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101 REGULAR MEETING SEPTENIBER 5, 1956 On this, the 5th day of September, 1956, at 2:00 P. M. the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, met in a special meeting at the city Hall in San Marcos with the following members present and participating: I Calvin M. A\len, Acting Mayor B. D. Hillburn, Alderman S. R. Beecroft, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman W. M. Davis, Alderman Others present were: Wa11ace Barber, Walter Buckner, S. V. Bingham, W. G. Barbee, Fredericka Hopkins A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Calvin M. Allen and the following transpired: A Plat of the Goers Addition # 2 was presented by Mr. Wallace Barber for approval. After a study of this plat, Alderman Beecroft made a motion that the plat be approved. Alderman Hillburn seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. The Plat follows these minutes and is a part hereof. Mr. Barbee presented to the Council a proposed ordinance adopting the Milk Ordinance and Code of 1953. Mr. Barbee Dointed out that the only difference in this Milk Ordinance and the one now in effect is the prohibiting of selling raw milk in the city of San MaJ:cos. After some discussion it was agreed by all to adopt a recommendation made by Alderman Beecroft that a clause be inserted stating that nothing .in the ordinance will prevent a family owning one or two cows for their own u~e, from selling the surplus milk to a direct consumer. It was further agreed that at the next regular meeting the milk ordinance so changed again be brought up for adoption. I Mr. A. Y. h\cWilliams then presented information gathered on the proposed sewer line in Millview Addition. This would take in Eastwood, Meiners, Mills, U.S. Highway Business Route 81, Zunker, Seguin, Second, and Third Streets. It will take 7,500 linear feet or one and one-half miles of 6 & 8" pipe. The approximate cost for materials for this sewer line will be 55,566.08. Mr. Barbee stated that an additional $2,500.00 would have to be added to this amount to tie into tie ons, but the City would be reimbursed for this later on. It was disclosed that there would at present be fifty-two new customers on this line and in the future around fifty additional. After some discussion it was decided to bring this matter of the sewer line to Millview, before the Council after relief at the lift station has been established. Next business to come berore the Council was recommendations made by Mr. Frank Drought for relief at the Lift Station. His recommendations were as follows: change variable speed motor to a 30 horse-power motor; put ~ ten and one-half inch impellor into that pump; a~d put two new nine and one-half~~pellors into other two pumps. Several of the Aldermen Were in disagreement in having Mr. Drought install these changes. Instead it was decided to contact Mr. McKinley of the San Antonio lwachine & Supply Company, arranging for him to come and tell the Council what he thinks should be done in order to give relief at the Lift Station. It was brought out that Mr. McKinley was called when the Lift Station was first installed, and found faulty installation and corrected same. Telephoned at once, Mr. McKinley agreed to inspect the Lift Station September 7th. I Mr. S. V. Bingham, who has property close to the lift station, stated that from the very beginning the Lift Station had not done the work efficiently, as he had fished close by and had seen where it had overflown from the beginning of its installation. Mr. Harry Hanagriff, a former employee then came before the Council stating that he did not think Mr. Wilson had done right by letting him go when he left for a 60 day leave of absence. Mr. Wilson stated that be had told bim that if he left for the 60 days his job would be filled as it was too hard to train a man just for 60 days. Mr. Hanagriff took it over Mr. Wilson's head and saw the recently resigned Mayor Frank Dietterich. Mr. Dietterich, he claimed, had told him he could have his job back. The various Aldermen expressed their ideas of the situation, and stated that the employees are responsible to the heads of departments, and they to Mr. Barbee, and it is up to the department heads to operate