Show Want To Ride On The Hills Some 15 aroused citizens attended Centerville City council council council coun coun- cil meeting Tuesday night to protest the posting of the hills against motor bike riding SIEGFRIED Berthold who acted as spokesman for Cor the group said they would like to work out something so that young and nd old might continue continue continue con con- to ride their vehicles away from town and out of traffic congestion He contended that small bikes do not damage the hills or the water sheds He also maintained that motor bike devotees devotees devotees de de- de- de must have an area in which to pur pursue ue their hobby He said that he and his fellow fellow fel Cel- fel- fel low riders would like to volunteer volunteer volunteer vol vol- vol- vol to help to patrol the hills to keep riders off the side trails and gullies COUNCILMAN Stan Green replied to the effect that motor motorbikes motorbikes motorbikes bikes are not riding on the proper trails and roads as they should but are cutting gullies and damaging the water shed This will bring about dangerous flooding conditions The council has tried many marry methods of preventing this devastation The posting of the hills was used as one of oC the last resorts Mr Berthold and friends suggested establishing a motorbike motorbike motor motorbike bike park in which all who desired might enjoy themselves themselves themselves them them- selves and do no damage to the hills MAYOR IVO Mills said he heis heis heis is in favor Cavor of trying to help all citizens to resolve the mat mat- ter He introduced Ralph Rawlinson Rawlinson Rawlinson Rawl- Rawl inson of the U. U S. S Forest Service who told the group that this problem of motor motorbike motorbike motorbike bike riding is is' apparent in all communities in the area He Heis Heis Heis is very much worried over the erosion of the hills and stressed stressed stressed sed the seriousness of the situation Councilman Reese Robinson suggested that a committee composed of two or three of the motor bike riders representatives representatives representatives rep rep- from the council and Mr Rawlinson get together in a meeting to discuss possible possible possible pos pos- sible solutions COUNCILMAN Richard Cahoon Cahoon Cahoon Ca- Ca hoon volunteered to serve with the group since he would be involved if a park were found to be the answer The mayor agreed to the idea and said that all citizens must cooperate to stop erosion of their own hills and to protect their own town from flooding conditions A POSSIBLE meeting time for the group was set for Saturday The group will hope to spend some time in the hills analyzing the situation first hand The council is continuing to encourage the pay payment ent of delinquent water bills and checking questionable meters MRS ALICE Hepworth at attended attended attended at- at tended the meeting to advise the Ole council of the progress of cleanup campaign plans All citizens should watch for kickoff day The council passed an ordinance ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance to facilitate the removal of abandoned vehicles This ordinance will be posted in various places in the city TREASURER Dorethy Barber Barber Barber Bar Bar- ber led a discussion concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing delinquent bills for Cor special improvement district number 1 Letters will be sent to offenders offenders offenders of fenders after which steps will be taken to bring accounts up to date Councilman Green is in the process of checking with the engineers and other parties concerning the possibility of forming a small improvement district of the property on Main Street East Chase Lane Parrish Lane and a short distance on East in front of Centerville Elementary School THE COUNCIL was also informed informed in informed in- in formed that eviction proceedings proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings are being brought against R. R L. L Blamires who is in arrears arrears arrears ar ar- ar- ar rears with his payment on leasing land down by the old dump am |