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/47 ~ REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER i, 1956 On this, the 7th day of December 1956, at 2:00 P. M. the City Council of the City of San Marcos, lexas, met in a regular meeting at the City Hall in San Marcos, with the following members present and participating: I Calvin M. Allen, Mayor 3. R. Beecroft, Alderman B. D. Hillburn, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman W. M. Davis, Alderman Others present were: Raymond Russell, Jr., Don McNay, W. G. Barbee, A. Y. McWilliam, and Fredericka Hopkins. A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by Mayor u' M. Allen and the following transpired: Mr. ,{aymand Russell, Jr., came before the Council in regard to the City acquiring ris property on Highway 81 far expanded right-oF-way. He stated that his pumps (Phoenix Company Filling Station) will only be 6" from the proposed property line. Mr. McNilliams ','vas-- then called upon. He stated that in the latter p&rt of 1954 when Mr. C. H. Tucker, then Ii\li th Phoenix Refining Company, came to get permission to build a station on this property, he took him out and showed him on the ground where the new proposed prop- erty line would be, as was 'Shown by the Highway 81 Right-of-'Nay map prepared in September, 1954. I City Council members then said they felt that Mr. Russell's company was on notice and should have known not to locate the pumps at that point after being shown exactly where the line would be, The Council members further stated that the Highway Depart- ment was curbing and guttering a 20t strip to be used for utilities, but that a property owner could use it as a driveway. Mr. Russell stated he would lose about 1500 feet of concrete driveway. It was suggested that Mr. Russell contact the Highway Department and see if he can leave the islands where they are located. Mr. Russell left saying he would contact the City after he had talked with Mr. Tucker and the Highway Department. Next to come before the Council was Mr. Don McNay representing the Lewis Equipment Company of San Antonio. He stated that they have a Buckeye Se:rvice Ditcner that sells for $2.5,000.00, but his company has a used ditching machine for $8,500.00 that he would very much like to see the City purchase. After a short discussion the Council thanked him for coming and stated they would take the matter under advisement. A letter from Mr. Fl'ank DrOUGht was brOUGht to the attention of the Council in regard to services he states he r~ndered in 1954 pertaining to an investigation of waste problem from the then proposed Cone Mills. The City Council after some discussion instructed Mr, Barbee to write Mr. Drought stating that if they actually owed the amount or any amount, he shOUld have submitted a bill long before this d3tC, and they didn't believe they owed it, and were not prepared to consider it. Next on the Agenda was the presenting or en option contract by Mr. J. C. Hartley which calls :for payment to be made for cemetery lots for the Mausoleum on OT befoT8 the 14th day aftsI' the mausoleum is beaun. After some discussion it was decided to write a new option contract stating th;t payment must be made befoTe construction of the mausoleum has begun, and give a six month option on said lots rOI' the purpose. I Graveling the short runway at the airport next came up. It will take between 500 ana 600 yards to gravel approximately 400 feet. It was estimated it WQuld take two or three days to haul gravel and one day to get started at a cost of $1.00 per yard. All Council members W8:I'e in agreement that this should be done~ and it was so ordered. A policy of requiring curbs and gutters to be put in by property owners before streets are paved was discussed by the Council. 0~nce no streets are in the process of ~eing paved now or in the near future no definite action Was taken, but it was decided that it would be a good policy to put it in effect. The matter or the City h2.ving small city maps made and distribut:ed by the Chamber of Commerce was brought to the attention of the Council~ After some discussion it ~\jas pointed o'tJt that l1.ndy Colgin had re-drawn the city map, so the Council asked that MT. He Iter Buckner get an estimate as to how much the small maps could he printed for.