Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-12

| opinions, ana pIOpei uieNi"uN ="
thereof, woull not only materially
lessen the burdens OF the attorney
| generate office, but unquestlonsbly
| prove valuable references book 10 an
| efficials Throughout the State. L
! therefore recommend that suitable
| number OF copes of these opinions be
pflntod and distributed.
| RENTAL CONTRACT.
Until revenues are available from
| the sale Of lauds for n Capitol building,
J the State must rent quarters for Its
! officers. The State board OF examin'
ers, in pursuance OF law, has recently
| entered iulO four years' contract with
| Salt Lake county, 10y when all OF the
present state officers are provided win
clmmQdious quarters IN tho CITY anu
| County builuirg in Salt Lake CITY,
and with necessary furniture, light,
| heat and JanitOr service, for the very
reasonable rent OF $4,000 per annum.
A provision Ia incluued in the lease
that II the State should build wing
OF the Capitol building or should
| acquire other permanent quarters by
purchase or grant, the contract may
be sooner terminated. In the mean.
time the Improvements heretofore
made nj the Capitol site, consisting Of
trses, shrubbery, grass and fencing,
are kept In order at minimum cost.
For the occupancy OF the rooms you
are occupying with iurnilure in tho
Senate cnsmber anu In the committee
rooms AMI Hobbies. ana heat, light ana
anitOr service, the board Of examiners
has contracted with Salt Lake City to
pay 81 900 for the sixty days sesBiOn.
These amounts Will require sppropria-
lion.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The various institutions OF the State
are ia healthy and satisfactory con.
dition. The respective boards OF com
troll are composed OF representative
citizsns who devote much time anu
attention to their duties without COM
Densstion. lfas a partial recOmpense
for their services u per diem we're /
be allowed the members OF these boards,
other than State officers, at four uOllArs
for attendance at each OF their regular
monthly meetings, the aggregate
would not exceed 81 800 per annum,
and they would feel that, to limited
extent at least, their lsUors wer4 appre-
ciated. | recommend that this be done.
have prepared condensed state.
tnents, showing IN brief the work OF
these institutions Tor the year, their
condition and requirements. These
ara submitted herewith for the pur.
pose OF giving you general know ledge
OF their affairs without nocessitating
Immediate perusal OF the volumi nous
reports OF tho various officers In
charge.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
The study advancement both In
efficiency and popularity OF that
ancient and honorable institution OF
learning, the University OF Utah, lie
gratifying TO all citizens interested In
tue cause OF high Il education. Tue at
tendance has krUwn from 36S enrolled
| students for the school year 1892 TO
| $50 for 1896. 1T IL also noteworthy
and commendable that the Institution
| has been coDduc cd the past year upon
the appropriation made by the Legls-
! lalure, there being no deficiency ut ali
on account of maintenance, the deli.
cheney report o. 81, 200ibeing explained
by the board OF regents and consented
| TO by the State board Of examiners, as
necessary aud uniOrseen and having
no possible reference to the conducL OF
the institution itaeh. Tao greater por.
ton OF this d. fieiepcy, namely,
1900, occurred tn ug0 a mlsundIr
standing as TO the amount OF the de.
hciency one year ago, (the appOprla.
ton having been SlS,oOO insIeaJ o
SIG, 000,) anu the balance, namely, 800,
| compTlsed q folcad auJ unex pecte j
expenditure for the purpose VI con-
Meeting the buildings on University
square with the city sewer syalem. So
that this deficiency OF $1,000 repre-
sents the entire Indebtedness OF the
institution at present. An Immediate
appropriation should be ma 4e, not
only 10 cover this d ficiency, ut 10 TN.
able the University u continue unLiI
the appropriation Is passed at the end
OF the present seesion. 1t lie contendeJ
by the board OF regents that there
should be maue as early IN the session
rs possible special appropriation to
defray the expenses OF the Institution
up 10 the end of the current aeade IN iC
year, which is liked by law to be
June 30,h, and thai he III nnial az
population for tue period following
be then maue in the appropriation
bill. This same contention was ma IL
at the last session, AMI while thel Legis.
iutuie then iixeu the fiscal year gu ina.
| III Corresponds Win the hchuemlC year,
1t appropriated only sufficient funds tU
cover the calendar year 1886 II seems
to me that this argument Is well sup.
ported, and that appropriations here.
after snuuld he made To include ssti.
mates OF necessary expenditures to the
end OF the academic year, or,Iin the
present instance, for the biennial
period ending June 90.h, 1899, the
proper pro rata thereof to be uTawn
quarterly early as the law directs. The
board OF regent, in Its report for the
past year, sets forth many urgent needs
ana asks appropriations at your hands
to meet them, Additions 10 the in
slEuctipg force, new books for the
library, adOiu0uRl collections for the
museum, alterations ana additions 70
the building occupied by the mining
school, aud Tor the purchase OF nppal-
atus anu supplies for the Departments
concerned in this worn, establishment
ana maintenance OF normal school
and Kindergarten training department
and gymnasium equipment therefor,
additions and Improvements In build
lnRs and grounds on University