Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1967 Page: 4 of 6
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PAGE FOUR
Internal Revenue
Gives Tax Answers
Use folks at Internal Reve-
nue work hard at giving tax-
payers all the Information they
need to file their tax returns.
In Texas and the seven other
community property states,
the tax education Job becomes
a little tougher. The tax In-
structions sent to taxpayers
throughout the country are
correct only for common law
states.
The community property
law definitely affects the
amount of tax you owe In
Texas........
Be sure to check on com-
munity property Instructions
on dividend exclusions, capital
loss, and retirement Income
credit before you cost your-
self tax dollars.
:edar hill chronicle
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1967
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Your TPAL
Dear Mrs. Mobleys
In answer to your letters regarding Questions that are being
?sked by the people of Cedar Hill regarding the TRA System,
I would like to submit the following statement.
About three years ago a group called Greater Dallas South
endorsed a bill to pass the Legislature which would create
a Third Taxing Authority for Cedar Hill and surrounding
towns namely, Woodland Hills, Duncanville, De Soto, Lan-
caster and Ferris. When the citizens were alerted to this
sneak plan they were able to get the bill killed by contacting
the Senators and Representatives In Austin. The bill was
written to benefit only a few people and would have given them
unlimited power In taxing and creating a great burden on the
people. The TRA Is setup to benefit all people. The TRA
Is not a sneak plan but has been carefully studied by the
Council of Cedar Hill and surrounding City Councils. We
have had many meetings to discuss this plan with the TRA
officials and with our city engineers which we feel are top
engineers, Forrest & Cotton.
The City Council of Cedar Hill has no secrets from the
taxpayer or the citizens of Cedar Hill. Everything that has
transpired is a matter of public record and can be found at
the City Hall. Any questions that the people might have can
be answered by two very courteous employees. The Council
and I have put our questions that you gave each of us Indivi-
dually together to make one concise report to you and your
paper.
By the large majority vote that placed us in office we do
feel that we really represent the majority group and we
appreciate their confidence In our decisions. We have tried
at all times to weigh each situation as It arises and decide
what Is best for all people.
Attached is the answers to the questions you have asked
about the TRA. A copy will be placed In our files in the City
Hall. If you have any other questions, please feel free to call
on any member of the Council or me and we will be glad to do
our best toward answering same.
Sincerely,
Phil Vines, Mayor
Q. What is the Trinity River Authority?
A. TTie Trinity River Authority Is an agency of the State
of Texas created by the 54th Legislature. In general, the
Authority Is charged with the responsibility to effectuate flood
control and the co-ordination and use, for all beneficial
purposes, of storm and flood water and unappropriated flow
waters in the Trinity Water shed. This includes the right to
construct, own, and operate sewage gathering, transmission
and disposal facilities.
Q. What will It do to help Cedar Hill?
A. In this particular Instance It will provide a central sew-
erage system which will alleviate many of the sewer pro-
blems, both existing and future.
Q. Will we be giving our present system to the Trinity River
Authority people?
A. No. The collection system will remain the property and
responsibility of the City of Cedar Hill. The City of Cedar Hill
will receive payment for the existing sewage treatment plant
and the Trinity River Authority will have use, If the need
arises, of this facility.
Q. What will the total cost be to the people of Cedar Hill?
A. The City of Cedar Hill will pay 9.87 per cent of the con-
struction cost (less any grants received under Public Law
660) and 9.87 per cent of the annual operation and maintenance
costs. It Is expected that the first payment will become due In
1969. The total cost of the system Is estimated to be $4,-
700,000 plus a grant of $1,400,000 under Public Law 660.
Q. Will the cost be paid by a monthly payment for all tax-
payers or only to those on the sewage system?
A. The City of Cedar Hill can fulfill its financial obligations
by a charge to those people who make use of the city’s
sanitary sewer system. The Authority cannot require pay-
ment from revenues raised by taxation.
Q. Why doesn’t Cedar Hill use the money that will be spent
on Trinity River Authority to develop their own sewage
system?
