Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-04
CITY Fathers HOLD
MIGHTY BUSY SESSION
Tax Levy Made; $500 Given In
frmary, Salaries Raised Among
Business Transacted

the 500 &C property but increase OF
the schori ta< rate from so to rs
cents on the S100, in the annual tax
levy, r;liSipg salaries of policemen arc
firemen from SS5 to $100 a month, 9
donation of $500 to the Pattie A. Clay
Infirmary to assist in installing q
heating plant; adoption of measures
looking to u closer check on the city's
f.I;rcial aIf:Ir; IN f.,r two cou III
manic meetings a month instead OF
ono were among the high lights IF ane
CT :6e ,,....t sessions III; he Cl.y
Faith - ave held in a ing time. 81
the City Hall Thursday evening. The
resignation of Councilman o. B. Pow
ell was also rendered and Homer NJ
Wilmington was elected to fill the va
cancy. Nj. Iowell's duties with the l.
anil n. railroad forced his resignation
lie Is unable tn hSC pass on the rail
road to which he is entitled as an en-
ploye, if he holds an official position
Of any kind. This is provision Of the
state anti-pass law.
Four members, Councilmen Golden
Mershon, O'Neil and Tcrrill answered
present when Mayor L. p. Evans call
ed the council TO order at o'clock and
City Clerk Blanton called the roll.
Reports of city officers for the past
month showed: Chief Of Police Claude
Devore had his check attached as US
ual to his report, showing collections
for May to the amount of $191. Street
Commissioner Altman reported $685.,
street work during the month. City
Collector Dykes showed collections OF
$947.52 made during May for taxes
etc.
Elmer Deatherage having resigned
as a member of the City Board of Ta3
Supervisors, S. A. D. Jones was elect
ed in his place.
The resignation of o. 3. Powell a!
a member Of the council was reported
Councilman Golden nominated Jane;
Hawkins to fill the vacancy and Coun
Gilman Terrill nominated Homer M
Wilmington. The latter was elected b.
a vote of to l. 1.-.....- ....s... ..-. 81.
Upon motion of Councilman O'Nei
the Finance Committee was instruct
ed I'd snake a. complete audit. { f the
books of the city, The committee wa
authorized to employ an expert ac
countant if necessary and to make ;
full report for publication for the ben
eft of the taxpayers by July 1st.
Mayor Evans reported the postpone
ment of the White Way matter unit
a later time and City Attorney Chen
ault said that both he and the Cit.
Engineer had been so busy since las
meeting that they had been unable t.
take up with the State Highway De
partment the matter of state aid TO
the streets of Richmond. He sal
they plan to do so as soon as the nev
State Highway Commission is named
City Treasurer r. E. Turley report
cd the following balances in the cit
treasury:
General fund, everdrawn----$9 ,9601
School fund, credit --- 1900
School bonds sinking fund 1868
Street and sewer snk. i'd 3,403.8
Net deficit. about ,00O.O
Mayor Evans reported the judg
ment for $4,000 against the city give
a woman in circuit court for breaking
an arm by falling on curbing an
suggested it might be wise for the cit
to take out liability insurance. Coun
Gilman O'Neil was appointed com
mittee to investigate rates anG repol
to the next meeting.
Discussion of the tax levy which ha
to be made at this meeting develope
the fact that it is expected to collee
taxes on a valuation of about $4,000
600 worth of property in Richmon
this year. City Assessor Deatherag
turned over the tax lists to the ST
pervisors with $4,175,000 on them an
members of the board are estimatin
that equalization may bring the tot;
amount up to the higher figure.
At this point, Judge ]. c. Chenaul
of the City Board of Education, state
the position of the board in regard
the school tax rate for this year. i
old of increased expenses, salaries ar
improvements necessary at the o
Madison Institute building, which.
said, had virtually "fallen into the la
of the people," and needed quite
sum spent on it to put it in shape II
the best service of the children. f
said the board had cut and slashed
every way possible and that the loN
est sum it could get along with wou
be tax levy of rs cents for school
In reply to question from the May
he said that the law makes it mand
tory for the Council to fix any rate |
to $1.50 on the $10O that the Scho
Board may ask. 1t is calculated tn
about $4,000 will be needed for :