| Show CITY COUNCIL SETS UP 1932 BUDGET TUE navor mayor whitmore Whit appoints david davi nicholson city treasurer to succeed heber galloway who relied Kesi Re ened sied the roosevelt city council met in regular session tuesday evening in place of regular meeting night which fell on monday pioneer day officials OKi clala attending were mayor whitmore ezra burton J V mclea alfred lublin and geo 11 II harrison coun councilman clImp recorder J E a treasurer heber galloway ren ran johnson and marshal bruce smith all bills were ordered paid by the auditing committee the new water storage reservoir for the city cemetery was reported completed and in use this reservoir was built for the small sum of and it greatly improves the cenie cemetery tery water system report on the city water system was very encouraging with rentals being paid up in good shape better than two thousand dollars of current and past due bills accounted for was instructed by council to complete shut oft off of all unpaid accounts within the next two daya several water users met with the council asking for adjustments after considerable discussion the matters were turned over to water committee with instructions heber galloway city treasurer who la is moving to san francisco california within the next week handed in his resignation which was duly accepted with a resolution spread on oa the minutes extending a vote of thanks for the splendid service he be has rendered while in office the matter of drafting and setting up next years budget took up considerable time it was deemed advisable to exercise coni aid erable care and in abw lew ot of the fact it la is a big gamble ga roble as to the amount of taxes to be collected this tall fail the councilmen were placed in a position of holding down appropriations in several in order to safely hold the budget within its last years levy of 21 mills A petition to the utilities commission dratted drafted by tho the city attorney and aad a tew few citizens asking nr for a public hearing on the new rat rates of the uintah power and light company and i petitioning tor for another cut in rates of power was wag ord ordered ered signed by the mayor after a tie vote was firsht reg gist ered recorder 3 E Wise orabe reported that only a few of the city cemetery property owners who have had lots seeded to lawn haye have paid their assessments and it if such is not done within the next few days the sexton will be ordered to discontinue care of those lota until paid the next regular mie meeting eting of the council will be held beld monday evening ening august ath |
