Show Vernal City Budget Vernal City Council Wed of last w k adopted a 1004 general genera lurid fund budget of Extra services needed for forc c growth was the reason given for the increase over the 1963 budget of S ITEMS LISTED in the new budget that did not appear in last years year's general fund are a lire fire truck to- to toward to ward remodeling and addi- addi addition addition tion to the armory for public use an additional for parks an increase from to a anew anew new garage garate an addi- addi additional 2500 for recreation an increase from 1500 to an additional for streets and highway an increase from to and an additional in the police depart depart- meat ment an increase from to The additional police funds have been used for a new of- of officer fleer and a second patrol car Continued on page 8 3 I Vernal City Continued from page 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS did not anticipate there would beany be any ony increase in the property tax mill levy as the n new w sales tax has permitted the extra services nce necessary for foran foran an expanding community In other business bids were opened on a pickup truck for the water depart depart- department ment Phil Martins Martin's agency was low bidder with 1904 1004 Four bids were submitted It was reported that the city has received several complaints from property owners about handbills lit lit lit- littering streets and property City officials pointed out an ordinance provides for issuing a special permit for handbills but they were reluctant to en- en enforce enforce force it as handbill distributors distributors tors were generally local mer- mer merchants merchants chants who already were paying licenses THE COUNCIL urged per per- persons persons sons utilizing handbills to emphasize to the boys who dIstribute that they should place them in mail mailboxes mailboxes boxes or behind screens where the wind will not scatter them Into roads and yards City officials also emphasIzed emphasized sIzed for another year that Utah law prohibits the sale or use of many types of fire fire- fireworks fireworks works or other explosive de- de devices devices vices An investigation is under under- underway underway way by police who report the they are aware that some merchants are selling illegal megal fireworks I Unless this practice is dis- dis discontinued discontinued continued city representatives tives said the cit city council will refuse to Issue a new business license to the of offend offend- offending nd- nd ing firms finns |