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/’to, Texan 75925
The Alto Herald
and The Wells News ’N Views
Vol. 92, No. 14
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T hursday, August 13, 1987 8Pages Alto, Texas 75925
Alto council adopts list of objectives for city
The Alto City Council approved a
list of “Goals and Objectives” for
the period between 1987 and 1989 at
its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m.,
Monday, Aug. 10. Councilwoman
Sandy Wallace mentioned one other
goal that was not listed by Mayor R
A Wallace. Councilwoman Wallace
stated that some type of baseball
complex for the Alto Little League
and the Alto Pony League should be
made a goal This could be made
possible by grants for this purpose
“Trinity has a very, nice complex
that was paid for by this manner,
very nice!” said Councilwoman
Wallace. (See related story on the
complete list of “Goals and Objec-
tives.”
The Council also approved the
purchase of six coats for firemen at a
cost of $145 each, six pairs of boots at
$58 each; and six helmets at $58
each. The total cost will be $1,566.
The requisition was made by Fire
Chief Garwin Baugh to replace some
worn out equipment and give more
protection to the volunteers.
A larger meter was decided by the
Council, to he the answer at Leo
Hicks’ Post Company. The larger
meter will cost the city $2,720 to
replace. Last month the city paid $59
more for gas than was received from
Alto schools
registration
announced
AH parents of students who will be
in grades I to 6 at Alto Elementary
this fall, but who did not attend
school at Alto last year, are asked to
go to the elementary school to
register for the 1987-88 school year.
All parents of kindergarten stud<
ts who did not register at the kin-
dergarten round-up last spring
should go by and register.
Hours for registration will be 8:30
to 11:30 a.m. and i2:to3 p.m. Aug.
17-21 and Aug. 21-28.
Students in Alto Junior and Senior
High School will begin registration
Friday, Aug 28
Those in Twelfth Grade will
register 8-9 a m., followed by
Eleventh Graders 9-10 a.m.; Tenth
Graders, 10-11 a.m.; and Ninth
Graders, 11 -12 a.m
Students registering late will be
scheduled for 1-2 p.m., Aug 28
Junior High students will register
Monday, Aug 31. Eighth Graders
are scheduled 8-9 a.m. and Seventh
Graders, 9-10a.m.
Registration will be in the High
School Cafetorium.
AREA
NEWS
BRIEFS
Landfill hours told
The Alto Landfill is open from 8
a.m. to5 p.m. Monday and Thursday
as of Aug 3. The Landfill will be
closed Saturdays.
Friendship Club to meet
The Friendship Club will hold
their regular monthly meeting at
6:30 p.m , August 19 at the Lion’s
Club in Alto. All visitors are
welcome, along with the regular
members
Ambulance update
The Alto Emergency Ambulance
Committee had 299 members as of
Aug 7 Donations were received
froir. the following: Gr»e#> Mr!.am
R E Boyd; Genett Findley; and
Connie Knott
customer payments, and the
problem is thought to come from the
small meter at the post company.
The present meter is equipped to
handle 1,000 BTU’s per hour and Mr
Hicks is using approximately 10,600
BTU’s per hour, therefore the meter
is reading inaccurately due to its
being toosmall.
Mrs. Gene Crosby reported to the
Council on the progress of plans for
the Country Fair. Mrs. Crosby also
asked approval of the Council and
the local merchants to close off
Commerce St. from San Antonio to
Cooper St. for the yearly event. “The
Townhouse’s previous owner told
me that they made more money the
weekend of the Fair than all the rest
of the year combined,” said Crosby.
Crosby also asked if it was okay if
they used the railroad property for
parking. The Council said as that
was not their property, they could
not give permission, but they saw no
reason why any objections would be
raised.
Also discussed was the $75 per day
charged people who come to Alto to
sell their wares. “Floyd Rogers and
Mrs ( J.D.) Wooten came to me over
this and that is why it is on the agen-
da,” stated Mayor Wallace. “I can’t
find anybody eke in the country that
does this, it doesn’t look good on Alto
to me!” “What is the exception to
this?” asked Councilwoman
Wallace. “Local produce growers
are the only exception to this rule,”
said Mary Clem Williams, city
secretary.
The original motion was rescinded
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and the council decnieu keep the
$75 charge on all out of town sellers
but will not include local taxpayers
in this charge.
The Ambulance Committee has
made a recommentation to the
Council to sell the old ambulance
The Council voted to sell the am-
bulance through bids with the
stipulation that all bids can be rejec
ted by the Council.
