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Show Council Decrees Drop in City Mill Levy At the regular meeting of the Parowan City Council Monday-evening Monday-evening the city tax levy was set for the year with the levy being cut by 1.75 mills according accord-ing to Mayor Howard Joseph, who stated that the cut was made with the idea that the difference in city revenues would be made up by the returns from the newly new-ly Inaugurated sales tax levy of one-half cent which is now in force. j 27 Mill Levy , - This year's tax levy will be 27 mills in comparison with the levy of 28.75 mills levied for city purposes in 1960. The council had no way of estimating just what the new one-half cent sales tax levy would bring into the 'city treasury and felt that this I was as much of a cut as could be made safely when the city financial picture was surveyed. We have been unable to obtain ob-tain a breakdown in the levy but i this will be obtained and published pub-lished for our reader's information informa-tion next week. Much time at the meeting was spent In discussing the problem of the use of tobacco among the minors of the city and ways of combatting the menace. A delegation dele-gation consisting of the following persons met with the council to discuss this matter: S. M. Clark. Lowell Caldwell, Spencer Lemmon, Lem-mon, Glen Halterman, Osmer K. Nielsen and Watson Adams. The sale of tobacco to minors was discussed with the cigarette vending machines coming in for much attention. It seems that these machines located in Paro-was Paro-was business places, are placed at an advantageous place for the use of minors in obtaining tobacco. Letter to Businessmen It was finally decided by the council to have the city attorn -ney draft a letter to local business bus-iness concerns in the tobacco selling business, outlining the law and penalties for making tobp.ix-o available i minors and also to cafes ard other public places explaining their liability in letting minors use tobacco in their place of business. Watson Adams also met with the council to see what he could do to procure nower for his farm home which Is outside the city limits. The city is limited in the construction of line to users out- side its boundaries, but it was decided that if Adams will build a line from his farm home to the city limits the city will furnish him power at that point, and then if possible to purchase his , line over a period of five years. Mayor Joseph informs us. In addition Adams is to pay a minimum min-imum monthly charge of $12 per month and also pay for the power pow-er used. Mayor Joseph states that the city attorney is to draw up an agreement along this line for ratification by the two parties. par-ties. Consider Position The problem of naming a city marshal to take the place of Mel-vin Mel-vin Orton when he gives up that position on or about Oct. 1 was j considered. The public safety committee of the council was ap-j ap-j pointed to confer with former j marshal Bill Angel, and see if he is Interested in returning to that position at that time, after which further action will be taken. Osmer K. Nielsen met with the council as a representative of the Parowan Exchange Club, to seek ! financial help in maintaining the ! tourist information booth on the !city park for the remainder of the season. Up to this point the j business firms and various clubs land civic organizations have I been paying Mrs. Clara Benson f.r keeping the booth open, but ! felt they couldn't go on with the project. It was finally agreed that the city will pay Mrs. Benson for her work for the rest of tl.e timL' the booth remains open this season. |