Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1946 — Page 12

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Best Wishes For a Successful 4-H and Youth Week Show!

Our Hat’s Off To The Younger Generation for its accomplishments « * ALL the emphasis in Adams County during the week of August 7 will he on youth — and rightly so. healthy, happy hoys and girls who know how to live wholesomely and to produce the products needed to feed, house and clothe America, will demonstrate and exhibit some of their best achievements of the past year. WE congratulate the youth upon this activity, so vital to America and we wish them every success in their Fair. Visit The Tents Where Livestock Exhibits and the Junior-Senior High School Where The Home-Making Exhibits are Displayed Youth Group Inspection Tours Welcome We cordially invite 4-H Club members and other youth groups to inspect the City Light plant where electricity is generated to make possible modern and economical methods of household and farm management The Municipal Swimming Pool is maintained for the enjoyment and benefit of the youth of the city.

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CITY OF DECATUR Light, Power & Water Department John B. Stutts, Uster Pettibone, Ralph Roop, ■ Mayor Light Supt. Water Supt. ■ — Councilmen — Joseph Brennan Alfred Beavers Dorphus Drum ■ Adrian Burke Harry Hebble H. V. Aura nd, Clerk-Treasurer • E* H. Kauffman, Auditor

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FACTS ABOUT YOUR CITY PLANT The Light and Water Department* are munirip. ally owned. They belong to the citizen* who benefit from low utility rate* and reduced city taxes through efficient operation of the plant, waiving of, ordinary municipal charges and cash donation* to the civil city. From an original investment of $15,000, the value of electric and water departments, is nearly $2,000,000. It would cost doubly the amount to replace equipment, mains, line* and building*. The propo*ed electric department expansion will increase capacity from 8,000 KWH to 18,000 KWH. assuring Decatur of reserve for future. The water department with 1904 customer meters, plans SIO,OOO improvement for treatment plant. During the past year 5,592 feet of new mains were laid, all done without cost to taxpayer. The water department waives charge of $9,550.00 for fire hydrant rentals and in addition donated $2,700 to civil city for reduction of taxes. More electrical energy is produced in City Light Plant than in any city of equal size in the I'nited .States. In addition to 2,689 city meter customers and M 76 rural patrons, the city maintains free of charge (no tax levy) 1.100 street lights, of which 900 are ornamental posts. » * Our city levies only 42 cents on each SIOO of taxable*. If ornamental street lighting costs of $35 per post and fire hydrant rentals of $9,500, were charged to civil city and cash donations of $15,000 from electric and $2,700 from water departments were eliminated, Decatur's civil city tax would be boosted to $1.30 on each SIOO. Among our heaviest power users are: Central Soya Company: General Electric Company; The Decatur Casting Co.; Krick-Tyndall Co.; The Schafer Co.; Kraft Foods Co.; Decatur Industries; Wayne Novelty Co.; The Town of Monroe.

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