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j. !Y ;?' ; REGULAR MEETING J2CEMBER 19) 1956 On this, -C:l.8 lSth 0: San Marcos, Texas, rnet the fo llowing members pl~8sent O~~ December I956~ at :e::.:OO P. lJ\. the City Council 0 the City c the City Hall in San Marcos, w~th I Calvin M. hllen, Mayor s. ~~. 3eecro.f.!t~) hldeTflEin 3. D. Hillburn, Alderman l-IE:l'maD Kor:~f.. AldeTm~.ln 'iJ. Nt. Davis, Aldermen Others present ',"JeI'e: Hugh C. Dickson, w. G. Barbee~ Fredericka Hopkins. A quorum oeing present~ the [.leeting \"J3S called ~o order by Mayor C. M. Allen 2nd the ~ollowin9 transpired: First business to come before the :Jc'sting, was to set a d2te :Eor a hearing on :.he prop8sed ordinances i/\'hiGh will se~ ::orth policies and goverh the approval of sub- divisions the City, as well as extensions o~ utilities into such subdivisions. It Was 2,g:!:'eed a Council meeting be held on January 9th with Mr. Terry Jaci(s presEnt discuss these ordinances. Then on January 23rd the ~earing will be held on same w-'Lth m8i-:rl:':>er~-J the San IV;2TCGS Developers being present. Alderm~n 3eecro-Et was D2illecl ~o arrange those details. NExt on -~he a~Jenda 'Nas the appearance o_~ i.,.;1'. Hugh C. Dickson with report on his pl'elirnincry work and estimates ~:O::' rebuildinc; the lift s-tation and. replacement of SIl1all SeV\l0raCe li.Des with larqer ones. The 2pproxim2te total figure as st.o.ted. was S145,OOO.OC. J "lhere vJOuld als~ nccess2:cily be. ~ ten !3'e::r-cent contingency ~:und ave-lIable, in accol'dance with u. S. Gov8::,mncnt requirements ::-'01' projects iNhere grants a.re 3_nvolved. Tho i;'ederal Gl"3t1t L~~ obtained would be 30 per-cent oE the cost the project. I 1'/i3:~ Hillburn -~ben moved that NI~. Hugh C. Dickson be named ny the (or the li~t station and sewerage lines replacements. Mr. Kor~f And thE' same being put to a vote it was un~mimously adopted. as Engineer the mOL", ion. My.. Hill.burn then moved that the l'J)ayor and 200 2mpowered to sign and execute all u. s. Governrnerrt Gran.~ covering p2rt ():~ the line ~eplacement project. Mr. Kor~f seconded vote it was unanimou~ly adopted. City Secretary be directed, authorized, documents pertaining to obtaining a o[ the new lif~ station and sewerage -the motion and the same being put to a A motion was made ny Mr. 3eecroft 9: day bills out of surplus ~rom the lnvestwent for the- City~ rAT. Karf.;': un~nimouEly in favor o~ the motion. that Mr. B~.rbee General Ule motion. $20,000.00 u. S. to be held as a A vote W35 t2ken Treasury resulted Next bU~Jiness Was the passing o_? a Re::;olution 0; Intention to issue re.:unding bonds in lieu 07 Fire Station and Equipment Warrants. This said resolutj.on is 2Y-tached to and 7"iJade a part 0: these minutes; togEther with the Notice 0:.':: Intentions to b~ ~ssued by the Mayor in accordance with the resolu~ion. Mr. 8eecroft moved that the resolution be adopted. Mr. Hillbu~n seconded his motion. The resolution was then put to a vote and. \NaS unanimous 1 y 3dopted. I The matte:r o:c' the libr&ry make a re)ort on tile exact status of So forth. Was b~t'ouQht up and l\itc. Bar:Jee 'J~as requested to property, with rega:cd -Co title the:ceto, and The question oi" the regular City contribution~ to aid in support of -the City Library ~as then d.iscu$sed. It was decided to add S50.00 to the regular $20C.00 contribution, and 2 motion to thi;.; e.::fect, G.uthorizing a contribution of $250.0(\ was made .by Mr. Davis. The motion was seconded by Ikr. Koref, and on b8ing put to a vote was unanimously adopted. Ihe projecL of an improved map and descriptive ~oldeT {or the City of San Marcos W,3S then discussed~ and it Was 2greed to c1e';~c:t' action on this m2ti:.er pending _;ioal in.:ormation on a revised map. c.che Ina.ttel' of oDt2ining the deed i.'or a ,:.)trlp of the property cont:rolled by Mr. ~