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Show MIl'S OBJECTIONS ' TO UNNECESSARY ! EXPENDITURES The proposition of band eoncrts for Olenwood park this summer was I thrown into controversy last nlphi at' the meetinp; of the c ity commission wheh Mayor T. Samuel Browning I .voiced his opposition to the proposed plan, Following iiie presentation of th loffer oi the manager of the etiy band, Fred Williams, to lurnish the music. Icnnsistlnp of from 25 to 29 pieces at i $?. for each player, and ?G for the lead-er lead-er at each performance M;iyor Brovninc took his stand on the conservation issue, which policy he said the covernment is urcing on all eitie. firms and individuals. He Bald that he relieved a majority of the, citizens of the city would side with him In the stand taken. The mayor maintains this is no lime for the cit to be authorizing any expenditures wblcfa are not absolutely necessary. Commissioner Miles L .Tones, who is superintendent of city parks, disagreed from the mayor and said that he be-lieved be-lieved the people of the city hlchl appreciated the band concerts, jucis-inn jucis-inn from the preat Interest taken In them in the past Com. Jones said that it was not the case that the city paid for the concerts, as last year the musicians wore paid from a fund secured se-cured from the renting of concession at the park, which sum was added to materially by the street ear company He said thai the proposition is self supporting and would not cost the city one cent In reality Commissioner Chris Flygare declined declin-ed to comment on tho matter at the meeting evidently desirincto make an investigation into all the angles of the proposal. The matter will come up i again at a meeting in the near future. |