Show HAS PROPOSAL TO SAVE UTAH SOME EXPENSE Kelly Would Abolish Office of Capitol Custodian and I His Assistant Thereby I Avoiding Deficits I I Among the promises made by the present Hate administration to the people when it came into control of I affairs of state was that th the custom I which has long been in practice in the state of creating deficits by the I board of examiners whenever an appropriation ap ap- ap made by the legislature became exhausted should cease The result according to Lincoln G. G Kelly director of finance and purchase was that deficits have piled up to more than three quarters of a million dollars dol del lars during some administrations in the past I DIr Dir Kelly has stood against the the creation of any deficits when the I same have been suggested and there Is now before the state board of examiners two proposals to create I d deficits o o. o e which Is in the capitol maintenance fund the appropriation for which was made by the Fourteenth Fourteenth Four Four- legislature of and theother theother the theother other In ie revolving fund of the state engineer for the adjudication of or water rights In so far as the capitol maintenance fund is concerned It has been sug- sug gestel to the state board of examiners sug-I sug by some of ot the officials IncludIng includIng ing director Kelly that a saving of at least a year could be effected by the abolition of the office of custodian custodian cus cus- and assistant and have the superintendent of the building and grounds Secretary of State H. H E. E Crockett take over the matter and detail some one of his deputies to look after the building bunding just as State Treasurer W. W D. D Sutton did in the management of th the state fair matter I when he took over the management the management of or the fair without additional compensation compensation com com- I nd thus made a saving to the state of a year The question is now before the I state board of examiners and was discussed at the l last st meeting and I taken under advisement and will come up at the next meeting It was pointed out at the last meeting that In view of the many complaints as asto asto to the high lates ates of taxation one orthe of or the ways that taxes could be reduced would be by abolishing useless offices |