Show a WORKING IN THE DARK BARK our city council met last friday night to fix the tax levy for this year and with all due respect to that body they were pretty much in the dark as to what they were about how much money thay needed and the assessed valuation of 0 the city were among the athinis things they know but they felt that taxpayers tax payers would appreciate a reduction in taxes this year tor for which consideration they are entitled to commendation and they proceeded to make a tion in the levies much in the dark as they were we can only hope now that they guessed well in fixing that levy the times appreciates that our city officials are not halt half paid for the services they render and under those conditions it la is hardly fair to criticize them they have their own private affairs to look atter after and they ure are men who like most 0 of us cant afford to neglect those affairs to work all the time for the public without pay the business ot of this city is big enough however and ot of sufficient importance to us that it should be properly looked atter after it Is entitled to more consideration than it appears to be getting either there should bo be a city manager on full time pay to look after the cites interests or else salaries ot of our recorder and tres aurer at least should be made sufficient to compensate them for or the work which Is necessary and then that work should be insisted upon in as much as the salaries tor for the coming two years must be fixed not later than the ilie ath ot of august we suggest that city give the mitter matter careful consideration before that date with a view of bettering conditions tor for the hat handling idling of the cites business affairs |