Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-23 | Page 8 | Utah County Officials Seek Budget Boost

Utah County Officials Seek Budget Boost 1 1 a t a der r. r A t s 1 MARCELLUS NIELSON Reports Co County Budget Jump By Telegram Leased Wire PROVO PROVO Providing Providing for increased expenditures totaling above I original budget estimates es Utah county commissioners aired their 1940 budget revision here Monday afternoon in a public hearing in inthe inthe inthe the county commission chambers The increased budget gives five I departments additional funds and jumps the years year's budget from to according to Marcellus Nielson of Maple Mapleton ton county auditor Receiving the largest large portion Is the county welfare department with its original budget estimate of to be increased to take care of an increased welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare load and to insure the county receiving additional state and federal federal federal fed fed- eral welfare funds Mr Nielson said i Other departments are increased as follows County highways from to for heavy road clearance activities due to recent snow and ice exhibition and advertising from to to pay payoff off bills bilts for county public notices criminal court I from to 1400 to take care of witness and jury fees and city I court from 1500 to 2500 to defray defray defray de de- fray expenses of a court slate that was vas heavier than expected this year Two other budget hearings are on the docket this week with Provo city presenting its 1941 es estimates estimates es- es totaling inthe inthe in m the general fund electric light and power and waterworks departments departments departments depart depart- ments Thursday at 10 a. a m. m in the city commission rooms while Utah county will air its 1941 budget proposals totaling at 2 p. p m. m the same day in the county county county coun coun- ty commission chambers