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City Council Approves 16 Cent Tax Increase
The council passed a 16 cent levy to cover a 120 dollar annual pay raise for police and firemen plus raises for other city workers. They trimmed budgets, slashed park funds and aviation, and debated ash and trash collection and pool plans while Mayor Tucker criticized funds cuts and urged health and welfare projects. Public input supported pool and trash pickup, while some residents opposed higher taxes and questioned reassessment impacts.
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Oliver Heady
Clarence Searcy
Frank Doyle
Charles Koll
Jacob Davern
Peter Hoffner
John Brentlinger
Ray Thompson
Joseph Conrad Jr
Doyle
Searcy
Tucker
Herbert Beasley
Frieda Kirchner
Harrison Township
Vigo County
Park District
Police
Planning Commission
Heady
Louis Austin
United Mine Workers of America
Austin
Edward Burford
South Eighth Street
Burford
Street Department
Board of Health
Connie Williams
South Third Street
Central Labor Union
Union of
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers
Clinton
Brazil
Terre Haute
Daniel A. Hedding
South Center Street
Hedding