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Show Commission Shows Good Foresight One of the most commendable steps taken in our public affairs, which has come to our attention recently, re-cently, Is the action of the Salt ,. Lake County commissioner In call- 1 Ing a conference of all departments : ' of the county together In an en deavor to make the department budgets come within the anticipated anticipat-ed revenues of the county. No institution or business can long survive which spends more than it receives and such a course can lead to but one end failure. In a time like the present when property values have decreased and revenues diminished proportion a te-, te-, ly, it Is the part of wisdom and fore sight to make a survey and the n--cessary adjustments before a deficit de-ficit is created. Conservative estimates Indicate a decrease of $300,000 In property taxes in this county the presert year. With so many flxeed charges it is going to be a big Job to reduce department expenditures. In so large an amount, but It is the only safe and business like way out To bring this about, salaries will have to be cut or employees laid off, or both, and to do either Is not a pleasant task. Outweighing this, however, Is the plain duty of 'h? commissioners to find the necessary means of keeping expenditures of the county within It's receipts. |