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~I :~?~ (") I ;~ {) ..~; Mrs. Frank Cradclock, w. San Antonio Street, nas requested that the Council considel' iaprovements to the Cemetery in the nature of street surfacing, and regulatory signs, It was the decision of the Council to inform Mrs. Craddock to contact the ce..tery Association .nd have them submit a request to the Council for any improv...nts that they del. necessary, The City Manager stated that Mr. Bill Gulledge had contacted him and suggeated installing parking ..ters in from of his lot. which is across the street from 01' Bossy, the 200 block of W. San Antonio Str..t. It.as the suggestion of the city ManageI' to approve the install.tion of four (4) or five (5) meters at this locatIon. which received a unanimous vote of the quorum present. I The Council had prevIously tentatively approved a planning study for the City with the study to include an aerial survey and map of the City and environs. The City Manager stated that after study and consultation with State agencies, It h.s been determined that only a small portion of the cost of an aerial map will be borne by the State or Federal Governments, therefore, the City Manager requested peradssion to take bids on our ael'ial map requirelll8nts, and that funds to pay for the service would be included in the 1%6-59 Budget. The estimated' cost being $l,~,OO. Unanimous approval of this request was received. Mr. GIbson, of the Brown Schools. has contacted the Mayor Pro-Tempore and the City Manager relative to the installation of the utilitias and a street to the new school area. The City had considered building a street to the school frOtll the Old Post Road beside the golf course. Mr. Gibson advised that the architect reports that the building area will require an additional 200 feet Which will be outside the city limits and to reach the area. it would l'equire about SOO' of 6" waterline .nd 300' of 6" sewer line. The City Manager suggested to the Council that they proceed with their plans to construct the l'oad and to share the cost of the utilities on the basis of the amount of the construction Which is within the city limits. After some discussion, it was the unanimous decision of the COuncil to delay a final approval of this l'equest until such t~ as final decision is ~de by the Brown Schools as to the exact location of the new buildings. at which time they should submit a plan of same to the council. The City Manager informed the Council that the State Highway Depart- ment has sent down a uintenance agre81lll!nt on Hopkins Street frOlll Moore Street (FM 12) to the Southeast city lilllit line and it was the unanillOus decision of the COuncil to accept this maintenance agre...nt with the State Highway Departlllent. It was the feeling of the Council that this might enable the City in getting a road to canyon Dam. Motion was made, at this ti.., bY Alderman Beecroft and seconded by Aldarman Davis to move the water lines on the Old Hunter Road and received a unanimous vote of quoZWl present. I Th. City Manager requested that he be authorized to advertise for bids, for the accounting and booltkellping machine, payment of same to be in- cluded in the 1%8-~9 Budget. which received the unanilllOus appl'oval of tha Council, The City Manager reported on a conference with thll City Attorney regarding Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, J. S. Travis Addition. These lots are situated between Guadalupe Street and Post Office Alley and had been l'ecOhD- ended as a possible site for the location of a shop or storage yard for the City's use. The Federal Land Bank holds a mortgage on this property, The City Attorney reports that there 1$ a question as to the exact oWner of the property. it being cOlDlnity property between the recorded owner, Teodore Munoz and the spouse to tlhom Munoz 1I8s married at the tilllll of acquisition. It was the City Attorney's opinion. and in which the City ManageI' concurred, I that the City should pl'oceed and file a tax suit in connection with this property. The action taken by the City Attorney and City Manager received tha approval of the COuncil, The City Manager informed the Council that a letter had been re- ceived from the officers of the CuauhtelllOc Perk requesting certain asslst- ance in A1eeting the requir_nts which will be imposed by the City befol'e the park can be used this next season, briefly as follows. 1. Install four (4) street lights around the park area. 2. Gl'avel the streets around the area to facili t.te puking and traffic movement. 3. Anurance thatlafter thltY have made the l'equired illlProve- ments. they wi 1 have efficient police sel'vlce as hthat upon said police service lies the responsibility of keeping order in whatever incident lIMY occur",