Show special irrigation water assess ment due ditch cleaning to begin monday fillmore city council met wednesday evening tor for the regular monthly session tho the mayor all councilmen and recorder being present an unusually largo amount of bu briness iness nesa was wag presented and it appearing that all of it could not bo be handled bandied in one evening the meeting was wan adjourned after considerable ot of the business had bail boon been taken care ot of until friday ov evening IT gation levied ono one matter of 0 public Int intermit areat which waa taken up was the decla loll ion of the council to levy a special assessment ot of per lot ot of city irrigation water to defray the material costs on the W P A ditch project tho money must be raised this month and it was waa decided to make thu assessment immediately due and delinquent the first of april the council felt disposed to have given more time had bad it been possible but the irrigation fund has baa a deficit of over now and inas much as city water la Is not incorporated the money can not be borrowed it was further pointed out that people generally have been expecting this assessment ever since they authorized zed the council to go ahead with the project in mass ma ss meeting payment of 0 this special assessment Is not dot going to be any light burden partle particularly on some people the city will need all the moral support it con get to raise this money as quickly as it will be needed A special appeal Is therefore made to all the owners of water employed on tile the project to make payment immediately payment by au all others who are able financially to do so BO at the oarl earliest lost possible dossia to date will be greatly asprec appreciated this per lot aises assessment ses will be complete payment so tar far as 01 direct on city irrigation water la is couce concerned rued ditch to stam the water master was instructed to begin the regular annual cleaning of it city irrigation ditched next monday it if the weather la Is favorable in order to relieve the burden on the owners of water as aj much as possible it was wad decided to give this work to owners of city irrigation water who do not have a cash income from either a private or public job it it is 1 possible to do so any one wishing to work on the city ditches should place an application with city water master john rowley before monday otty not to 00 collect euln A resolution was also passed instructing ting the city electrician water master and other city officers not to go around trying to collect bills statements tor for which have hare boon baen sent lent out by mall mail most people come coma in and pay their various city service charges promptly but a tow lew others have developed the habit ot at continually stalling these people bave a good story atory for or the service men every time they come to discontinue service with the ernult berault that it takes a great amount of at certain city otal cors cers time just juat to collect a tew few ac counts this time costs the tax tar payers money so it waa decided that on the date set tor for discontinuing service these officers are to but ott off all such service without even consulting the tha delinquent parties people know the time and place that thesel these bills should be paid and by so doing Is the only w way ay they can continue to got get service this action was felt necessary in fair air ness nesa to those who always pay and pay willingly |