Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

Plans are being made for making
permanent improvements to sew
eral streets throughout the City
which are in need of rebuilding due
| to the heavy traffic to which they
are subjected.
A study is being made to improve
our street lighting system. This
will call for replacing our old
street lights with the new Owls
type and mercury-vapor lights
where needed.
A study is being made of our en-
tire distribution of electric current,
to determine how best to improve
our lines to take care of the in
creased load being placed on them
by our increased population anG
extent to which electricity is now
being used.
Several new items of equipment
are needed by the electric, water
and street departments if we are
to continue the kind of service for
which the citizens are demanding
and entitled to.
There was considerable building
activity in the City throughout the
year and Ill permits were issued
to the value of S1,328,395.00. This
shows an increase of 1886, 6,022.00
over last year.
For the current year the pro-
posed budget indicates a gross in
come of $619, 100000 and an opera
ting budget of $531, 100000. This will
provide for all services and costs,
with no change in the tax. rate or
valuations.
This will leave around $SS,000.00
for capital improvements and fixed
assets enabling the City TO work
with a balanced budget. The work
in the City during the past year
progressed fairly smoothly and
much has been accomplished. 1t
should be noted that despite the
continued growth of the City and
additional work placed on all the
City Departments, this work was
done without any additional en-
ployees and the City employees are
to be commended for their loyalty
and efforts.
Mayor Murphy, IN his report,
| first, expressed his thanks and ap-
probation to the members of
Council for their help and assis-
tance during the past year He out
lined some of the problems that
confronted Council and himself at
! the outset of the year just passed,
and how they had been overcome
by cooperation of all concerned.
He told of the assistance that the
City had received and was receiv-
ing from the State Highway De-
partment in the resurfacing of GER
| tain city streets mentioning specifi-
cally Causey Avenue to Memorial
| Plaza Square, Memorial Plaza
Square out South Walnut to South
Second and South Second to Reho-
both Boulevard.
He also paid public tribute to
Senator Walter ]. Hoey, presently
serving his second term as Chair
man of the all powerful joint Leg
islative Budget Committee, for the
Senator's untiring assistance in Sc
curing for the City of Milford, a
beautiful road on Marshall Street
from the City limits, to Delaware
Avenue-also resurfacing of South
| Walnut street from the City limits
to Delaware Avenue-also the re-
surfacing of Kings Highway.
Mayor Murphy also mentioned
the fact that the State Highway has
/ already completed work on North
Walnut Street and plans resur-
facing job on North East Front
Street from Rehoboth Boulevard
to the city limits.
Mayor Murphy also expressed his
thanks to Richard A. Haber, the
chief engineer of the State Highway
Department and the members of
the State Highway Commission for
their generous consideration of the
City's street needs and problems.
Frank r. Grier, a member of the
Highway Commission from Sussex
County, and a lifelong resident and
former City Councilman, was pres
ent.
The Mayor also stated that when
all 1856 outstanding bills were
! paid by the then new Council early