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jJf ,. NOES: None. I The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. The ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUDITING AND ALLOWING CLAIM FOR INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED IN PURCHASING FIRE EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, AUTHORIZING THE DELIVERY OF CITY OF SAN MARCOS FIRE STATION AND EQUIPMENT WARRANTS TO EVIDENCE SAID INDEBTEDNESS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on September 7, 1955, the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, passed an ordinance authorizing I the issuance of CITY OF SAN MARCOS FIRE STATION AND EQUIPMENT WARRANTS dated August 15, 1955, Numbered 1 to 85, inclusive, in the denomination of $1,000 each, aggregating $85,000.00, bearing 3~% interest per annum, and maturing on August 15th, $10,000 in 1974 and $25,000 in each of the years 1975 to 1977, inclusive, for the purpose of evidencing the indebtedness of the City of San Marcos to be incurred in constructing fire stations and purchasing sites therefor in said City, including architect's fee in connec- tion therewith, and purchasing fire equipment for the City; which ordinance is of record in Book 19, page 66, et seq., Minutes of said City Council; and, WHEREAS, the following claim, duly verified, has been pre- sented to the City Council of said City: DATE PAYEE PURPOSE 10-10-56 SIMMS FIRE EQUIPMENT CO., SAN ANTONIO,TEX. 2-500 GPM Combination Pumper & Booster Trucks as per contract of May 2, 1956..........$22,203.06 I AND WHEREAS, the City Council has duly ascertained and determined that said claim was incurred in the purchase of fire equipment for the City of San Marcos as contemplated and author- ized by the aforesaid ordinance of September 7, 1955; and,