Show STATE AUDITOR IN DOUBT ON fUNDS Asks for Information From Attorney General Concerning Appropriations by Legislature ture I Meaning and Intent of ot the appropriations appropriations ap ap- made by the sixteenth legislature Is requested In a letter letter letter let let- ter from the state auditor John E. E Holden Hoiden which was transmitted to Harvey H. H Cluff attorney general Thursday The rhe questions in Involve volvo sev several ral of the departments of ot the state The appropriations on which he desires Information in order that he may know how to proceed cover the following At the bottom of ot page one is I the motor vehicle registration and andon andon on page 2 following evidently under under under un un- un- un I der motor department Is listed I thus Automobile and maintenance maintenance I nance repairs equipment 1000 Are the amounts for repairs and equipment for an automobile to be used by the department or orare orare orare are these amounts for repairs and I equipment In the department Itself BOARD OF PURCHASE I On page 3 la 13 an appropriation of 1 for board or purchase and I supplies under the board of ot ex ex- Can this appropriation be pe e used to pay salaries and expense of the finance and purchase department depart ment On page 4 Is an appropriation of ot to the land commissioner for salary of commissioner Can this amount be used to pay salaries of ot the department under the new board of ot land commissioners On page 5 6 an appropriation was made to the state land commissioner commission commission- er of evidently under the de department department department de- de of the National Guard of I Utah In investigating this Item we understand that the national guard borrowed from the theland theland theland land commissioner and that this appropriation was made for forthe forthe I Ithe the Interest payment of the na national national na- na I guard to the land commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- on the loan as stated above Assuming this to be correct would it be legal to disburse this for forthe forthe the tIle interest on the mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage sage BOARD OF HEALTH 3 On JOn page 6 under the board of ot health for office expense was appropriated to match the federal Towner Shepherd-Towner fund We Ye understand that most of ot the expense of ot this work is In the field and that therefore the expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense would be he In the payment nt of salaries Can Cnn we pa pay salaries from this appropriation On page 7 was appropriated appropriated appropriated to the tile Utah state fair tair board for office expense Evidently this should be for salar salary r and maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of ot the fair department Can we pay salaries nom mom this 25 OpO appropriation office offIce- expense The Information desired materially materially mate mate- affects several of the departments departments departments depart depart- ments and upon affirmative answers answers answers an an- depends whether or not the departments mentioned can cnn tion Attorney General Cluff has the tho matter under investigation and will probably render his decision Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day |