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lEU PLLED ]','iEETING HELD ON fEBF:LJARY 6, 1955 On this, the 6th day of Febl'uary~ 1956, ~t 2.:00 o'clock p~ M., the Govel~nin9 Body r)r the City of SaIl !\(:8rcos, Tey.as, meT. In a special session ~t. ,th~ ~~'~~1'" <~~,;l ~f San ;"'1arCDs, Texas, with th0 following members present ~r.a p~rt"clp~c~n9. I Mayor C. h:. Allen Al~erman S~ R. Beecroft Alderman 'N. h!i. D;:.vis f\lde~mrm 8. D. Hillbu:en AldGrman Herman Korff Alderman H. W. Steakley Also present were: B. I{. FUller, City M~nager Carlyn. Tatch, City SeCl'etary James s. Burwel1f Sanitarian Mr~ E. L. Filby, Engineer A quorunl being present th.::; meeting 1;,J05 called to order by the I\.'layor and 'tl'H3 follO\NL1g trar:spired: Th~ f:Ar. E. L~ Fi Consulting work tha t' regul.::;r orcle!' of busine.S:.5 was di.spensed wiU"l to meet witrJ ~onsul t ing EngineeJ.'~ :representing thE: fi-rm of Black 8. '-Ieatch, , Kansas City, ::~s5ouri~ to discuss the m2"~teT of future necessary co expend the sewerage disposal plan.t~ I \',(r. Filby inrO,!:fl2d tlJt: Council of -the fications o:..~ ::110 firm of Blac~ 2nd Ve~tGtl and stated that afteT looking situation Dvor, he 112d found that t.he SBv,'\,;';,age ple:'nt was il'"l excr?ll.ent cor.ldi~.ion 2nd doing V'2'TY 9':;06 , hOi[-J2V8I", the linGs ..',.Iere 1"10ce~.vin9' 0nti:rely too much ini-tltration ;3.nd in tUl"n caus an exccss:i'V(~ flolN into th2 :.rivel' due to the -::Jverwo2"'k orl ~hc lines are inadequate the present and future work load re- qui:red~ :'....i.J.~. ?ilhy stated that the firm. of Bli3.c!z and \re2'~ch, should :rE"t3~.n2d ior the w.~rk O~1 the disposal plant, would :requi1.'~ a six 'month 5 oE conditions beraTe attern?t:~(~9 to lT1cdce an estimate cost this cxpans ion, ho!"lleve:r, prel iminary study would be app:roximately $1,600.00 unO. should their services De l"'etained, this 3Ci1ount would apply on the tota.l cost of seTvices. This pr'elirninal'Y .study would include a survey Df the approximate population according to U1e- amoury~ of water meters to homes preBentJ.y providing SEll'vices, and an approximate period of sixty (60) to nir~ety (90) d2YS for cor,:pletiotl of dra\J'Jings. 11.'~:r-" Filby stated th.;t should the Council wish to pl'olong expenSE: of this expa.nsion; he would suggest increasing tbe siz.e of the lines and possibly instal15.ng- a larger pump to handle the pr8se.nt n2eds. At this time the Mayo~ suggested that the Council take this matter up for con- side:ration hofo:t'€ making a fina] decision as to retcd.ning the firm of Black and V'2atch in this pGs5ibl~ e}(pans"Lcn.. I The City FLrian3g0T suggested th3t the City pl"ocoed immediately fJ'jith :.he gathering of detail information on the actual amount of sewage that had to be pumped from tho l_Lft station and treated by the disposal plant. He recomm2nded installing weirs and recorders on the overflow line from the lift station on thE? S21n [i.~_al'CC5 ~-tiver' aild the discbargo line from the disposal plant to the Blanco Rivex. Through correla.ti.,on and study of tLe ir:formation from the chart5 and reGOrder5~ the actual amount of flow could be determined. The City Munager fur-ther suggested that this study be made over a rather long period to obtGin flow inrol'mat5..on undeT varied 'Neather 2nd usage condi.tions, It was the opirdon of the city Ma~lagel' that r2con:lers. cou.ld be obtained -from eithS'T the StatG Health Depa:rtm'2nt or the Board of "Nater Engir;eers; using city forces to con- s"truct and install the weirs~ = ;;;Q U Z t-i OJf-,"" ,r ~/ {']