A. There are economies In regional sewage systems through
alleviation of duplication of facilities, and the long-term
advantages of the Trinity River Authority system will result
In a lower total cost and provide better service to our citizens.
The regional system will enhance the entire Ten Mile Creek
area and encourage orderly development that might not be
possible otherwise. The city will continue to Improve the
collection system as the need arises and Improvements can
be made.
Q. Where will the sewage wastes be dumped?
A. The plan presented by the Trinity River Authority pro-
poses a central sewage treatment plant near the confluence
of Ten Mile Creek and the Trinity River. The treated sewage
will go Into the Trinity River at this point.
Q. Will the Trinity River Authority be controlled by the
Federal Government?
A. No. The Trinity River Authority Is an agency of thp
State of Texas.
Q. Will the “big money men” In Austin make a profit on
this system?
A. The City of Cedar Hill and other cities will pay only
those costs which result from the construction and operation
of the Ten Mile Creek system.
Q. Who controls the system?
A. The Trinity River Authority is governed by a Board of
Directors who are charged with the responsibility for the
operation of the Authority. In conjunction with the Ten Mile
Creek Sewage System, an Advisory Committee made up of one
representative for each city in the Ten Mile Creek system
will consult with the Board of Directors In the operation of
the system.
Q. When will the first payment to Trinity River Authority
be due?
A. The first payment on principal and Interest will be due
on or before the 15th day of the 48th month after the bond
date. TTie flrshj>ayment for operation and maintenance of
the system will nh due within 30 days after the Authority
notifies each contracting city that the system Is ready to
receive sewage.
Q. What will be used to finance the project in the beginning?
A. The proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds by the
Trinity River Authority.
Q. Will our present water system be affected In any way
by Trinity River Authority?
A. No.
Q. Will taxes be doubled to pay for the sewage system?
A. The system will be financed by revenue bonds and no
taxes are Involved.
Q. Even for those not on the sewage line?
A. There will be no taxes levied to pay for this project.
Q. Will the total cost to build a sewage system by divided
by the five towns cooperating In this area?
A. Yes.
Q. What are the towns involved?
A. Duncanville, De Soto, Lancaster, Ferris and Cedar Hill.
Q. How can one system benefit all the towns?
A. The system will remove sewage discharges Into the Ten
Mile Creek and thereby eliminate the possibility of pollution.
A regional system minimizes duplication of facilities and
thereby results In a lower total cost.
Q. Will we pay the same as De Soto?
A. No. The payment of each city ia based upon the capacity
financial capability of the city.
Q. Will all residents be forced to connect to the city's sewage
system?
A. It Is our hope that where sewer service is available the
citizens will realize the advantages of connecting to the system
and eliminating individual septic tanks.
Q. If the city cannot pay their portion what will be done?
A. It has been determined that the city can be expected to pay
Its portion, and It has a contract with the Authority In which
It agrees to pay for the service to be provided. The contract
also contains provisions that would allow a portion of the city’s
capacity to be utilized by others In return for their assuming
the appropriate payment.
Theatre Three Schedules
'Bus Stop’ On May 18
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The staguplay that inspired
a fine film and a long-running
television series will be re-
created In Its original form
when Theatre Three opens Its
new production of William
Inge’s comedy hlt**Bus Stop”
Inge, now a famour play-
wright and screen writer, first
gained national attention when
the late Margo Jones opened
her Dallas theatre with "Far-
ther Off From Heaven,” which
Inge subsequently developed
Into his hot play “Dark at the
Top of the Stairs.” From his
Dallas beginnings the play-
wright went on to earn both the
Pulitzer Prize and the Drama
Critics Circle Award, two of
the highest honors accarded to
authors.
Praised as a writer of com-
passion, it Is “Bus Stop” that
shows his flair for amusing
situations and comic charac-
terizations at its peak. His
unlikely heroine Is a would-
be chanteuse, an Ozark girl
whose one job (at the Blue
Dragon nightclub down by the
stockyards in Kansas Clty)fell
far shot of her goal
far short of her goal of show
biz glamour. It did, however,
bring her attention from the
show’s young hero, the ram-
bunctious rodeo star who Is
smitten and determined to take
her back to his Montana ranch.
