41.   The cities would pay on a sliding scale, depending on the distance Pickens has to pump the stuff.

42.   The city has long paid academic medical centers hundreds of millions of dollars each year to run its public hospitals.

43.   The city often pays for street closures with HUD-administered Community Development Block Grant funds.

44.   The city paid nothing for almost a year, and resumed paying last year, but at a much lower rate.

45.   The city paid some refunds to public employees.

46.   The city then paid the officers at their regular salaries even though they performed the detective work.

47.   The city is not paying for the service, Columb said.

48.   The city is paying the salaries of the officers.

49.   The city would pay that sum each of the next five years if no NBA team moves in.

50.   The city is paying the rest.