| Show LOCAL RELIEF UNITS TO GET 1 F FER E R A Speeds Surveys of Occupations Finances in 29 Counties Projected return of ot about unemployable to care of city count county and state stale governments set for lor February 1 was prodded forward Monday Monda when F FER E R B A officials moved to speed completion of ot two surveys One was an occupational review of persons on relief rolls The other was a survey of the financial condition condition condi condi- tion of each of Utah's 29 20 counties At a meeting in the capitol Monday Mon day Arthur Potts F FER E R II A statis statis- statistician discussed means of bringing the researches to an early conclusion with social service workers field supervisors supervisors su su- su- su engineers and auditors of oJ the Utah relief organization Unemployable Listed The occupational check wilt will take account of the number of persons on relief having vocations or occupations occupations the number having no occupations occupations and the number unemployable owing to physical or mental handi handi- c caps ps The financial survey will be the most complete of its kind ever drafted in Utah For each county investigators tors are arc compiling tables of ol assessed valuations tax levies bon bonded ed indebtedness indebtedness c edness amount of contributions to relief relief re re- re lief lic and many man other financial items It is designed to determine ability ol of or counties to share the thc relief burden Both surveys have been under way for some time I At a second meeting in the capitol Monda Monday the governors governor's advisory committee com corn on public welfare and relief heard George L. L Haerr acting F E ER ER ER R A administrator tell of plans for forthe forthe forthe the transfer o of from federal relief rolls Monthly Cost Mr 1011 Haerr estimated that 16 per percent percent percent cent of ol all persons on rolls are Unemployable unemployable un Un- employable and that their care costs about per month No new information has been received received re re- re from Washington on the works program announced by President Roosevelt in his recent message to supersede the F FER E R A Mr Haerr said Meanwhile the F FER E R A works division division divi divi- sion submitted applications to the committee for funds to be spent on half haH a hundred projects expected to cost about Most of the included projects arc rc already under wa way but bt some sorie co- co t tir r ly new new jobs w were r proposed e Funds Sought for County Revision Funds for tor a survey to determine feasibility of revising Utah's county structure were asked of the governors governor's governors governor's governors gover gover- nors nor's advisory committee committe on public welfare and emergency relief by the F FER E R A statistical al d division vision Monday Irvin Hull of the statistical department department depart depart- ment submitted the application which would examine possibility ol of oel redIstricting counties tp conform with ith I geographical economical and social divisions of the th state stale Data would would- be prepared on proposed proposed pro pro- posed reduction of ot Utah's 29 counties to seven nine or 11 Several previous studies on revision sion of county lines notably one notably one made at Brigham Young university would be used as sources It was pointed out that another study of the problem was made recently by the committee of nine on reform of the state government government govern govern- ment although no recommendation resulted The sum of 1029 was asked for or the survey urvey |