Included in the melage of
passengers stranded at the
cafe-bus-stop which Is the
setting of the play are the cow-
boy’s side-kick Virgil and Dr.
Lyman, and often-married al-
coholic. As they tumble In to
meet the cafe owner, Grace,
and her young helper Elma, the
stories about their own mixed
up love affairs tumble out.
Directorial duties of “Bus
Stop” will be hendled by Jac
Alder, who earlier In the sea-
son directed the box-office
sensation “A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the
Forum,” will also design the
settings. Heading the cast as
the singer, Cherie, will be
Sharon Spence, former staff
actress with the Pittsburg
Playhouse, playing her fourth
role for Theatre Three.
A newcomer to the arena
stage, Jim Jones, will play Bo,
the rambunctious cowboy.
Veteran actor Ted Mitchell
will play Virgil, Bo’s paternal
side-kick. Seen as Elma, the
young waitress, will be Vero-
nica Swanson. Charlotte Stan-
ton will play the cafe owner,
JJappy
J3irdi(L
May 11
Nancy LaRue
Eudoris Dahl
Jerry Lynn Just
Lorene Williams
Blair Pogue
Terry Just
May 12
Jackie Ruark
Jim Ditch
Stacy Reynolds
May_13
Irene Worden
May 14
Irene Tidwell
Marvel Kay Haswell
Linda Clark
May 15
Mike Murdock
Tawyna Hash
Richard Lynn Williams
May 16
Brenda Clark
Charles David Rollins
Marcia Barnes
May 17
Bob McCoy
Harold Stroud
Sand Box Does
Double Duty
Let junior's sand box do dou-
ble duty. In the winter, when it
is too cold for him (or her) to
play outdoors, use the framed-
in space as a cold frame. Plant
seeds in little boxes or pots and
set them in the box. then cover
i •
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l*m* on tho term. Contact thorn through
gmif Tf
which each city ha* in thq system. Each city d*Urmined
tho amount at tho capacity which thoy wished to purchase.
M. Why dooa a town tha also of Codar Hill want to become
Texas power *
LIGHT COMPANY
involved in a big project such aa Trinity Rtvor Authority?
A. We fool that this Is an opportunity for tho City af Codar
HU1 to provide adequate sewer service for tta etttaena la
future years at tha lowest possible total coat.
Q. Isn't tha expense to much lor a small town0
A. The schedule of payments, aa presented, la within the
win ssep me lUHr seedlings
warm and healthy- When warm
weather arrives, and the plants
esn go out into the open. Jun-
ior can have kue sand box bach
•a good aa saw.
and Ed Hughes will play Dr.
Lyman. All three are making
their debut performances at
Theatre Three. Ralph Hud-
dleston as the sheriff Will
and Joe Oliver as the bus-
driver, Carl, complete the
cast.
Due to open May 18, “Bus
Stop” will play for four weeks
at the downtown Dallas
theatre-in-the-round. Per-
formances are scheduled for
Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day at 8:30 and Sunday at 7:00
p.m. Opening night perfor-
mance will tie at 8:00.
Tickets may be reserved by
calling the theatre’s box-
office at RI8-5191 or by mail
to 2211 Main Street, Dallas
75201. Information on group
rates Is also available at the
theatre.
Sp.4 Brashear
Given Award
Sp. 4 Doyle Brashear was
the recepient of the Soldier of
the Month award at his base
In Seonl, Korea, recently.
Along with the award he
received a $25 Savings Bond.
Sp. 4 Brashear is a guard
In the Military Police at the
base.
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Brashear, West
Belt Line Road, Cedar Hill.
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Brown, Royce & Mobley, Mrs. Howard. Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1967, newspaper, May 11, 1967; Cedar Hill, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523023/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library.