Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-21 | Page 3 | Mayor Orders Rein on Budget

IMA MAYOR ORDERS REIN ON BUDGET Mayor Ab Jenkins Saturday ordered ordered ordered or or- dered tight control of public safety safety safety safe safe- ty department expenditures in 1941 and pointed out that although his tentative budget appears on paper to be about greater than that for 1940 It actually provides provides pro pro- vides sides less for operations He reiterated that he would oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose the placing of for street lighting in his department when the budget finally is adopted adopt adopt- ed December 31 pointing out that the money is not actually an addi addi- tion The tentative budget for public safety totals but includes the for street lighting formerly formerly formerly for for- merly carried in the statutory and general fund Also the budget al already already already al- al ready is encumbered by another in purchases and commitments commitments commit commit- ments made this year Deducting the two items I Ithe the amount left for 1941 operations is contrasted with spent this year he explained He added that the department will wil continue its program of promoting promoting promoting pro pro- as rapidly as they are entitled to advancement despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the low budget