Show I Commission to Probe Coup County School Debts County Attorney Instructed To Secure Data Regarding Regard Regard- Regarding Regarding ing Handling of Sinking Fund and Payment or of Bonds Levy Increase is Granted County Attorney Clyde S John John- Johnson Johnson son Jahn-son son was as Instructed by county commissioners at their reg regular reg- reg regular ular meeting Saturday to secure from the Uintah county school board a report concerning school district expenditures and indebtedness indebtedness edness bythe The request was WIlS made by the commissioners loners to clear up questions which arose when Attorney Attorney Attorney ney Johnson questioned the leg leg- legality legality leg legality of the levy asked by the school board for the coming year The statement Is 13 to contain the tho following items 1 The rhe total bond bond- bonded bonded bonded ed Indebtedness of the school dis- dis dis district The date bonds are ate due the interest due on total indebtedness 2 A for the past fiva years showing the sinking inking fund ot of school district and the amounts set aside for said sinking fund for each year 3 Report should state if the board of education has bor borrowed rowed ro money from the sinking fund to support and maintain schools or of county During the meeting a letter was read by Wallace Calder Caider school board attorney which stated an opinion of Joseph Chez state at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney general written to Mr Johnson It set the maximum levY for support and maintenance of allowed district schools at 12 lZ mUst mils but al- al al 10 lowed ed an additional levy for in- in In Interest terest and sinking fund As a re- re result re result I sult suit a change was made In the lery IlcY thele forthe fy which which h was vas tentatively set for the school district at 12 mills at atthe the previous meeting It now pro pm- pm pro 14 5 with 25 mills of ot that total marked ear-marked for interest Interest I and sinking fund purposes IRe andI andt R c Cooper J T J A Cheney and theY ther H S 8 representing the Vernal Lions Mons club appeared to tb ask I the commissioners support in pro pro- promoting a livestock show next year I Continued on page rIve live COMMISSION COl TO PROBE COUNTY SCHOOL continued continued t nu iron pa page e one ones It as was was pointed out that livestock men must be encouraged to feed fe-ed feedstock feedstock feedstock stock locally if value is to be re- re received received re received for farm produce A fat I Istock stock show would encourage this It Was vs also pointed out that local I banks have offered aid In this en- en endeavor en endeavor dea deavor vor by buying stock for farm farm- farmers farmers farmers ers who have feed teed available It was shown by the committee that livestock feed can be grown as cheaplY in this county as anywhere and that with plenty of stock to fatten it Is a wasted waited opportunity not to promote a livestock feeding movement The commission was reminded that last year when feed was as scarce and expensive e those who fed livestock broke even and andin andIn in some cases made money The andl commiSsion was unanimous in their support of or the livestock show tn in e e ery e ery way possible and agreed I to do as much for the feeding pro pro- program program pro program gram as It could I Mayor Cooper ed the com com- com com- commission commission commission mission s approval to use the county graders on en current city roan pro pro- projects projects I IThe The commission at the suggestion of County Agent Russel Keetch made weed eed control an item on the county budget for the coming year The board voted for the URIC Other business provided pro that th t the Vernal Rodeo might u use e the county fair grounds for the coming oming cele- cele celebration celebration cele celebration bration and budgeted 75 for the promotion of H 4 club works ork |