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Show COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGETFOR 1959 The Bingham City budget for 1959 set at $82,643.78 and based on a 16-mill tax levy and valuation valua-tion of $3,884,316 was adopted at last Thursday night's meeting of the city council according to Mrs. Mae Stillman, recorder. Broken down the anticipated revenue re-venue figures are: general taxes, $59,041.60; water revenue. $5,-500.00; $5,-500.00; fines and forfeitures, $4.-000.00; $4.-000.00; state liquor fund. $3,729.-34; $3,729.-34; merchants license, $2,500.00; state motor vehicle registration fund, $4,752.84; beer license, $1,600.00; rent from county, $720; cemetery revenue, $200.00; dog license, $300.00; and miscellaneous revenue, $300.00. Breakdown of estimated disbursements dis-bursements in the 1959 budget according ac-cording to departments, is: official salaries, $5,700.00; city hall expense, ex-pense, $3,500.00; general operating, operat-ing, $24,138.14; water department, depart-ment, $5,500.00; police department, depart-ment, $19,000.00; health department, depart-ment, $5,300.00; fire department, $4,800.00; and street and sidewalks. side-walks. $14,705.64. Other council business included okehing for payment miscellaneous bills amounting to $813.93 and regular re-gular payroll totaling $1,382.38. The contract for construction of a new water tank in Freeman was awarded to F. W. Kahley and Co. of Salt Lake City, |