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Show State Paper las Article On Sinking Funds -nking furids that are presum-v6' presum-v6' put aside to meet bonded in-f in-f njness are being used to meet "Jit expenses in many of the units of the state, according 'e October issue of the Utah Tax-' Tax-' lr instances are cited where ,lic officials instead of preserving funds are employing them for 'it purposes, contrary to law. The Taxpayer quotes the statutes .his subject and raises a warning ;'ic'e against the cort inuation of tis illegal practice . It is an taction ta-ction upon the confidence of the ;uilic, says Uie Taxpayer, to raise . m'oney to meet their bonded debt tben find it 'dissipated when the .jae arrives for the payment of the oiid obligations. ' The same issue outlines a series of commendations for city and coun-, coun-, officials that are now engaged in voting- It urges that the budget 1 represent the ability of the -aple to pay, that the economic Editions of the taxing unit shall be Bjsidered an'd that a thorough an. i:(iis of the proposed budget should h baa between public officials and ! 1 -e taxpayers before final approval. "Another illuminating article deals ! rith tie failure of 22 per cent of the & school graduates to pass the Iglisa test at the University of The question is raised wheth-1 wheth-1 the $3,500,000 now going to the schools of the state is being ad-' ad-' Mtageously spent It challenges : It high schools to Study this ques-at ques-at and to readjust their teaching wtices and processes so as to ;;et the demand of the higher inanitions in-anitions of. learning. |