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CALLED MEETHlG flELD ON DECEMBER 19. 1957 /S:b On this, the 19th day of December, at 2:00 o'clock P. M., the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos, Texas, met in a called meeting at the City Hall of San Marcos, Texas, with the following members pre- sent and participating: I Mayor C. M. Allen Alderman S. R. Beecroft Alderman W. M. Davis Alderman B. D. Hillburn Alderman Herman Korff Alderman H. W. Steakley Also present were: B. R. Fuller, City Manager Carlyn Tatch, City Secretary Walter Buckner, San ^~rcos Record Group of Citizens A quorum being present the meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the following transpired: I The regular order of business was dispensed with to hear Dr. P. H. Norwood, speaker of a group of citizens, regarding the in- crease of water rates to users out of the city. Dr. Norwood read a letter expressing the feelings of a group effected hy the increase. After hearing the letter, the Mayor requested the city Manager to re- port to the group why the City Council had felt compelled to increase the water rates to our of the city users. The City Manager reported on the additional expenses required to service consumers outside the city, the effect that the present debt service had on utility rates, additional pumps and electricity required to furnish the service outside the city. Dr. Norwood asked how a rate increase could he suhstantiated when many of the lines to rural users were, in fact, installed hy the recipient of the service and at no cost to the city. The City Manager replied that in many instances this was true, however, these lines were usually de- signed to serve only one consumer and had long since become inadequate, due to the smallness of the original line, and had been replaced by the city at the expense of the utility department. Dr. Norwood's inquiry as to why this increase did not effect Camp Gary was answered by the existance of a contract with this installation and that they maintained and serviced their own line. Alderman Beecroft introduced a motion to amend Section 4 of an Ordinance dated June 28, 1949, recorded in Volume 11, Page 182, in the Minutes of the Governing Body, Regulating Rates Charged for #ater Con- sumers to read as follows: First 2,000 Gallons Next 3,000 Gallons Next 5,000 Gallons Next 40,000 Gallons Next 50,000 Gallons $3.00 (Minimum bill) .60 Per Thousand Gallons .50 Per Thousand Gallons .40 Per Thousand Gallons .30 Per Thousand Gallons This motion was seconded by Alderman Steakley, and upon roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Alderman S. R. Beecroft Alderman W. M. Davis Alderman B. D. Hillburn Alderman Harman Korff Alderman H. W. Steakley None I NAYES: The Nayor at this time declared the motion passed and accepted. ~rr. Lightfoot met the Council and requested that they consider paying him a franchise fee and consider a reimbursement for the expense, expended by him, to run the water line from the City line to the Lightfoot Addition. After some discussion it was the unanimous decision of the Council to disapprove this request due to the fact that this area is out- side of the City Limits. ~ ;;0 CJ Z ~ ~ U"rl"'t,