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Show Cify Council CHIolds Session on Tuesday collected in fines and forfeitures. forfeit-ures. Both men felt that because be-cause of the increased work load and time spent for this activity that aditional consideration consid-eration should be given to these area in the next budget. The council expressed their appreciation ap-preciation to Judge Anderson and Mr. Wootton for the excellent excel-lent job that they are doing and for the good reputation that the city court has in the county. It was decided that compensation for the time used us-ed by these gentlemen in fulfilling ful-filling their positions be reviewed re-viewed by the council and a decision be reached as soon as possible. The new owner of a local business was present at the meeting to request a beer license lic-ense for his business. The previous owner had lost his license because of violations of the city beer ordinance. The council informed the gentleman gentle-man that a $1000 bond will have to be posted by the business busi-ness establishment before a beer license will be issued. Royce Matthews met with the council and asked to be considered for taking care of the commercial garbage pickup pick-up in the city. The council told Mr. Matthews that they are presently considerig having a private concern handle the commercial pick-ups so that the city crews can complete the residental areas. Mr. Mat-continued Mat-continued on page 6) The Pleasant Grove City Council meeting began at the regular time of 7:30 Tuesday Evening, December 5, with all members present with the exception ex-ception of Cornell Haynie and Michael Vicchrilli, who were excused. Art Steele, city superintendent superintend-ent presented his monthly report re-port to the mayor and city council. Mr Steele indicated that the work of the various departments is progressing sat-isfactorly. sat-isfactorly. Items discussed with Mr. Steele were the drawing draw-ing up of an ordinance changing chang-ing the policy now followed in extending water lines. The council voted to review this matter and refer it to the city attorney. Mr. Steele state the sewer lines to be placed under the canal will have to be completed com-pleted by early spring in order to get the work done before water is put back into the canal. The council authorized Mr. Steele to go ahead with the project and have it completed com-pleted by early spring. Mr. Steele told the council that the city employees are holding a safety meeting each Monday morning at the shops. It is felt that by holding these meetings the safety hazards of utility work will be recognized and avoided. Judge Keith Anderson and City Attorney Noall Wootton met with the council to report on the activity of the city court. Mr. Anderson stated that the work load of the court has practically doubled during the last two years. He reported that last month 140 cases were Jieard in the court with $1,707 residents of the area have complained about has been alleviated al-leviated by loads of slag which have been brought in and placed plac-ed on the street. Because of the lateness of the year, Mr. Burnside stated that asphalt ing will have to wait until next : spring. The council reminded Mr. Burnside of his responsibilities responsib-ilities as the subdivider of this area and requested that the improvements be completed as soon as possible. P. G. CITY COUNCIL (Continued from page 1) thews was told to submit a bid to the city for what he felt he could provide this service for. Representatives from the Community Action Program of the county brought a film strip to the meeting which dealt with the ways the Community Action Program can be of assistance as-sistance to residents in the county. These people expressed express-ed their willingness to assist the city in any way that their program is equipped to handle Jess Burnside of All American Ameri-can Realty joined the meeting to discuss the placement of street improvements at the Cherry Hill Estates. He reported report-ed that the mud problem which |