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THE BA8TR0P ADVERTISER
Th«rKlay, Jumary 24,1960
Council may give hospital lower electric rate
8mthvflle*g financially
troubled hospital may be
jetting cheaper electricity
from the city.
Smithville’s Light and
Water Board agreed Monday
to consider amending the
city’s electric rate ordinance
to include a separate rate
classification for the hospi
taL
Charges that lack of a
grease trap on the hospital's
sewer line has caused
sewage to back up onto some
readents’ property were
also aired during the
meeting.
Hospital Board President
Mrs. Beverly Sea Williams
asked aldermen to find some
way to lower the hospital’s
electricity charges “for a
short period of time,”
possibly one year. The
hospital has already under
taken “a decided effort” to
reduce its electric consump-
tion, she said.
Aldermen agreed to con-
sider a draft amendment at
its next meeting.
“We’re not asking for a
lot,” she went on, “but even
one per cent would help at
this point.”
Utility Manager Benjamin
Wesson said the city’s
present commercial electric
rates "basically only recover
the cost to the city” of
delivering the power.
In fact, he argued, because
the city does not include a
“demand charge” in its
present rate structure, “the
residential and small busi-
ness user subsidizes the
large commercial customers”
in Smithville.
If aldermen want to lower
the hospital’s electric
charges they should create a
new ‘‘class’’ of customer,
possibly to include only the
hospital, and nursing home
Wesson urged.
The electric meter on the
hospital presently records
“only 40 per cent to 50 per
cent of the electricity that
goes through it,” said
Wesson.
Mayor Bill Davison sug-
gested the council consider
setting a hospital rate
“between” the present resi-
dential and commercial
rates.
CLINIC RATE
Alderman Robert Smith
urged that only the hospital
and the Towers Nursing
Home be included in any
special rate. “The physician
should pay the clinic bill,” he
said.
According to Mrs.
Williams, the clinic is heated
with electricity.
“We’re in sympathy,” said
Councilman Pat Starns, “we
appreciate you trying to take
care of your problem” with
the hospital.
As the Water Board
concluded the business on
its published agenda, Starns
charged that a “sewer
problem” at the hospital had
caused “sewage to back up
into a home under construc-
tion” in the city.
Flooring had not been laid
down in the home yet, so
little damage was done, “but
I think this is a serious
problem,” Starns said.
According to Wesson, the
“orgin” of the problem is
“right at the hospital." He
charged that the hospital has
no grease trap or screening
on its sewer lines as required
by city ordinance. Those
lines “stopped up three
times last week,” Wesson
reported.
At one time the hospital
bought and began installa-
tion of a grease trap, said
Wesson. He had no
explanation of why installa-
tion was not completed.
Asked why city require-
ments for a grease trap have
not been “enforced," Wesson
in turn asked, “Can you shut
them down? How?” The
present ordinance “says cut
them loose from the sewer
line," he maintained.
■Alderman Renee Blaschke
urged Wesson to “write a
letter (to the hospital board)
and demand that something
be done." She also
suggested hand delivering it
in time for Tuesday's
hospital board meeting.
SUIT POSSIBLE
Starns predicted the city
could be sued for damages if
it does nothing. He
suggested that the city could
install a grease trap “and bill
them for it."
“This is a four-year-old
problem," said Smith.
Wesson said similar pro-
blems surface “every time
hospital personnel are in
turmoil," an apparent refer-
ence to the recent resigna-
tions of Hospital Administra-
tor Bill Fowler and business
manager Ron Payne.
***
In other action, aldermen
refused to rescind late
charges of some $367 to the;
Smithville Independent
School District. School
officials said they did not
have enough cash to pay the
electric bill in time to avoid
the penalty.
A motion to rescind the
penalty died for lack of a
second.
March 3 deadline for
farm tax forms
Fast growth is forecast
Texas is going to grow
about twice as fast as the
U.S. in general, according to
the Texas Real Estate
Research Center at Texas
A& M University.
More Texans and more
older Texans are population
trends that will affect
persons investing in real
estate,A & M said last week.
Small investors in real
estate should analyze state-
wide population trends as
well as the local real estate
market before selecting the
best investment in the area,"
says Dr. Richard Floyd, « effected by certain changes,
real estate economist with such as age and size of an
“While current income
may not be affected by
population changes, overall
return of the investment
project may be adversely
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average household." says
Floyd. “The small investor
may find the best unit in
today’s market may not be
ideally suited for tomorrow’s
tenants. Thus, the invest
ments resale value may be
less than anticipated."
