Show r Centerville Council Keeps On Meeting By ALICE 1 MITCHELL The Centerville city council met Monday night again for forthe forthe forthe the third time this month to discuss problems on the Ule horizon IT HAS become apparent f that before any new subdivisions subdivisions subdivisions visions are begun it will be necessary to have plans perused perused perused pe pe- pe- pe by a qualified engineer i so that proper drainage systems systems I terns may be devised I Subdivisions of the past have not always provided for such essentials COUNCILMAN Richard Caboon Cahoon Cahoon Ca- Ca hoon boon was authorized to approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap the engineering firm of Nielson and Maxwell in order to ascertain whether or not they would be interested iii in serving the city in the capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca of engineer Paul Gilgen local government government government govern govern- ment project engineer from the state highway department attended the meeting in order to explain the workings of the new collector road pro pro- gram IN 1938 the B. B C. C Road Fund system was begun Funds were allocated to various localities localities lo lo- localities ifor for road maintenance 45 percent on the basis of road mileage 45 percent on the basis of population and ten percent on the basis of land area These funds are raised from rom vehicle registration mon mon- ies The collector road system system system tem came into being this I year ear 70 1969 after much work in the legislature e. UNDER THIS TIllS program all l roa roads and streets are classified by functional use Funds for maintenance betterment and new construction of roads are raised from a certain percentage percent percent- age of the gasoline tax Councilman Franklin Walton asked about the matter of crossing guards to protect the children going to and from school during the three months Dec Jan and Feb when the W. W W. W and W. W B. B Gardner Company will be hauling sand from the Esther Rockwood I gravel pit on a route down r Chase Lane SEVERAL citizens who live I on the street attended the meeting to ask that the trucks be prohibited from using Chase Lane to transport sand They are extremely worried over the possibility of accidents since 42 children live in the the area The narrow street also creates problems Arch on of the Gardner Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner Company also present assured the citizens that he and his company will take all possible safety precautions in their project He also reminded remind remind- ed the people that road construction construction construction con con- is impossible without the necessary materials His company is removing sand only to the grade of the existing existing exist exist- ing roads MA MAYOR 1 MILLS and the council assured the citizens that they are always interested in the welfare of the people and in their safety That's the reason they have stipulated that the Gardner Company must employ crossing crossing crossing cross cross- ing guards and have said that the traffic laws of the city must be obeyed in all aspects THEY TIlEY emphasized the fact that they did not give the Gardner Company the privilege privilege privilege lege to buy the sand This is the privilege of private cit- cit the right to buy and sell commodities The city merely gave the company the right to haul larger loads than stipulated by ordinance Pictures will be taken of the condition of the streets before the Gardner Company begins to haul sand and they will be required under bond to leave the streets in a comparable comparable comparable com com- parable condition after the three month period is over COUNCILMAN Cahoon and the council concluded that any funds used on Christmas decorations decorations decorations dec dec- orations will be used to upgrade upgrade upgrade up up- grade the present decorations Councilman Reese Robinson was absent since he is in San Antonio with regards to his employment |