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<br />REGULAR MEETING JULY II, 1956
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<br />On this, the 11th day of July, 1956, at 2:00 p. m. the City Council of the
<br />City of San Marcos, Texas, met in a regular meeting at the City Hall in San
<br />Marcos with the following members present and participating:
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<br />Frank E. Dietterich, Mayor
<br />Calvin M. Allen, Alderman
<br />B. D. Hillburn, Alderman
<br />S. R. Beecroft, Alderman
<br />Herman Korff, Alderman
<br />W. M. Davis, Alderman
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<br />Others present were:
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<br />Jack Perkins, Mrs. Grace Williams, Frank Hill, Caesar Damon, Walter Buckner,
<br />Walter Feltner, Mrs. Nell Wood, Mrs. Myrtis Dominy, Terry Jacks, John Stokes,
<br />Bruce Conway, Cullen Crews, Charles Zunker, J. B. Roberts; Coy De Viney,
<br />Tom Oliver, W. H. Whittenberg, Zeb Fitzgerald, Judge Decker, Herbert Holcombe,
<br />W. H. Bullard, W. G. Barbee, and Fredericka Hopkins.
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<br />A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by Mayor Frank E.
<br />Dietterich and the following transpired:
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<br />First business to come before the meeting was a presentation by Mrs. Nell
<br />Wood of conditions to be met for USDA commodities for welfare distribution.
<br />After hearing these conditions Mr. Hillburn made a motion that Mr. Allen and
<br />Mr. Korff meet Saturday morning July 14, 1956 at ten o'clock with the County
<br />Commissioners Court to appoint a committee to go to Austin and meet with Mr. Wm.
<br />M. Herndon, Director of Surplus Commodities, to get all details of Welfare
<br />Distributions of USDA Commodities. Mr. Allen seconded the motion. A vote was
<br />taken and the motion was carried.
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<br />Next on
<br />tax season.
<br />Equalization
<br />seconded the
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<br />the agenda was the appointment of an Equalization Board for the 1956
<br />Mr. Hillburn made a motion to confirm the following as Board of
<br />for 1956. C. C. Wade, W. M. Schofield, R. Dare Williams. Mr. Davis
<br />motion. The motion was unanimously carried.
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<br />It was brought to the attention of the Council the re-appointment of three
<br />persons to act as Commissioners of the Housting Authority for a term of two years.
<br />Mr. Allen made the motion to re-appoint Jack Harper, Herbert ;cEs5:twadd, and Allen
<br />4Qods as Commissioners of the Housing Authority for a term of two years beginning
<br />8th day of August 1956 to 7th day of Augusi 1958. Mr. Davis seconded the motion.
<br />A vote l>I,a's, taken "and the motion was unanimously carried.
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<br />Bids for radio equipment for the Fire Department were studied. General Electric
<br />submitted their bid as low bidder by $9.00. But it was decided that since the
<br />City already has Some of the Motorola type equipment and could also use the same
<br />tubes it would be best to accept the Motorola bid for $1,386.06.
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<br />Next was a short discussion of difference of the present ordinance on sub-
<br />divisions now in effect and the proposed ordinances now before the Council,
<br />was given by Mr. Terry Jacks.
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<br />Mr. John Stokes came before the Council and said he thought passing of these
<br />two proposed ordinances were good for all of San Marcos. He further stated that
<br />the proposed ordinances would take the worry from the City Government and result in
<br />subdivisions developed in a first class manner at no cost to the City.
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<br />Mr. Stokes then introduced the guest speaker, Mr. W. H. Bullard of Austin,
<br />an Austin Mortgage loan banker, lawyer, and sub-divIder. Mr. Bullard stated that
<br />these two ordinances were almost identical with the ones adopted in Austin in 1953,
<br />which have proved to be very successful.
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<br />Mr. Terry Jacks then came before the Council representing the Nagel Supply &
<br />Manufacturing Company of Houston, ~anufacturers of wooden coat hangers. The Nagel
<br />Company has just purchased the Texas Ceramics property on Highway 81. He stated
<br />that there are over $6,000.00 back taxes on this property due the three local
<br />tax offices. This amount includes the penalties and interest. These taxes were
<br />never rendered for the years 1952 through 1955. The assessed valuation, he said,
<br />was put in at an inflated figure of $15,000.00. Mr. Jacks asked that the City
<br />consider reducing the valuation on this piece of property for the years 1952, 1953,
<br />1954, and 1955. Mr. Barbee then stated that Stoner Appraisal Co. had valued the
<br />property at $13,460.00. After a short discussion Mr. Beecroft made a motion to
<br />re-valuate the assessment for the years 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1955 to $7,500.00
<br />instead of the $15,000.00. The new owner would pay the penalty and interest on
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