Lion appears
J.L. Akridge of George-
town, District Governor of
the 2S 3 District of Lions
International, presented a
certificate to Bastrop Lions
Club Tuesday, marking the
local club's 100 per cent
participation in the Lions
Summer Camp for Crippled
Children.
Donations make possible a
$900,000. program during
the summer for 190 children
at Kerrville.
Lions hope to enlarge the
camp so it can accomodate
additional children, Akridge
told the Bastrop Lions.
“Service means respond-
ing to existing needs in your
community,” Akridge said,
noting he was pleased by a
suggestion by member
Henry Mouser that a
donation be made to »help
adult tenant before acq.Hr> %ited Pentecostal Church,
jnits.\ T- strui
the Texas Agricultural Ex
tension Service, Texas A&M
University System.
“The small investor must
be aware of general and local
population characteristics
and trends,” he said.
Recently published re
ports by the Texas Real
Estate Research Center
show the U.S. population
should grow by 40.3 per
cent, and 74 per cent of this
growth will occur among the
age group of 35 and older.
SMALLER FAMILIES
“While the Texas popula
tion continues to grow older,
the number of individuals
per household continues to
decline,” notes Floyd.
“Combined, these two
changes have important
implications to the real
estate investor," he adds.
The demand for attractive
or desirable features and
services as well as the size of
the typical rental structure
will be greatly influenced by
these changes, believes
Floyd. Investors need to
consider the availability of
leisure related services,
transportation and other
services related to an older
ingadditional rental units.
If you want to drink
that’s your business, if
you don’t, call 321-5827.
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Saturday.
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While most taxpayers
have until April 15 to file
their 1979 income tax
returns, farmers and ranch-
ers face an earlier filing
date- March 3.
The March 3 date stands
for agricultural producers
who did not file an estimate
of their income taxes and
pay these estimated taxes by
Jan. 15. Those who did file
an estimate have until the
April 15 deadline to file final
returns.
For Texas farmers and
ranchers preparing their
1979 income tax returns, Dr.
Ashley Lovell of Bryan, area
economist with Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service,
Texas A&M University
System, offers several con
siderations.
Filing requirements for
1979 are changed from 1978.
For example, an individual
must file a return if his gross
income is $3,300 or more and
a married couple under 65
years of age must file if their
joint gross income is more
than $5,400. If both are 65 or
older, they may make $6,400
before having to file a
return.
For some businessmen, a
more urgent deadline is Jan.
31, the due date for Form
943and Form W-2.
WITHHOLDING
Form 943, "Employer's
Annual Tax Return for
Agricultural Employees,”
must be filed if you were
required to withhold and pay
social security tax, or if you
withheld income tax under
voluntary withholding
agreements on farm labor
wages during 1979.
Form W-2, “Wage and Tax
Statement," must be provid-
ed to each employee to
whom you paid wages
subject to social security
taxes or from whose wages
federal income tax was
voluntarily withheld.
Employees should receive
Form W 2’s by Jan 31.
For other changes and
reporting requirements
regarding 1979 income tax
returns, Lovell suggests a
copy of Internal Revenue
Service Publication No. 17,
"Your Federal Income Tax”
(1980 edition).
Farmers and ranchers will
want to get a copy of IRS
Publication No. 225, “Farm-
ers Tax Guide” (Revised
October
1979).
Letters
(My dog didn't do it)
Dear Editor,
I would like to inform the
person or persons who put
an unsigned letter in my
mailbox (unlawfully) in
which they were complain-
ing about the stray dogs
running loose in Silent
Valley, that I have only one
small dog and one cat.
My dog has been vaccenat-
ed for rabies and spayed.
My cat has been vaccinated
for rabies and neutered. I
am not responsible for other
dogs in Silent Valley and
would appreciate not having
any more unsigned, un-
mailed letters put in my
mailbox.
Mrs. Lucille Faubus
Bastrop
Den 4 invites
Hi, I’m Rusty Jenkins and
I am from Den 4. I would
like to tell you about our
Den. We play games and
have refreshments. We
have ten boys in our den:
Bryan Gorka, Daniel
Allbright, Shannon Hender-
son, Charlie Elliott, Patrick
Fuchs, Rusty Jenkins.
Jarrett Ferguson, Mark
Peterson, Todd Ferguson,
and Brian Wright.
Our Den Leaders are Mrs.
Alyce Ferguson and Mrs+
Barbara Allbright.
We also pay dues each
week. We study interesting
subjects, do plays, and skits,
and projects to earn our
awards.
It’s fun to be a cub scout.
Rusty Jenkins, Bastrop
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