Show Budget Approved For Centerville After much deliberation and careful consideration on the part of oC the Mayor and City Council Centerville City Clerk Dorethy Barber announces that the budget for the fiscal year 70 1969 will be Funds for this budget will willbe willbe willbe be secured from Crom the following sources of revenue property taxes other taxes licenses and permits 2800 fines forfeitures and penalties revenue from use of money and property 2500 revenue from Crom other agencies 2600 charges for Cor current service and other revenues to make the total EXPENDITURES will be made for the following City Council General Government administrative municipal court and City Hall buildings Public Safety Police Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment fire department inspection in inspection inspection in- in department Public Works streets and highways waste collection and disposal Parks and Recreation and Cemeteries Cemeteries Cemeteries Cem Cem- and other expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures making the total of oC The tax levy will remain at 16 mills The assessed valuation valuation valuation is THE TIlE CITY Council meeting June 17 also accepted a proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to increase the salaries of Clifford Russell City Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall Kenner W. W Killpack Water Department and Frank Franc W. W Duncan Roads Councilman Reese Robinson made the motion which was accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac by the Council that the GO Bonds which will retire in two years be he transferred transferred transferred trans trans- from the water funds to the General Fund taking his department out of the red and further balancing funds MR ROBINSON was also authorized to go ahead with the purchase of a diaphragm pump to use in pumping water and mud out of trenches an and d holes when emergencies arise Councilman Parrish read a aletter aletter aletter letter of commendation from Crom fro m Paris Curtis Principal o of f Centerville Junior High School I praising Marshal Clifford Russell Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell and his rus aids for their r assistance in problems concerning concerning concerning con con- o the school during th the e past year MAYOR 1 MILLS reports that tha t there are several lost bicycles bicycles bi cycles at the City Office Offic e and suggests that those who wh 0 are missing bicycles check chec k I o t k there If ownership can be proved the City will be happy happy happy hap hap- py to return them to the owners Councilman Vestil Harrison Harrison Harrison Harri Harri- son is wor working ing on the problem problem problem lem of oC insects in in the orchid acacia trees at the cemetery Steps are being taken to paint or spray them After studying the situation it has been decided to buy the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed sod remover to aid in better upkeep of oC the tery THERE WILL be a public hearing the of July regarding regarding regarding re re- garding the changing of the name of the Centerville City Park Notice of this hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing is posted in France Service Service Ser Ser- vice The Coffee Shop and the Post Office The Council discussed the matter of building the city float to be entered in in the Centerville of July Pa Pa- rade rode COUNCILMAN Cahoon reported reo reported reported re re- ported the purchase of a new bleacher for Cor the new City Park and the use of a portable portable portable port port- able outdoor toilet facility Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the summer months He also mentioned the painting of the lines on the tennis tennisSee tennisSee See BUDGET on or page 2 Budget continued from front page court and the fact that a sprinkling system is being in- in in in- in stalled Members of the North Centerville Centerville Centerville Cen- Cen terville Citizens Citizens' Suburban Committee headed b by Clyde Clyd I Freeman accompanied by Mr Huff and Mr Callihan appeared before the Council requesting that action be delayed delayed delayed de de- de- de on the proposed annexation annexation annexation an an- of their property to the City They wish to investigate investigate investigate in in- the financial standing standing standing stand stand- ing of the City and to understand understand understand un un- un- un the City Services they will receive after an an- COUNCILMAN Stan Green assured them that nothing had been done regarding the matter matter matter mat mat- ter but to accept a petition which has been signed by some citizens desiring annex annex- He further explained that before before before be be- fore annexation there must be bea a majority of the people favoring favoring favoring fa fa- fa- fa the measure and a third of the assessed tion He also mentioned the fact that in order to offer water privileges to these people people people peo peo- it would be necessary to secure finances etc fw |