Show Sa L L County Accepts ff 4 Budget det Reject Taxpayer Group Proposal For Far Slash in Figure A cut of S in m Salt Lake county's proposed 1951 budget I was recommended Friday by taxpayers taxpayers' taxpayers taxpayers' taxpayers taxpayers' tax tax- payers' payers spokesmen However the thc cut was not made The recommendation was made by Dr M. M H H. Harris executive secretary Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers Dr Harris made the statement after he arrived late at at a a public hearing hearing- prior to adoption of a a. a budget of 5 for next year yean He told county commissioners that he had understood the hearing hearing hear hear- ing was scheduled d for tor 10 1030 30 am a.m. The hearing began at 10 am a.m. A Asks Consolidation The association official also recommended consolidation of a number of city cily and county services ices He mentioned hc health departments departments departments depart depart- ments purchasing custodial services services services ices of the City and County and various inspection services and eventually the treasurers' treasurers offices of both governmental units He also said that the city and county should purchase and use in common heavy road equip equip- ment Dr Harris singled out the new county golf course for fol criticism The county course has budgeted almost as much for salaries 49 19 40 as the city expended this year for the three municipal courses he declared The total expenditures allocated for the golf golfI I course for 1951 are 93 Urges Ur es Other Cuts County however pointed out that the course was 18 holes an and still under tion Much work remains to be done before the course can be put putto putto putto to operation and produce revenue they added Another recommendation was that the roads and bridges and recreation budget be slashed each The total budget of for the county fair should be eliminated Dr Harris I asserted It is something we can get along without In answer commissioners defended defended de defended de- de fended next years year's appropriation by pointing out that private in industry industry industry in- in is paying as much for unskilled unskilled unskilled un un- un- un skilled labor as the county is paying paying paying pay pay- ing for skilled labor We Ve have lost competent men to private industry because we e cannot pay them enough Commissioner George W. W Morgan public health and charity charily stated The 1951 budget is an increase e of over the 1950 budget Commission approval was unanimous unanimous in adopting the budget as originally presented |