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City Hall Sidelights on Taxes Fines and Firemen Protest
City Hall notices report real estate tax deadline and penalties. Treasurer Marie C. Manton cites 1,116,226 anticipated taxes with 937,187 collected by June 1 and 159,039 unpaid. A five percent penalty applies after June 30. Traffic officer Lt Walter C. Barto warns fines rise after 10 days for red light and stop sign violations. Firefighters protest 46 hour week. engines to be used on fires without polishing during contract dispute. Delinquents paying occupation privilege tax may face legal action after July 15. $141,934 collected by last Tuesday, about 40,000 short of projections. Gregg urges payment to avoid further penalties and arranges dispute resolution at City Hall. International demography note reports over 12 million added to U.S. population since 1960. Libya imports now largely from the United States totaling nearly a quarter of imports.