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Show CITY COMMISSION TO TAKE UP THE NEW ORDINANCES Membors of the city commission will meet in regular session in Mayor T. Samuel Browning's offices at 8 o'clock tonight. It Is probable that only routine rou-tine matters will receive attention. "There are two important ordinances, ordi-nances, in addition to the proposed Increase In-crease In salary for the police and fire departments," said Mayor Browning, "but I doubt whethor any of these mat-tors mat-tors will be reached. One of the ordinances ordi-nances regards the elimination of booths and screened comparments in cafes and restaurants and the other is for the fixing of a flat license fee and regulation of tho dairies." Mayor Browning stated that the ordinances may be filed during the afternoon, but was of the opinion that-City that-City Attorney Rcedor had not completed com-pleted his investigation. They will be disposed of during the week, unless something now unforeseen interferes. "Relative to the proposed increase in salaries for the police and fire departments," de-partments," continued Mayor Browning, Brown-ing, "they, too, should receive final attention at-tention ihis week that the increase might apply to this month. We are waiting for one or two of the departments depart-ments to file their estimates of expenses ex-penses for the coming year. City Auditor Audi-tor Arthur Larson already has completed com-pleted his budget and it now is In pososssion of the commissioners." It is understood that one of the departments de-partments that the commissioners are waiting on is the police department. T . i i 1 II -1 1 11 VitD illUlCU ill LllV UejJiil LLUUUl this morning that the budget could bo prepared and filed within a short time. Fire Chief Graves stated today that he filed his report last week. City Auditor Larsen also filed his budgqt last week. It includes the receipts and expenditures for last year and an estimate of the receipts for this year. The receipts and expenditures of 1917 wore In excess of $300,000, including 50,000 derived from liquor licenses. nn |