Show Provo Commissioners Approve I 1951 Budget for I PROVO Special Special Boosting Boosting Its budget over expenditures of this city during 1 1950 1050 50 Provo city I commission Friday had approved I a 1 1951 51 budget for At the same time the commission commission commission commis commis- J sion balanced the l 1950 50 budget at nt I by jug jug- Juggling funds from one department to another eliminating eliminating eliminating possibility of a hil hike e in the budget for the year just ending Promising full cooperation in cutting culling expenses during the coming coming coming com com- ing ing- year the commission said it was forced to increase the budget to handle major expansion in city services particularly in the fire and police departments To help compensate for the I necessary increases the fire department department department de de- will receive more this year and the police department department department depart depart- ment an increase of 14 The commission cut budget ct allocations to 10 city departments Expected revenue was based on the present mill tax levy of 23 I mills with an estimated 95 05 o collection col col- lection Provos Provo's assessed valuation i which has as doubled in the past eight years years is 15 |