Show Curb and Gutter Issue Hotly Debated Saturday At a meeting marked by ver ver- verbal ver- ver verbal bal fireworks Saturday evening at t the courthouse c the curb t urb and ana gutter question was fiercely de do de- de debated bated along with many other problems such as the trailer crimp and parking meters Mayor B H open open- opened opened ed the tha meet by explaining the project t t and stating s ting that it had been primarily proposed to beautify and modernize the city at the request of citizens Jn the th affected areas Each reach of The coun- coun councilmen together tog er with City Man Man- Max ego ego- LeRoy Taylor and g veer Leon P Christensen also said a few words in behalf of the project Then the barrage barrage began as speaker after speaker got to to his feet and heaved verbal volleys i at the hapless measure Several persons objected to the size of i the parking area others declared I ed that the town was going I ahead too fast and that taxes are being increased too rapidly I while still others stated that tha than lots are being priced out of the i market as a result of the ad ad- ad additional improvement taxes When the smoke finally died the curb and gutter issue as ad ad- advertised advertised was dead Following the meeting City Manager LeRoy Taylor T outlined ed the procedure by l y which in- in in interested groups may still se se- se- se secure secure cure the curb and gutter Im im- improvement provement If each group which must Include at least a city block desiring this Im provement will file a petition bearing the names of at least percent fifty of the property owners in the area the city will proceed to advertise the notice of Intention hold protest meet meet- meetings meetings ings and if approved by a ma ma- majority majority of thc area will then ad ad- ad advertise advertise vertise the job for contract The city will borrow the money un un- under un- un under der an improvement bond issue issue the estimated maximum interest of which is 5 9 percent and which may be lower as the issue will go 10 to the lowest bidder Pro Pro- Property perty petty owners will have five years to pay the costs which will be prorated on a per foot basis and shown as a improvement tax lien Hen Mr Tay Tay- lor calls attention to the fact that the city cannot construct a project if the actual al costs co ex ex- ex exceed the estimated costs by ten by-ten ten percent |