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Show SUPERVISORS REPORT four members-, so that every detail could receive attention. A copy of each of the reports (supervisor's (su-pervisor's and auditor's) is to be placed in the hands of the committee representing the constituents of the district, to be digested. We personally feel that the more help is given to supervisors in constructive con-structive aid, and the less criticism directed toward representatives who are at most only serving their friends and neighbors as best they may be gifted to do so, the greater the benefits that will accrue to our system. We would like to see seven men in the saddle, with an equal number of picked and selected committeemen com-mitteemen chosen by the farmers, to act as the proper sources through whom to direct suggestions, help, criticism, aids in construction, etc., etc., and these two boards operating in utmost harmony, with Just one common thought THE BEST SERVICE SER-VICE TO THE DISTRICT. i Saturday afternoon the Supervisors Supervis-ors of Millard County Drainage District Dis-trict No. 3 read their cemi-annual report to their constituents at the Community Hall at Woodrow, together to-gether with a detailed report of an audit -from Warwick Mitchell & Co., expert certified accountants. In lack of the actual report to quote from, we supply the following figures takeji at random and jotted down as read (subject to error on our part), together with our own comment on them. That was certainly a fine slam that the certified public accountants, Warwick Mitchell & Co., gave, to say that there was a very "unsystematic manner of handling the assessment benefit rolls" at the county seat; and the discussion of who was responsible responsi-ble for such methods brought out that if those handling the matter at the County seat would only be less busy in getting up road complaints, with'impbsing arrays of figures, they would have much more time left over I to get out accurate assessment benefit bene-fit rolls for a million seven hundred and ninety thousand dollar drainage r-ystem. We are certainly thankful for this broadside, anrl coming from such an unexpected source lends it additional addi-tional weight. There are delinquent taxes in this drainage system of $87,631.12, which, if in, would materially boost our bank account. This firm recommended a sinking fund, with which to retire bonds as they fall due. Receipts were $1,415,764.02, and disbursements $1,410,039.63, leaving leav-ing cash on hand and, in bank $5,724.39. There is due to the district: H. C. Spear for bonds . .$ 42.500.00 Delinquent taxes 87,531.12 Miscellaneous 1,051.57 Cash on hand : . 5,724.39 Total $137,907.08 Liabilities as follows: Warrants issued unpaid '$ 8,204.68 Cashier's Check (since covered) 299.64 Estimates to April 1 . . ,78,519.60 15 held back 78,519.60 Total $137,907.08 Of the 8,800 acres reported by the auditors as not being in the' assessment assess-ment benefit rolls, much of this land was taken into the district by petition peti-tion after the first rolls were prepared, pre-pared, so that by township plats and new rolls, that is merely a clerical job, to get every cent of tax due to the district on assesment, and no one overlooked. We understood the report to say that it would take approximately $180,000 to complete the work up to the next bond issue. ' The new"bond issue had not as yet found a buyer. Several speakers paid due eulogy to the hard and earnest work that our late and respected supervisor James B. Seams had paid to the district, dis-trict, praising his close and faithful supervision. Attorney O. P. Soule answered many questions put; likewise Claude Richards of the engineering firm, who gave much detailed and valuable Information. In-formation. It developed at the meeting that two men cannot physically supervise and attend properly to all the multitudinous multi-tudinous detail of checking and inspecting in-specting the work on so an Immense a tract as 93.000 acres being tile drained; and earnest plea was made that the board be enlarged by two or |