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Show oo STATE HEADS HOLD SESSION AT PROVO PROVOi March 13. Way and means of reducing the operating expenses ex-penses of state Institutions, without Impairing ihelr efficiency were dls-CUSSSd dls-CUSSSd here last night at a meeting of heads of the arlous Institlltlona and commissioners held in the mental men-tal hospital Warden James Devlne presided and William Bailey, 'hair man of the state board of equalization equaliza-tion explained the tax situation especially espe-cially in regard to valuations and levies of the present year. Governor Charles R. Mabey expressed ex-pressed his gratitude for the work of the Institutions and particularly for :ihe fact that they would have no deficits at the end of the biennlum Dr. and Mrs. George Hyde were I hosts to tho visitors at dinner in their apartment. Among those present were Governor Gover-nor charles R. Mabey, State Treasurer Treas-urer W. D Sutton. State Auditor Mark Tuttlc. Dr George Thomas ..f the University of Utah. Insurance I Commissioner J W Walker Agricultural Agricul-tural Commissioner A A. Hlnckl-, I Director of Finance J. H Glenn. Warden War-den James Devlne. Superintendent Frank M. Drlggs of the deaf and blind school at ogden. Chairman William Bailey of the board of equalization und Dr. George Hyde Preceding this meeting the staie board of Insanity held Its regulur monthly meeting, at which Dr. Hyde BUbmltted his report. according to which the current monthly expense j of the institution were $7079.38 and the payroll $ t". 4 1 9 8j. The superln-tendenl superln-tendenl reported concerning his Investigations In-vestigations of an Independent water supply for the hospital and the hoard decided to make further Investigation Inves-tigation before making anv decision, li was also reported tha: work on the new building, which had been discontinued during the cold weather, would be continued as soon as the weather would permit. "The question of feeblemindedness, particularly of the low grades, desiring desir-ing admittance to this Institution." said Dr Hyde in his report, "Is he-coming he-coming acute, and some parents who have this terrible calamity to put up with in their homes are dlstracto '. but we are powerless to do anything until the new building is completed and wo rearrange our population. ' j |