Show CITY CITI FATHERS FIX TAX UP LEVY at a special meeting ot of the city council held last evening the tax levy for or the ensuing year was fixed at mills which is 5 ot of a mill lessi less than the total levy last year despite I 1 the fact the cites valuations have shrunk the biggest shrinkage comes in merchandise w which dropped off over last year and real estate comes next with a drop of in the machinery and tools department the va valuations luat ions dropped all of which evidences the tact fact that the merchants pared their stocks very materially and ot of course with the high proceso prices of products coming down the land values naturally decrease the levy by departments was fixed as follows contingent fund 5 mills streets and sidewalks 2 mills sewers and drains mills sinking fund on bond issue 23 2362 mills interest on electrics electr lct light bond issue mills interest on water works bond issue mills interest on water works bond issue 1453 mills interest on gener general bond issue mills library main cenance mills i under the circumstances of a de creased valuation the city officials did the best they could and had the valuations kept up ahey they could have pared down the levy probably another mill and a halt or more the council voted an appropriation of 0 75 to assist the department in sending delegates to the annual fire mens convention to be held at sandy last evening was flie the time set tor for opening bids for the construction of 0 a big contract of cement sidewalks but there was not a single proposal offered and so the matter will be passed up tor for the presen present year I 1 I 1 A regular meeting will be held this evening for the purpose of disposing of routine business |