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~ l-' Z () tt Ql motion, and on it being put to a vote, the motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Herbert Nix and Mrs. J. C. Sullivan of the Park Board, came before the Council with the recommendations they made for the coming season. They also said that they had appointed Mr. Vernon McDonald as program director for the summer 1957 season. Mr. Hillburn made a motion to accept the recommendations of the Park Board. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. The recommendations of the Park Board follows these minutes and become a part hereof. Next on the agenda was the question of cleaning the river at Memorial Park I and nearby. It was suggested that the City have Mr. Rufus Wimberly oversee the cleaning of the river, with the assistance of two laborers. Mr. Nix informed the Council that the college will furnish one laborer in exchange for cleaning their swimming pool. Mr. Hillburn made a motion to have Mr. Nix authorize Mr. Wimberley to clean the river and the college to furnish one laborer. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. A vote was ta~en which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. Bids on the repairing of the City library were next opened. Mr. A. R. Adcock received the job on a bid of $ 224.36. This includes furnishing all materials and to level the building, install new ridge roll, and install a new ceiling in the main room 17' x 28'. Mr. Steakley made a motion to award the contract to Mr. A. R. Adcock in the amount of $224.36. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. It was brought to the at te ntion 0 f the Council that Mr. E. L. Wi lliams wants the City to continue picking up his garbage at the back of his house. The Council instructed the City Secretary to write a letter to Mr. E. L. Williams to the effect that according to the City Ordinance the garbage must be placed out on the parkway in front. It was discussed 'by the C06ncil, that each year at this time, it is necessary that the City borrow money for operating expense, by the issuance of Expense Warrants to be sold to local banks. The' money is deposited to the City's General Fund to be used for expenses until tax collection begins. At that time the Expense Warrants I. are repaid. Mr. Hillburn made a motion authorizing the issuance of $40,000.00 of Expense Warrants, the issue to be divided evenly between the local banks; namely, Expense Warrants 1-20 inclusive of ~l,OOO.OO each to be sold to the State Bank & Trust, and Expense Warrants 21-40 inclusive, of $1,000.00 each to be sold to the First National Bank. Mr. Beecroft seconded the motion. A vote was taken which re- sulted unanimously in favor of the motion. I~ was mutually decided that the property owners along the river who might want the river cleaned out at their property, that Mr. Rufus Wimberly could use the City Machine, and pay the City $2.00 per hour "or the use of same. The annual "City Clean-Up Week" was set for May 20 to 24th inclUSive. The street department will pick up all trash put out on the parkways during this week. It was brought to the attention of the Council that due to the heavy rains the streets need extra working on, and in order to do this another maintainer operator should be hired. Mr. Hillburn made a motion to hire Mr. Coy DeViney at $300.00 monthly as maintainer operator. Mr. Korff seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. It was also stated that bids should be sent to all tire dealers for the price of a 1300 x 24 10 ply maintainer tire and also the bid on recapping three maintainer tires. Mr. M. W. Schofield, Mr. Dare Williams, and Mr. G. C. Wade were named as the I 1957 Equalization Board, with Mr. Harold Smith as an alternate, and it was to be ascertained if they would serve. J Due to carnivals coming to the City with worn out equipment, creating a hazard, a policy was agreed upon that no more permits for carnivals be issued in the City Limits of the City of San Marcos. The question of whether to buy two new pOlice cars was brought to the attention of the Council. Mr. Allbright, Chief of Police, had made a chart showing the high expense of operating and maintaining these two police cars since the first of the year. The suggestion being that new cars would cost vastly less to operate and maintain. It was mutually decided that the 1954 Ford be sent to Jack Hughes