Show C of C Continued trout page 1 milted several years year ago and bears no relation to current business volume MR BENNETT reported that the finance committee of the City Council is currently studying the problem and is recommending that the amount of the license be de de- de determined on a gross sales bas bas- basIs Is In explaining the benefits obtained by downtown bust busl nesses Mr Bennett Dennett cited pol Ice protection street lighting at a cost of per year year- most of which is in i the com commercial mercial area street cleaning more of which is b done In Inthe inthe the business area than at the refit t of the city put together and garbage hauling Mayor Alvin Kay ed that the purpose of revamping ping the fee schedule was not to raise more revenue but just to be more equitable It was anticipated that the amount of business license lees fees will be reduced from to owing to the additional income ed from the new sales tax GLENN H COOPER Cham her ber director in charge of the retail merchants committee said that each business In the city and county is paying Its own way and paying it well This was agreed by the city officials present Dr Dan Q Price Vernal City Councilman said that the Council Is giving the mer mer- mer merchants chants until November 1 to come up with a licensing plan to go into effect January 1 1963 or the Council will for its own plan The retail merchants com com- committee took the matter under advisement and will appoint a subcommittee to do the Job MAYOR KAY said that the Council Is planning a 1 tenth tenth- tive cut in the property mill levy of 7 mills due to the new source of revenue from the additional sales tax City Manager Bennett Dennett poin poin- poin pointed ted out that the garbage col coln service was not paying its own way Present fees are arc 1 per month for homeowners for a weekly collection and 2 per month for business with n a dally daily collection Mon Mon Mon- Monday day through Friday Committee chairman Lynne King announced the holidays that stores will observe They are arc May 30 Memorial Day July 4 Independence Day JulY 24 Pioneer f Day Sep p 3 Labor Day Nov Nov Nov- November ember 22 Thanksgiving Day December 25 Christmas Day and January I 1 New Years Year's Day THE TITE COMMITTEE voted t to submit a budget of 1000 to the Chamber the same as last year Businesses were ur urged ed to enter floats in the Pioneer r Day parade which also will willbe be b used in the rodeo parade |