Show j Petitions Say No NoTo To Improvements I Raymond gaymond Gwynn and Ralph Ralp h j attended the he Center Center Center- wile Mlle city council meeting j Tuesday night to present presen t 26 25 pages of petitions of citizens citi j zens fens asking to be excluded exclude d from the proposed improvement improve improve- J ment went district I 1 AS A RESULT of this action acI ac I j tion the council is weighing g the possibilities of cancelling g I the project before any further action is taken i i There appears to be much confusion contusion in the minds of the people as to the project Many of the signatures presented presented pre pre- 1 as against the measure measure meas meas- tj ure are of the same people who signed the petition in favor of the curb and gutter improvements CITIZENS dont don't seem to x realize that storm drains in inmany inmany many critical areas will be 1 installed in connection with 1 the curb and gutter it was noted Mrs Matilda Green of N N. 1st Street also appeared I before the council to ask for assistance in getting thet the water out of the excavation t E under her house HER LAWN is constantly flooded and cant can't be walked on without boots The water has killed her shade trees and shrubs and now she fears for forthe forthe forthe the foundation of her house Her low is in a low spot in town The water sub-water and the I run off water runs to her her property p and doesn't run J further r. r It merel merely b backs L up The city council tried to show shOU her that storm drains and new curb and gutter improvements im im- would solve her problems Installing storm drai wins drains without the improvements improve improve- ments only leads to their being being being be be- ing clogged with rocks silt etc CITY AUDITOR James of the firm of Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son and Erekson Certified Public Ac Accountants reported the results of his audit of the City's finances This complies complies complies com com- plies with all state regulations regulations regulations regula regula- and a report will be submitted submitted sub sub- witted to the State Auditor Councilman Cahoon informed inform inform- i ed the meeting that Paris j Curtis had suggested the pose possible possible pos pos- I sible stile use of the junior high II gymnasium for city recreation I Ii i t 1 during the coming months month W WORK O IS going forth on the possible installation of pressure irrigation water at the Island View Subdivision Subdivision Subdivision sion and on the installation of the sewer BARD cards have gone out outto outto outto to all citizens and industrial firms will be informed that they must now use the BARD facilities paying for each load they take COUNCILMAN Reese Robinson Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson reports that Arch Darley Darley Darley Dar- Dar ley is in the process of reading reading read read- ing water meters for the city This has not been done for a year All home owners are aref f urged to collect the water bills from their tenants Mayor Mills reminded the council that any reapplication tion for funds from HUD Housing and Urban Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment must be preceded by submitting of a master plan for the city and sewer and water plans DORETHY Barber recorder and clerk is making plans to attend the International Convention Convention Convention Con Con- of Sweet in Hawaii the latter part of October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober and the first part of No No- vember The Bountiful Quartet Quartet tet of which she is a member member member mem mem- ber won the regional competition competition compe compe- competition this year ear |