Show h S 'S c 26 42 4 9 In 1943 Out State Sta f Trips Trip's B By Erm Ermel l Norton Out of of Utah's 1 officials during 1913 cost 26 26 1 an increase of or 93 per cent over th the spent for such travel ravel in 1912 1942 it Iti was indicated Tuesday Ih in a check bf of t records at atthe atthe the he state finance c commission at atthe atthe atthe the capit capitol l. l Despite wartime travel r restrictions Hans total trips of state officials increased from front in 1942 to 1 in 1913 the records records showed Average Average Average Aver Aver- age cost per trip in 1942 was as compared with in 1943 the the- h de dc decrease rease r resulting from shorter trips Total amount spent by Salt SaIl Lake I City officials in trips and n junkets both state in-state and of state during during during dur dur- ing 1943 was 13 per cent more than the amount spent in 1912 19 while total sp spent nt by Salt Lake county officials ls de decreased percent per percent cent it was shown in records at offices o of the city arid and county re re- re corders Total cash outlay of the ci city y for trips was as compared with spent in 1942 City officials took 28 trips in 1913 for foran foran forn an n average of per trip a and andIn andin d din in 1942 10 trips for an n average of per trip The county spent 1650 for 10 trips at an average cost cost per trip of in 1943 1043 compared with for 17 trips at an average average average aver aver- age cost per trip 9 of in 1942 the records indicated In the thc travel of state officials Continued on no PR Page e Ele Eleven Elen n Column Two Utah Officials Spend In State Out-of-State Journeys Continued from Part Par One the largest amount expended in 1 I any anyone one junket was for travel of ot the three commissioners of ot the state public service commission commission commission com com- mission and their attorney to go goo goto goto to o Philadelphia Pa to confer with securities and exchange commission commission commission commis commis- sion members on the Utah Power and Light company rate case Next largest amount for tor a junket was for the tho three state road commissioners to attend a convention convention convention conven conven- tion in Chicago of the National Association of State Highway Officials OfficIals Officials and to continue from there thereto to Washington D. D C. C to confer with federal officials on obtaining I allocations for road projects in Utah State Leaders Eleven departments or divisions of ot the state government topped 1000 in 1943 travel the reports showed Number of trips ranged from one to eight as compared with one to four tour in 1942 The four tour state departments spending the most on travel in 1943 were the state business regulation regulation regu regu- lation department ent state health department de nt state stater r road ad commission and state d department of education A notable decrease was shown by the state defense council which rank ranked d highest in 1942 with dropping to in 1943 to rank low on the list The most expensive item of state business was the Utah Power and Light company rate case which cost in trav travel l with Utah's participation with Colorado river basin states in a a. compact for distribution distribution distribution dis dis- of the river waters coming coming coming com com- ing second with expended Cit City County Trips Trips- Pi- Pi Individual e ex x p pen e n d i 11 t ores ures for travel by Salt Lake City and Salt Lake co county nty officials during the year was was' as follows Salt Lake City officials William Wil Wil- William Villiam liam Ware Vare gas officers of ot Salt Lake City civilian defense corps to office of ot civilian defense school at Palo A Alto to Cal L. L E. E Holley Holley Hol- Hol ley city auditor to municipal officers officers' officers officers' officers officers' of of- convention Pittsburgh P Pau Pa during May MaYi T. T F F. Collins Colllns fire tire battalion chief and commander of ot Salt Lake City civilian defense corps to OCD 0 C CD D meeting at San Francisco during May Chief of Police R Reed ed E. E V to war conference sponsored by International Association I of Chiefs of ot Police at Detroit Mich during August D. D J. J Wolters chief electrical inspector to municipal municipal mu mu- pal electrical inspectors conference conference con con conference ference at Seattle Wash during August Mr Holley and one r auditor R. R D. D Bovey chief sanitarian sani sani- sanitarian tarlan and seven j clerks clerk and Inspectors inspectors in in- Commissioner Oscar W W. McConkie Commissioner John B. B Matheson and four engineers aUlo all aU to lo meeting of Utah Municipal league at Ogden during September C c. C. C Richards civil service service service ice commissioner to U. U S. S Sand and Canadian commissioners meeting at St. St Louis Mo during Oct October H. H K Burton superintendent of waterworks and Amber G. G Knight purification engineer to inspect water installations s and confer with municipal water yater Ae de department de- de offic officials als at Los Loa Angeles during October W. W J J. J Go Goodwin Goodwin Good Good- d. d I win chief building inspector to Pacific coast building off officials meeting at San Francisco during October City Judge Wilford Burton to National N Safety congress at Chicago during October October Octo ber her City Attorney E. E Ray ChrIstensen to National Institute of Municipal L Law w Officers at Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago during November No Mr Bovey ey to public health seminar at Boise Idaho during November 60 Salt Lake county officials David David David Da Da- Da- Da vid P. P Jones chief d deputy county auditor to meeting of f the Municipal pal Finance Officers association at t Pittsburgh May 14 Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Gwynne Page County Clerk Alvin Keddington and J. J R. R Jarvis county treasurer to meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing of ot National Association of County Count Officials at Omaha Neb May 24 C. C B. B county purchasing agent to meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing of purchasing agents at New NewYork NewYork NewYork York May 24 Commissioner George W. W Morgan to study civilian defense installations on west coast June l lo 18 iou DUi John JohnW V. Y iW Clay coun coup June l lo 18 iou DUi John JohnW V. Y iW Clay coun coup ty fire tire chief to meeting of ot International International International Inter Inter- national Convention of Fire Chiefs at Chicago August 31 Mr Clay to meeting of fire chiefs at Reno Nov August 26 Harold Harold Har Har- old E. E Wallace Vallace county attorney to National Reclamation association association tion meeting at Denver September 29 Commissioner Roscoe Boden Boden Bo- Bo den to study public h hospital and medical staffs in California during October |