The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, June 7, 1962, page 3 (of 64)

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Taxes Going Up Slightly; Budget, $5.9 Million

(Continued from page 1) son Jr. has presented the $5.9 million budget. The document got its first going over by the City Commissioners last weekend at Key Largo where the Commissioners holed up for some prolonged work. Finance Director Kenneth Allyn and Robinson accompanied them. The final budget won't be ready until after public hearings July 9, 10 and 11. The increase in spending is $560,164 from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962. However, the City is spending in 1961-62 about a quarter million dollars more than budgeted, making the new budget's actual increase about $300,000. Non-departmental expenditures account for the largest hunk of the increase, amounting to a hike of $111,533. This brings this section of the budget to a total of $721,551. Added costs of electric power for the street lighting program, street improvement program, insurance costs, contingent fund and greater pension and social security costs are cited for the balance. Ad valorem taxes are expected to bring in 47.1 per cent of the $5.9 million revenue. The increase in taxes results from an effective tax millage increase. This came from thorough doubling evaluations while reducing millages by less than half. Millage this year is 19, but will go to 10 in the next tax go-round. Debt Service, 1.79 mills this year, will be .94 mills. Special Benefit, now 1 mill, will be 1/2 mill. Opearing levy will be 8.56 compared to 16.21. Main reason for the increase? Loss of revenue — surpluses eaten up, reserves depleted, lien funds spent. In short, years of deficit spending have caught up and the day of reckoning has come, according to Allyn. More bad news: Taxes are likely to increase further next year. "Santa Claus is dead," said Allyn. They'll be no general increases in the new budget. The only changes provided for are the normal step increases. Those having reached top pay steps are frozen there. Robinson plans for capital improvements include a new park on the Granada Golf Course, $10,000. Mid-block lighting program will get an additional $14,000. Acquisition of additional land for the Youth Center, $9,000. Another $5,550 is proposed for the Youth Center and playground equipment and a shelter at Sunrise Park, $1,400; $5,000 for Pierce Playground equipment; $1,690 for Jaycee Park; $620 for Washington Tot Lot; and $1,875 for Salvadore Park. The Fire Department budgeted at $413,039, will get three new men to help maintain the present fire rating of Class III. This is a $20,599 increase. Seven new men are budgeted in the Police Department over the current budget and payment for four new cars up that appropriation to $646,887, Up $62,638 from that. Added manpower will help fill the juvenile bureau gap and add two full time men to the police waterway patrol. Acquisition of 20 new "garbins" for use in picking up commercial trash is expected to improve this service. The City's advertising and publicity operation, boosted by approximately $40,000 in last year's budget to $141,000 is in a state of flux over proposed changes involving the PGA golf tournament and economic development committee. Not included in the budget, but financed by a $1 million bond issue, are the new $400,000 library, Salvadore Park tennis pro shop, $22,000; SS-9 Sanitary sewer district, $487,000; street improvements, $164,000; Granada Golf Course pro shop, $80,000; and Blue Road Bridge, $22,000.

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Police Nab Bus Station Many Men At

(Continued from page 1) the arrests made in the past few weeks. The first to be tried last week was Douglas Cheese-brought, 30, of Hialeah. He got a 60-day sentence. This week Judge Spooner cracked down hard with more 60-day sentences for two more, Charles Albert Aubert; 41, 1326 NE First Ave., and Robert E. Armstrong, 433 NE First Ave., after he dropped unnatural and lascivious charges from all seven defendents. Stephen R. Frazier, 44, 6031 SW 44th St., was fined $505. Stanley Mintz, 27, Brooklyn, N.Y., $505. Paul E. Weedon, 8485 Bird Road, $355, with $150 of the fine suspended. Robert B. Benson Jr., 35, Everglades City, $405 with $100 suspended. One of the defendants, Herbert Louis Evans Jr., 46, of Miami Springs, agreed to undergo psychiatric treatment. Twelve men defendents are scheduled to be tried next week. They are, Edward Noel Tescher, 30, 6501 SW 16th St.; Carlos Lionel Perez, 35, 3566 SW 13th Ter.; Frederick Brown, 25, 144485 SW 250th Ter.; Guillermo J. Eschevarria, 36, 152 SE Third St. Russell Oliver Norris Jr., 40, 997 SW Le Jeune Road, John Bernard Muldowney, 38, 10518 SW 14th Ter.; Michael Wancio, 42, 1882 SW 14th Ter.; Ronald Charles Zingaro, 23, 301 SW 20th Rd. George Francis Carl, 34, Palm Beach, Leonard S. Goldstein, 31, 4050 SW 98th Ct.; Gustave Arencibia, 28, 2370 SW 17th Ter. and Glenn Elmer Sparks, 25, 6460 SW 43rd St. In addition, Franklin Wesley Stack, 43, 3232 SW 24th St., was charged with improper conduct upon a juvenile.

David Tackles Arithmetic As Easily as Football

A TIMES Carrier! David Starling, 11, can tackle something as complicated as arithmetic or as rough as football. David's a fifth grader at Coral Gables Elementary. His favorite subject: arithmetic. His favorite sport: football. Next year, Dave hopes to fill the halfback slot on the 95-pound football team at the Youth Center. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Starling, 530 Palermo Ave. He was born in Jacksonville. Each Thursday, David delivers 60 copies of The Times in an area bounded by Le Jeune Road, Coral Way, Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Almeria Avenue. For this, he earns $7.20 a month (12 cents per paper per month). David's not quite sure yet DAVID STARLING what type of work he'd like to do when he's grown. But for now, he's more than content with arithmetic and football, with just a little fishing tossed in for good measure.

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