Show publicity measure before legislature 0 bill asking that people be kept informed regarding business transacted by the boards of county commissioners 0 one measure house bill no 84 ought to have the endorsement ot of the taxpayers of the state it calls tor for the cation of 0 proceedings of 0 meetings ol 01 boards ot of county commissioners there Is nothing like the light ot of publicity to guide the actions ol 01 public officials to inspire them to guard against extravagance and favoritism and to do only those things which they will honestly be lieve will receive the endorsement of the people publicity is a remedy tor for many public ills and while publicity may cost something it would prove justifiable and a profitable investment in eliminating much official wrong the county a business is ot of vital importance to every taxpayer and yet it is transacted in many counties in this state with the taxpayers in complete ignorance of what Is going on instances without number might be cited to prove that the majority of taxpayers have absolutely no information of the way their money is being spent only within a year yeat or two several splendid bridge con tracts were let without full corn aliance with the law of the state of utah upon such matters or at least it if a compliance was had it was such a compliance as evaded much ot of the spirit of the law it if not the actual letter there have been instances in which certain contractors in the building of roads have been favored and it has been made possible through such favoritism tor for the contractor to reap an undue profit from work but poorly done there have been other instances in which one portion ot of a county has suffered be cause of favoritism tor for another portion and money which should have been more equally distributed has brought forth unfavorable comment |