This Week in Canton History

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Canton Herald, April 20, 1961-PROCLAMATION:

WHERAS, the Honorable County Judge of Van Zandt County has proclaimed April 23-29 as County-Wide Cleanup Weekend and

WHERAS, the City of Canton wishes to comply and give full support to such proclamation:

NOW THEREFORE, I, SAM HILLIARD, Mayor of the City of Canton do hereby issue this my proclamation, declaring the full day Tuesday, April 25, as City-Wide Cleanup day and that all business houses and all residences joint in clean-up our city. By calling L07-300, the city will help remove your trash, rubbish and other debris. SAM HILLARD, Mayor. City of Canton, Texas

The City of Canton called a revenue bond election of $180,000 Tuesday night at a meeting at the City Hall calling for improvement of the waterworks and sewer system. The city called the election for May 9 and announced that $140,000 would be spent on extending city sewer and water lines on the west side of Canton.

Several outlying areas are expected to petition council for entrance into the city to swell the population to approximately 1,500 people.

$40,000 of the money, if approved by city voters is only a paper manipulation of old 1948 bonds. Only $140,000 in new money will be available for expenditure water and sewer improvements should the election carry.