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<br />SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBEH 15. 1957 <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />//6 <br /> <br />Ci ty Council met in adjourned session on October 1:), 1957, at 2:00 P.M. in <br />the Council Room, City Hall, with the following present: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mayor C. M. Allen <br />Alderman S. R. Beecroft <br />Alderman W. M. Davis <br />Alderman B. D. Hillburn <br />Alderman Herman Korff <br />Alderman H. W. Steakley <br />City Secretary Carlyn Tatch <br />City Manager B. R. Fullel' <br /> <br />Also present: <br /> <br />Mr. Hugh C. Dickson, Consulting Engineer, San Antonio, Texas <br />Mrs. William C. Veidt, Radio Station KCNY <br /> <br />The purpose of this adjourned meeting was to discuss the plans prepared by <br />Mr. Dixon for the lift station on the main sewer trunk-line to the disposal plant. <br />Nil'. Dixon recommended that the plans be approved, subject to corrections suggested <br />by the City Manager, and that the plans be sent. to the State Health Departments' <br />Division of Water Pollution Control and th," U. S. Public Health Service for <br />approval and the i.ncumberance of Federal Funds, previously approved for this pro- <br />ject. <br /> <br />When asked for a recommendation, the City Manager recommended that the plans <br />be approved, with minor corrections, for thD purpose of expediting the project.. <br />However, he pointed out that a great deal more study WaS required before it could <br />be determined what additional improvements, if any, would be required to make a <br />satisfactory operation in the sewerage disposal system. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Alderman Beecroft made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hillburn, that the <br />plans for Lift Station and ForGe Main, dated August 1957, as submitted hy Mr. Dixon, <br />be tentatively acce"pted, subject to minor corrections, and. forwarded to the <br />appropriat.e stzt~! and Federal Health ,Agencies for approval, further action on <br />construction of the project to be contingent on subsequent reports by t,(1e City <br />Manager. upon roll call the votes were, <br /> <br />I\yes - Beecroft, Davis, Hillburn, Korff, Allen Ii <br />Steakley <br />Nayes - None <br /> <br />Th2 City Manage:r reported to the Council that two police offl,;ers, Passmore <br />and Collins, had resigned and had obtained bet.teT payin9 positions. On motion <br />by Mr. Beecroft, seconded by Mr. Hil1burn, and unanimously approved, a $12.50 <br />per month salary adjustment was authorized for Sgt. Thomas, Patrolman Greene <br />and Patrolman Al Rodriguez. <br /> <br />The Council di,scu,.sed acquiring lots 12 and 13, Block 2, City of San Marcos <br />Addition, in tbe name of VELA, Refugio Munoz Estate. The City Manager read a <br />copy of a letter :received by Mr. Wade from the General Counsel of the Federal <br />Land Bank with reference to a mortgage on thi.s property. It was the pleasure <br />of the Council that the City Attorney investigate the advisability of the City <br />offering the Federal Land Bank $1,500.00 for the property provided the Land <br />Bank can give title to the property under their judgement (all St.ate, County <br />and city taxes included in the offer and to be paid by the Land Bank or credited <br />for payment by the Gi ty). <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The Council. authorized the City Manager to pay the 1957 taxes assessed by <br />tbe State and County against Lot 2, Block 20, San Marcos Addition. The Assessor- <br />Collector of Hays County to be notified that the City receives no income from <br />this property and request that it be exempted from taxation. <br /> <br />The Counc:tl authorized t.he City Manager to furnish a water connection for <br />Lucio CAD ILLO , Alahama Street, and to collect the $35.00 connection charge in <br />payment provided that the balance waS secured by the property. <br />