Laurel outlook., 1946-08-07
BUDGET Of FISCAL
YEAR IS ADOPTED
BY CITY COUNCIL
FOur-Mill Increase Includes
3 for Swimming POOL Mayor
Presents Cemetery Addition

Adoption of the budget for the
new fiscal year, acceptance of an
addition to the cemetery tract, APP
pointment of registrars and assist
ants for the approaching gas fran
chise election and granting of sew
eral building permits were among
major items coming before the
city council Tuesday evening at its
first August meeting.
The city tax levy will be 81 mills,
compared to 80 mills last year. The
increase of 4 mills includes 8 mills
for the swimming pool. Slight
changes were made for some of the
departments and services.
The council approved a resolu-
ton raising the garbage assess
ment per lot in district No. 1 from
the previous SIS charge to $3.50.
The district is the business area
where daily collection was inaug-
urated recently. Another resolu-
ton raised the garbage collection
charge in the residential districts
from the previous rs cents to SIPS
per lot for the year.
A deed from R J.. and Dorothy
Rosselot, conveying a V-shaped
tract of land of about half an acre,
was presented by Mayor Peter
Thomson. The tract is in the fork
of roads west of the city-owned
cemetery north of Laurel. The deal
for the land was made by the
mayor who presented the deed to
the city Tuesday evening. 1t was
accepted with appreciation by the
council. Present expectations are
to beautify the tract and at some
future date to erect a dwelling for
the cemetery caretaker.
Aldermen from the several wards
brought in recommendations for
appointment of registrars and
assistants for the gas franchise reg
istration beginning Sept. 8 and con-
tinuing through Sept. 7. Appint-
ted were:
First ward, C. H. Frank at his
home with Carl Barthuly as as
sistant.
Second ward, Mrs. Gladys l..
Cantrell and Mrs. Edna T. Chap
man, city hall.
Third ward, j. C.. Durham and
d. j. Foley at the Durham home.
Fourth ward, G. N. Virgins and
Lola R. Elliott at the Virgins
home.
Hours for registration will be
from 8 a. M. to 10 p. m. All who
vote at the special election must be
specially registered during the five
day period of the first week in
Only resident free
holders who appeared on the 1915
tax roll may register and vote.
Building permits were granted as
To Edward Kinsfater for moving
a frame building from lot 10 and
the north half of 10, block %, Lau-
rel Realty Second subdivision, to
lots Is and 16, block 10, Yellowstone
subdivision.
To Jerold A. Rood for erection of
20 by "a house on lot 10, block
20, Allard subdivision.
To George L. Frank for con-
struction of an addition 7 by s to a
lwelling on lots 7 and 8, block 8, !
Yellowstone subdivision.
To Peter Groll for constructing 3,
cement basement % by SO on lot =,
g and the north half of IL, block !
g, Laurel Realty Second subdi- ,
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To P. j. Law for constructing a {
driveway on lots 10 and l
block IS, Laurel Heights. :
To Theodore Fichtner to build a l
garage 16 by 20 on lot IS
md the south half of II, block 6, :
Cast Laurel. {
To George N. Frank to build a {
20 by 80 on lots 1 and 2, !
lock 3, Young's subdivision. 5
To D. o. Jackson to construct a !
oncrete basement 26 by % on lots :,
and 6, block Is, Laurel Heights. i