Show City Council Wrestles With 1955 Budget Faced with supplying services for a population more than double what It was I a a year ago on Income only slightly grea greater than It was 12 months ago Is the problem that faces the city council of the City of Moab Ways of securing additional Income to take care of emergency spending poses problems hard for the ay av av citizen to comprehend un uri less he has been following the si situation closely I The distribution of the burd burden n Is one of the greater of the many serious puzzles that must be worked out The business ll 11 cense with a percentage of sales assessed as the license seems to be the best means at this point of providing revenue evenue in Jn an equitable manner stated Mayor Corbin With the close of business for or 1954 Moab carried over ovora a deficit of which had to toe taken ta ta- ken Into a account count In figuring out the budget for 1955 The license as proposed will be raised to one per cent and this according to calculations will provide the funds needed to torun torun run run the city and to bake care of the the v absolute essentials the maintenance of the sewer arid and water systems and fire and po po- po lice ilce protection Parking P m meters are still und under r consideration for revenue and to help solve the parking problem problem lem that has developed In Moab as the thep population has grown Jn In the discussion of the sales sa-Ies license a la a telegram from the Utah Municipal League legal advisor Attorney Ferro was re red read d which once and land for all settled the controversy as to whether the city government could legally le Ie gaIly gally collect ct such a tax The telegram referred to the Utah Code Annotated for 1953 in which the reference was clear cIer and concise settling all argi ments Another problem the lack of entertainment facilities facUlties was was discussed and steps are being taken to provide a community center This action will wm be tacked back tack ed ei by byal aJl aill in this city More de tails will be available Mater later on this as the he plans are perfected and this will be toe in the near future it was stated |