| Show CITY COUNCIL floats BUDGET FOR YEAH 10 20 chairman D P jensen of taxpayers association local participates in hearing el the city council hold held a meeting thursday evening for the purpose of discussing l and adopting the budget of and disbursements bior for the year 1928 and in ia addition to that to dispose of all the routine matters coming under the jurisdiction of the present council which turned over the affairs of the city to the nely elected council at the hour of 12 noon tuesday january 3 in regard to the budget a public hearing was conducted at which D P jensen jensan chairman of the sevier county local of the utah taxpayers association was present in behalf of the association he had bad no objections to offer but talked over the budget thoroughly with the council and made a few pertinent suggestions which were readily accepted by mayor and councilmen the budget balance sheet shows a total of in revenues and disbursements bur the revenues come collie from ta levies which give a total of 32 to which are added water tax collections to the amount of and collections from licenses rentals log dog taxes etc to the amount of making a grand total of revenues of the disbursements are listed as follows contingent fund water works sewer sever maintenance fund 1000 I 1 streets fund library fund 1206 cemetery fund street paving sinking fun fund sewer sinking fund deficit street paving guarantee fund 1 I 1 reduction on tax loan interest on tax loan other loans and i miscellaneous expenses 1 among the items of the contingent i fund we are glad to find an appropriation pria tion of for the weekly band concerts in the summer time the general salaries ies to be paid out of tl this 1 fund amount to the police department will cost the city 1750 the largest item in this fund is the street lights amounting to the ithe irrigation expenses like ditch upkeep keep weed cleaning tools etc are budgeted at miscellaneous neou ex j benses like special appropriations deco decorations rations for fes festivals ti vals traffic signs t and the like lie are budgeted at in ili the waterworks water wate works department we find that bioni the total appropriation of an amount of 2135 wp be available for estimated improvements of lines and latte rals to ue oe made during 1928 the largest item in the public lib bud budget 1 et J is the librarians libi arians salary amounting to for improvements during 1928 and for acquiring ac nev books arid and magazines the comparatively small amount of will be available the statement of assets and liabilities evidences good management managan nent by the outgoing council hava been paid off for coupons on street paving warrants and tile the tax anticipation loans have been reduced by the amount of |
