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City considers cuts to police fire and street cleaning
The finance committee will discuss reducing appropriations by 465000 due to revenue losses from saloon closures and tax cuts on money and credits. Mayor Thompson cites annual losses of over 30000 in taxes and 20000 in money and credits and notes all options including abolishing offices will be reviewed. The affected departments face outlined costs for the year ending April 1 1913 and include police and fire salaries totaling about 44000. The article also notes a will gifting 500 to Mary Derrick and distributions to ten Frost children with Matt Frost as executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Burtner
R. M. Dewey
F. H. Burk
R. ©. Thompson
Russell de Gon
Ces
Thompson
Oneaesesenas
Ceca
Hubbard Frost
Mary Derrick
Matt Frost
Nicholas Frost
John Frost