The final item on the agenda wa;
the naming of the short street that
leads into the Alto Housing
Authority. The street goes in front of
the Housing Authority office. The
Mayor suggested since there was a
large oak tree on the corner of the
street, it should be called Oak St.
This met with unanimous approval.
Next Monday, Aug. 17, the Council
will meet for a special session con-
cerning the sewer plant, problems
and solutions. The meeting will
begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Coun-
cilroorri.
Wells ISD trustees
schedule two meetings
Wells trustees have two meetings
coming up. The first at 7 o’clock
tonight (Thursday), which is its
regular monthly meeting.
On the agenda are several items
pertaining to opening of the 1987-88
school year and the results of a TEA
monitoring visit last May.
A tentative budget will be
discussed, as will the report on the
effective tax ate for the coming
school year.
The second meeting will be held at
7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17 in the Wells
High School building. Purpose of the
meeting is a hearing on the school
budget for the 1987-88 school year.
Both meetings are open to the
public and attendant .s encouraged
by school trustees and ad-
ministrators
CCAD to collect taxes
for City of Wells
Wells aldermen voted to have the
Cherokee County Appraisal District
handle the issuing of tax statements,
collections and follow-up on
delinquent accounts. Chief of the
District, Sid Danner, presented the
package deal to the City Council
during its regular monthly meeting
Monday night. Cost to the city would
be $1,200 a year. The motion passed
unanimously.
Walter Wells Jr. presented an
estimate to the council on repairs to
his truck which was damaged when
it got stuck in a hole dug by the city’s
Water Department or. the edge of hi*
driveway. Wells said the hole had
not beer, properly filled and he
ran into it while turning into his
drive Council members asked him
to get two more bids for the insuran-
ce carrier.
Water Superintendent Tony
McKnight said he would check into
the use of a pump to spray sludge on
pastures. He also was authorized to
make some minor repairs to several
pieces of city equipment.
Acting Chief-of-Police Frank
Thomason gave the following report
for the month of July 11 arrests,
two warnings. 42 calls, !0 tickets, 258
hours. 1,600 miles, ;01 5 hours time
spent on calls. 15 hours on six felony
arrests, 10.15 hours on five
misdemeanor arrests and 9.5 hours
on grand jury.
Thomason asked the council for an
evidence locker in which to store
confiscated items He reported that
the burglary at City Hall had been
cleared up
Discussion oi an ettective tax rate
was tabled and will be taken up at a
special council meeting Monday,
Aug. 17, 7 p.m., at City Hall. In-
cluded will be a budget work session.
New signs will be ordered tor City
Hall and Dale Speer volunteered to
mount them.
Councilmen voted to inspect the
Henson house to determine what
repairs are needed
The mayor and councilmen were
present as were all city employees
Visitors were Mr. and Mrs Wells,
Grady Greenville. Debbie Bynum,
Judy Holman. Mrs Johnson. Dan-
ner and Speer
Wells VFD sets Fish Fry
A fish fry to raise money for the
Wells Volunteer Fire Department is
planned on Aug 22, according to
Wells Mayor Horace Johnson The
dinner begins at 6 p.m. at the Koffee
Kup. Tickets are $5 per plate
The meal will be followed by a
dance at the Weils School
Auditorium with live music Tickets
are $5 per person for that event
Tickets are available at City Hall,
Koffee Kup,Wells Hardware Boles
Food Market, Elo’s Cafe and from
Dwayne Bynum and Tony
McKnight
Do you remember when ?
FFA organizes in 1933
The Lufkin District Future Far-
mers composed of the departments
of v’ocational Agriculture of Lufkin
Alto, Huntington, Zavalla, Central,
Hudson and Diboll, perfected a
district organization of Future
Farmers at a meeting held in Lufkin
this week Members of the
organization will have regular mon
thly meetings in the city of Lufkin,
during which time the teachers of
Vocational Agriculture hold their
monthly conferences The purpose
of the organization is to promote
good feeling, to foster rural oppor-
tunities, to stimulate Vocational
training, and to build better citizens
The purpose ui use TemirciS cor=
ferences is to aid teachers in solving
problems that come before them
and to promote advancement along
lines pertaining to their profession
Officers elected in the new
organization are as follows
District Advisor, D C. Lockey,
Huntington. President, David Deal,
Lufkin; Vice President, Leo Rogers,
Alto; Secretary, Guy Massey,
Zavalla, Treasurer. Dan Fenley,
Hudson Reporter Curtis Ricks.
Huntington; Parliamentarian,
Doyle Kenley, Diboil. Farm Watch
Dog, Poskey Dixon. Central
The Alto Herald
Oct 5 1933
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1987, newspaper, August 13, 1987; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1098803/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.