Show LIT of y AUDIT IS MADE raise in rates of light department Is needed special auditor says the audit report of brigham city for 1924 was filed friday with john E holden state auditor as required by law and will be kept on record at his office while total expenditures tor for 1324 1924 amount to as compared with during 1923 a comparison ot of the departmental figures show that in almost every division costs for or 1924 were lower than those incurred during the preceding year operating costs for 1924 in the electric light department increased 4 over those of 1923 but this figure almost agrees with the cost of 0 repairing the break in the pipe line during the early part of last year which amounted to another exception to the general rule of 0 reductions was in the light department which was wag operated during in 1924 on a deficit of which had to be met from general taxes the deficit was almost entirely due to the heavy installment paid on the short term serial bonds issued s in 1923 the report says last year the first installment of principal was repaid together with interest heavy bond interest payments must be met annually during the next tour four years and it if the utility is to be self sustaining in the meantime in the opinion of the special auditor drastic revision ot of existing rates ls is imperative special funds accounts were found to be in excellent condition and all cash balances were correctly accounted tor for capital assets of the city amounted to at the close of 1924 compared with liabilities of leaving a capital surplus of |