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Show H0LBR00K CITES INTENT OF LEGISLATURE ON PRISON Appropriations Chief Points Lawmakers' . Plan and Asks Nothing Sidetrack It ' Ward C. Holbrook, chairman of the joint appropriations committee com-mittee of the 1937 legislature and author of the prison removal act, said Saturday it was the "clear intent" of the legislature to provide for a new prison and that "nothing should be allowed to sidetrack construction. His assertions followed an Associated Asso-ciated Press dispatch from Washington, Wash-ington, D. C saying that ths state building program, which includes a new prison, had been placed on the P W A approved list, making It eligible eligi-ble for funds If enough funds are available. "Ths legislature appropriations committee had before it a state building commission estimate of the cost of a new prison," Mr. Holbrook said. "Other building projects were recommended to the legislature, which did not feel all were needed, so did not Include them." The legislature attempted to assure as-sure prison construction by listing a nsw prison along with ths Carbon college, tuberculosis sanitarium and Weber college gymnasium, hs pointed out. Also, he said, the prison removal (Continued an Para Three) t Column Two) Legislature Prison Aim Cited By Holhrook in Urging Support (Continued from Pare One) v-4 bill authorizing Governor HenrjtJ Blood to appoint a commission to aid In buying a prison site and appropriating ap-propriating $100,000 for the purchase, pur-chase, carried a section which made available to the governor any general gen-eral fund surplus not otherwise al- 1 Mrjmestead exemption losses, then Anticipated, and the rest of the sales tax revenue to go to old age assistance, as-sistance, with maximum expenditure expendi-ture for this purpose not to exceed $2,100,000 per fiscal year. Sales Tax Estimate located. "While not specifying the surplus should be used for a prison, the fact the section was written into the measure shows clearly the intent in-tent of the legislature to provide a way to finance a prison," Mr. Hoi-brook Hoi-brook said. Fund May Revert The general fund has a surplus of $2,275,000. It is possible, observers pointed out, the attorney general may rule that $750,000 in the sale tax appropriated to school funds and the general fund to offset homestead exemption losses should revert to the general fund, since the exemption bill was vetoed. onouia ine maximum oe spent tor old age assistance, the total biennial appropriation from the sales tax would be $8,480,000, or more than the estimated receipts. E. R. Miles, budget director, estimated esti-mated receipts at $7,800,000, including includ-ing the new use tax supplementing the sales tax. He said the estimate was conservative. The $750,000 set up to offset expected, ex-pected, but not materialised, loutu from homestead exemption, is "stymied" "sty-mied" until the attorney general rules on its disposition. , Meanwhile, R. A. Hart, Utah director di-rector of the P W A, said it was Appointment or the prison removal re-moval commission, hanging fire since the bill became effective May 11, was delayed again Saturday when Governor Henry H. Blood went to Redmond to take part in a bonfire celebration in which some retired town bonds will be burned. He continued from Redmond to Beaver to attend an Associated Civic clubs meeting. The 1937 legislature appropriated from sales taxes of the current bi-ennium bi-ennium the following: 13,200.000 for welfare; $330,000 for the stste building program, with a new prison to receive what is not spent for Carbon college, tuberculosis sanitorium and Weber college gym; 1750.000 to school funds to make up Hiyimilltfi. . U ,J 1 .IllJi V, III. 87 Utah prjects placed on the approved ap-proved list would be built. 'It cannot be expected all will be constructed," he explained. "Nationally, "Na-tionally, there are about $2,000,000,-000 $2,000,000,-000 in projects now sponsored, but the P W A allocates only $3S,-000,000." $3S,-000,000." Order of Projecte He said projects sre allocated funds in this order, with officials in Washington determining which classifications projects come under. 1. School projects to eliminate hazards to students. 2. Projects in which bond elections elec-tions have been held and bonds issued prior to June 28. 1. Projects for which appropria- tions have been made by state legislatures. legis-latures. 4. Projects to be financed by issuance is-suance of tax securities to contractors contrac-tors (none of this type in Utah, according ac-cording to Mr. Hart). 8. Projects for which funds tentatively ten-tatively have been earmarked by the administration, but for which formal allotments have not been made. |
