Show v I t FRIDAY EVENING MAR MARl SAVING J BY BYI I KELLY Report Is Made by Head of State Department of Finance For the nine months ended Deemer Decem- Decem er 1 1 1921 the saving effected by the apartment of or finance and purchase of I he l Estate state according to Lincoln G. G Kelts Kelts Kel- Kel ts director amounted to Ib h his s saving Is compared with the cor- cor period in 1920 and Is Is ac- ac to the report of ot Mr Ken Kelly a in fn the running expenses of ot the tate ate of about per year Director Kelly whose outside Inter- Inter demand the greater portion of or his me me tendered his resignation to Govnor Govnor Gov- Gov nor Charles harles R. R Mabey sev several weeks go rp o and it Is due to this that he has hase dered e a report giving an account stewardship of ot the department er r which he has as presided and which as s created by the last legislature In In order to show the trend of tures during the period of or centralized as compared with expenditures periods writes Mr Ir Kelly vo e have prepared a schedule of or the tho by departments covering 10 o last nine months of the year ear 1920 rfd lid the year veal 1921 This statement In InI In- In rates cates a u a decrease In total expendi- expendi I I i res es of 79 In this statement e have not Included the fixed charges ch h as interest on bonds and provi- provi ons made for tor redemption funds giber have we included Include the expendi- expendi ires ures uses made by the state road commis- commis II lon in Based on this statement there would be an annual saving of ot Pe He then pays pa pays s tribute to the various tate fate officials whom he gives credit r r aid In the economies which have havee mH keen e fen n put into use and says In addition at t some of the saving is attributable o 0 the decline in prices although it also be borne In mind that the population of state charitable and peLl peal pe- pe Ll al institutions and the attendance at ate att stale t ate e schools has had a marked Inease In- In ease rease during the period this saving w was as s effected The he average increase in population I t he state Institution follows follow Ei t 1 3 A Ap p tog to Q l g college 1225 1762 44 i of Utah 2056 2634 28 D Deaf f and Blind school 7 7 school 10 10 M tal hospital 69 5 to e prison 42 Indicates Indicates Increase E s the salaries paid during the latIe late lat- lat e period were at least as high as ase ash Ie Ii h e for the year rear 1920 owing to made by the legislature effective January 1 1 1921 and andi i clothe f the further reason that the reduction ti tion due to standardization makes no tho Jn m. m change chang in ih salaries until January Janu Japu- ary li Ii 1 1922 there will be an additional sing saving ng for lor or the ear year 1922 equal to the punt of or the salary adjustments ef- ef I gd ed d through the Ule standard rates t Is thought appropriate to include 1 his report a statement of or the est estl- I nied ed revenue and tho expenses for Balance alance of ot the biennial period clos clos- ln ng March 31 1923 1 Wf p have hav made mad what hat we consider er a I very very- liberal estimate of at all of ot the revenue which may be expected to i accrue for credit to the general fund applicable to the payment of expenses until March l 31 31 1923 continues Mr Kelly It It is possible that we will not realize the entire estimated amount from Inheritance taxes taxes' and from fees tees These rhese items are based on the receipts during past years rears The revenue from taxation is based on a valuation of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately and a levy of ot 22 mills From the total unexpended balances In appropriations we have deducted de deducted deducted de- de ducted the appropriation made to the Mormon Battalion of and the appropriation made for the survey of ot public lands of for the reason I I that these appropriations will probably I Inot not be used during the present biennial i I period and can be cared for from revenue revenue revenue reve reve- I nue for the next biennium Should arrangements bei bel made to use these appropriations during this period other adjustments will wU be necessary if It the expenditures are to be kept within the available revenue Eliminating these two Items from the appropriations and assuming that no deficits whatsoever will be e Incurred our unexpended balances In appropriations appropriations exceed the revenue by It will therefore be necessary not I only to keep the expenditures of the various departments within the appropriations appropriations but the there must be lapsed from appropriations appropriation already made madeI available amounts which will aggregate aggregate aggregate I gate at least the excess of ot these ap appropriations appropriations ap ap- over the available reve- reve nue nue High tribute Is paid to the work of ot George King assistant director who has been in charge of the tho purchasing end of at the work It is pointed out how frequently It ft happened before the finance and ana purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase department was created that the biennium was wall ended with numerous t departmental deficits If It th the creation of ot this department comments Its di director director di- di rector actually eliminates this condition condi condi- condition tion and by a constant supervision of expenditures makes the creation of ot deficits unnecessary this alone will wUI willfully willfully fully Justify Its creation From April 1 1921 to January 1 I 1922 the department issued purchase orders covering an expenditure of ot approxImately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately and has fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- ul- ul filled the requirements of ot seven state institutions and some forty state de departments departments de- de including the state bond commission This work has been ac accomplished accomplished ac- ac with three gIvIng giving ing their entire time to the work of at purchasing This undoubtedly will constitute a record unequaled in any corporation It has been impossible to have sufficient assistance In this work on account of ot the small appropriations made to the department by the last legislature At that time there was not a good understanding of the re requirements requirements requirements re- re of the department financially financially finan finan- and this has been a a. serious handicap handicap han han- during rin its organization period e lod |