental em cm- and officials 2 More vigorous state supervision of local assessment of property by the state to guarantee more equitable distribution o of the tax load 3 More careful supervision by the state of ot debts incurred by local taxing taxing tax tax- ing lag units 4 Use ot of a central agency to audit au au- dit accounts of counties cities towns townsand townsand townsand and school districts 5 Adequate insurance of or public property against fire and theft 6 More adequate inventories of public property 7 Establishment for the state and andaU andall andall all aU subdivisions of a uniform program for setting up sinking funds to retire public debt 8 Agreement on a definite policy of controlling expenditures of the state and its subdivisions |