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Show Garbage Pickup Cut To Once A Week City Coffers Nearly Dry; Employes All To Get Raise The Mayor, Recorder and all five members of the Council wrestled with the budget which still has until July 1 to run, to find money to pay their $9,000 tax anticipation note, to no avail and then in the next breath raised the salaries of all city employees in their first regular session in over a month, Monday Mon-day night. The purchase of the new garbage gar-bage truck was the biggest item to throw the budget in a bind, but was only one of a multitude of items which have stretched the budget and bared the bottom bot-tom of the city coffers. Garbage collection is expensive expen-sive the Council decided and they determined to do something about it by voting to cut pickup pick-up to ore day a week with a three-man crew and get it over with so that they can get to some of the pressing work that is badly needed throughout the city. In order to speed the garbage pickup, and so that the whole town can be- completed in one day, a motion was made by Swain, seconded by Beitz and voted for by all Councilmen that "all residential garbage be placed on the curb in front of the home, and no pickup in alleys." Ed's Note: On Tuesday, Mayor Mayor informed the News that he felt he could get the Council to recind this pa'ticular mo' ion for placing g-arbabe in front of homes and that alleys would continue to be used. Th's decision de-cision will await Council action. All motions on garbage were to take effect on June 1. In wrestling with the budeet and preparing for setting of the rew budget a motion was made to give the city employees an across the b"ard raise of $25.00 per year. Recorder Jones stated that she wanted a $50.00 raise, whtreup'n the Mayor proposed a $50 raise for the Foreman and Watermaster. Recorder and City Marshall, $25.00 raises for each of the other regular city employees em-ployees and percentile raises for the attorney, Fire Chief, extra ex-tra help and extra Marshall. Beitz, going on this theory, proposed raises of foreman, from $505-$555; Recorder, $450-$500; City Marshall, $640; Attorney, $84-$100; Other Reg. City Workers, Work-ers, $450-$480 and extra help, from $2.00 an hour to $2.25 an hour. Whittaker seconded with Hardy and Thompson joining them in an affirmative vote and Swain voting no. Discussion was held on the need for a second city cop, and discussion of Dennis Cox who has been hired for the relief coo jcb, and after he completes his schooling will work three days on the city crew to fill out the week. Discussion was also held on hiring of Alvin Skilli-crn Skilli-crn for park maintenance, Max Herzog for pool manager. Applications were received for deputy clerk from Audrey Skillicorn. Michelle Bedingfield rnd Anne Marie Gay. The Mayor May-or interviewed them on Tuesday Tues-day and hired Mrs. Gay. The- Council was notified that rental on the stalls was falling behind, with quite a few delinquent. de-linquent. Discussion of returning return-ing to a water charge, so that the fee could be collected was tabled until next meeting. Mayor Mayer appointed Don Willden as Centennial Beautifi-catin Beautifi-catin chairman. Dan Hutchings met with the council to get approval for the Oddfellows to use the track and grounds for camper and trailer rarki"? the last two davs of the Centennial. The Oddfellows and Rebekahs Annual Picnic v:ll be held in Milford during the Centennial. The council also: Approved a resolution for condemnation of the property for the outfall and treatment lagoons and put ip 75 of the rppra:sed value. Read letter on Hazel Moore property, declaring it unsightly and unsafe. Discussion followed follow-ed on several other buildings in community and Marshall was told to abate and go to court if necessary to get these properties made safe. Made note that the County had not returned signed contract con-tract on County fire protection. Accepted Auditors estimate of $800.00 for bi-annual audit. |