The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-14
|'.,ost Half of Appropria-
for Ala ska-Yukon Ex-
.;,;oo UnacCounted For

become of the approprl'
o.. = nc the legislature of l9o9
~ '''' 10 $4,000. for the Alaska
POSITION! 'DE The money was
,, The state treasury upon
~ ,pl estimates made by
u,ll treasurer Of the exposi'
w.. oD but there has been no
.srDs.Ot ~ tbc state for s12,9o6.4
trg 'ooriaiion. " Where has 1t
9 1y'is : a matter IN which the
4 -, AIn,sb the taxpayers of the
& V right to know and these
NV demand an accounting
En Fl, law creating The commits
p1 e. ,'n making the appropriation,
nsg Th" % provisions of the law
,.,ary Nv and the fact that the
',es;ch' es;sh should have been made
s'its hscn made shows conclu-
y Chairman Spry, Treasurer
~, ,he commission havo been
y u their duty
cannIssion Cared For
,,,,cd that the members of
2 ma ,.;on made an order that
-;.sioncr be allowed $500 for
a~s as commissioner. One
i e'T ,ho commission. Mr.. kuch.
Y Z, =. Vn.r,cfically in charge of the
! y t,nm an Utah and was present In
sr t,om ihe opening of the cS-
nu mil il ended. Commissioners
Snsoi two weeks at the show.
y y Mi Mi devoted four days to the
X, While on his wedding trip,
:. o,ber commissioners spent a
q si the exposition. All but
!. ,hs $500 set apart for thcm.
fr Of Treasurer Hull was the
4 of any. ,oo
.Tno;ition was open $50 days,
,,'.n mean that the expense Of
'',IIor. who remained throughout
'e..ition was n little more than
y. day: Commissioner Gardner S
!, oyer s35 per day, while
W Hnll's expense was Sl25
7 Hull is an expensive luxury,
:, Sr carries out the idea that
!. yroyideth for his own house
:, is no good. for he had his
X N appointed as ono of the lady
:. ,i 800 per month. 1t is
N accord with the ideas of the
b,uch TO allow nothing to get |
IN all the members of the bunch
ana for their families IN pro-
5.ces al the official pic coun-
!. Became of Appropriation?
nq, the exposition has come,
:. It's existence is now only |
ar. Utah was represented In
The moneys Of the state were
J, 9me apparently with free
'ibf rest-S12. .906,47-is not ac-
atc legislature of 1907 enacted |
IA, page 1SS, of the laws of
lsli, which created a body to
n IS the Utah commission for
rta Yusop exposition, TO be ap-
by the governor, which was
sp an exhibit Of the resources
hste at the exposition TO be
SeatiIe in 1909. It provided
,s.ary funds for such prelimi-
pIk as should be necessary, TO
sat Of two thousand dollars. Ii
1 bow these funds should be
I'D how TO be accounted for.
tH Appropriation Drawn.
little seems to have been done
pngiDal commission appointed
Vnor Cutler, but IN order to
Z appropriation from reverting
. general funds OF the state. un-
U Of December 81, 1908, there
usu bv Governor Cutler a
SM for the whole amount of the
lilion, which was duly honored
slate auditor as appears on
No. 406l5 i'll favor Of James
Cgu. I
koger C-Alaska- -Yukon-Pacific
., per chapter l2i, laws 1907.
. lt&, No. 406l5. ,000
lHs BY state of Utah $4,000
2 drawn on order OF John c.
tlalmsn, Certified by Cbauuccy
add. secretary. Payable TO the
James Christensen. Recelpted
: date l2-23 1905.
sI Law of 1909 Provided.
tbe legislature of 1909 con-
irother and similar law was
|: Nth the difference that the
alton called upon was $50, 900,
IRA provided for n bond to be
Ne treasurer. The law is found
~ d, page l73, laws OF Utah,
y reads in part as follows.
Oath. Bond OF Treasurer
..s'sFlng ppon the duties Of their
we w members, except the govcr-
" laSe the constitutional oatn
AND the treasurer shall give
NE sum Of $4,000, TO be ap-
2 Ine state board OF examiners