Show hl t. t Centerville Gets By ALICE MITCHELL The Centerville city council was informed Tuesday night by a jubilant Mayor Ivo No Mills that Congressman Burton had informed him by phone that HUD Grant for had been approved This will make possible the dating up-dating of the city water system In order to utilize the grant the amount approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved must be matched by bythe bythe bythe the community This will necessitate a future bond election elec elec- tion LEWIS Mc MURDIE attended attend attend- ed the meeting to furnish council council council coun coun- cil members with copies of ofa ofa ofa a proposed agreement by him and his associates to serve as garbage collectors for the city The proposal mentioned a possible possible pos pos- sible figure of per month per family The council promised promised promised prom prom- to study the proposal carefully and talk with Mr at a later meet meet- ing Rod Sutton of the County Planning and Zoning Committee Committee Committee Com Com- asked the city foran foran for foran an up-to-date up map of the water system to be included in a county survey to be presented presented presented pre pre- to HUD RUD A brief history history history his his- tory of the water system was also requested BLAIR Jones and Paul Hanson Hanson Hanson Han Han- son appeared before the council council council coun coun- cil to ask for permission to build apartment units on the theold theold theold old Smith property west of the old Smith Coffee Councilman Richard Cahoon informed Mr Jones that their proposal had been turned down by the Planning and Zoning Committee b because cause of inadequate inadequate inadequate in in- adequate access too great a density of apartments and because because because be be- cause of a lack of aesthetic design Mr Jones asked to be permitted to remedy these de de- de- de THE COUNCIL promised to work with him and the Planning and Zoning Committee Committee Committee Com Com- to further study the proposal Judge Hawkes appeared to test the feelings of the council council coun coun- cil elI with regards to the annexation annexation annexation an an- of the property on First South above the Tiago Cut He was informed that the council were not against the annexation but that any building would have to meet city standards if annexation were accomplished REPRESENTATIVES fath fath- ers of a possible junior league football team were promised assistance by the city Thirty boys will be suited this year with hopes of expanding expanding expanding ex ex- ex- ex in future years Clyde Sowell will serve as coach Representatives of citizens on the west side of Fourth East up from the Harrison Subdivision asked for permission permission permission per per- mission to install their own curb and gutter improve improve- ments They were informed that this would be possible only if they employed an engineer engineer engineer en en- to make certain that they followed all specifications i. i e. e grading contour drainage drainage drain drain- age etc THE l MAYOR suggested that thata a more feasible plan would be to support an improvement district originated by the city The council did promise promise promise prom prom- ise to help with their drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age problems Mel Cox asked the city's help in digging a ditch to facilitate draining water from froma a pond next door The drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age is causing serious problems problems problems lems to his property The city informed him that they would need written permission from the present owner before any action could be taken MR COX also reminded the council that he was in favor of a bounty on skunks The city is being run over-run with the pesky creatures They are being found in garbage cans walking up dwelling sidewalks etc Joe Belnap manager o 0 f Little League Baseball asked for additional bleachers a drinking fountain and a concession concession concession con con- cession stand in the area of the Little League pl play y area at the city park The better facilities would make for lor a better season The council commended him for his work during the past months IT WAS announced that the Cleanup and Beautification Campaign is entering a new phase target phase target hazardous inter inter- sections The aim is to remove all obstacles such as overgrowth overgrowth over over- growth fences or any other dangerous materials Members of the Pub Public I i c Safety Department will personally personally personally per per- contact any owners in violation Those who do not Continued on page 2 Centerville Continued from front page comply with with cleanup and safety ordinances will be punished THE TilE COUNCIL voted to change the day of meeting of that body to the first and third Mondays of the month effective Sept 21 The Forest Service asked for and received permission to install a helicopter heli spot east of Centerville This will make possible the shuttling shuttling shuttling shut shut- of water from Centerville Centerville Centerville Center Center- ville to a portable tank to be used in the vicinity of a fire This will greatly facilitate the fighting of f for forest t fires |