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Newspaper
Payson Roundup
Location
Payson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1974
Page
1
A recent federal census in Payson reports a preliminary population figure of 2821, with April 1970 count at 1747. The figure, while subject to review, could affect revenue sharing funds, estimated at about 80 dollars per person. Five women collected data over a week, with a special form mailed for those unseen.
Payson High School will award diplomas to about 65 seniors, the largest class in the school's history, at 8 p.m. Thursday in the football stadium. Principal speaker Rep John Wet Taw will be introduced by William Nelson, with Doug Copp delivering the salutatory and Clet tes Lewis the valedictorian. The Rev Carl Schneider of Mount Cross Lutheran Church will offer a closing blessing.
Church will give the invocation and the Rev Jack Fooks of the Community On. (Continued on Page 5).
Jehovahs Witnesses obtained a 24000 building permit for a Kingdom Hall at the corner of McLane Road and East Rim View Zoning Inspector Harry M Cain said Tuesday They purchased two lots to accommodate the building and parking spaces.
The council weighs two budget concepts the legal budget and the actual budget with a $445 000 gap between them and a proposed 903 000 legal budget versus 458 000 actual. Key expenditures include police fire streets parks and public works with police costing 150 000 and two county contracts for coverage.
The town council approved a 1 percent gross sales tax and a business license occupation tax after several hearings. Dr and Mrs Richard B Johns urged that taxation require a popular vote, noting promises during incorporation talks. Councilwoman Elen Insche argued the issue concerns direct taxation.
Broken Bow voters approved a town franchise for the Broken Bow Gas Company of Payson by 107 to 18 from 126 ballots. Franchises allow use of streets for burying cable and digging without permits, with a 2 percent tax on gross income paid to the town. The tax would not affect Arizona Public Service customers and companies require state approval to add charges.
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