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I.. I I I 15 The City owns a tract of land adjacent to Block 4 of the J. B. Wilson Addition to the City of San Marcos. This land is on Johnson Avenue where Johnson Avenue intersects with Purgatory Creek and is the site of the old City incinerator. At present Mr. Wimberly has fenced the area and has some cattle penned there. Since this area would be ideal for development into a neighborhood park fOr the use of the children in that area, the Council agreed that Mr. Wimberly be notified that he will be permitted to keep the cattle there until such time as the City has use for this lot, at which time he will be requested to remove the fence and other buildings or obstructions which he has placed on the area. Mrs. Kate Hills who works at Arnold Schmidts had requested that the Council issue her a parking permit. It was explained that the policy of the Council was to giver permits only to vehicles that are used in delivery by stores having no rear entrances. The Council agreed to adhere to its established policy concerning parking permits, and MrS. Hills' request Was denied. A letter from the State Board of InSurance was read to the Council in which the Board recommended that the City purchase a 65 foot aerial truck and construct a masonry drill tower when the popula~ion of San Marcos exceeds 15,000, in order to avoid extra charges in the City's inSUrance key rate. After some discussion of the cost of these improvements and the time required to amortize them by the resulting key rate reductions the Council agreed to proceed with plans fOr the construction of a drill tower and associated facilities before the new popula- tion figures would result in an inCreased key rate. It was brought to the attention of the Council that in 1954 Mr. Irv Peterson extended a 6" sewer line approXimatelY 1800 feet from the Cullen Crews Addition to permit him to connect the Texana Motel to the sanitary sewer. This facility cost Mr. Peterson $2,057.70, which he paid to the City for the installation. In accordance with an agreement entered into between Mr. Peterson and the City of San Marcos acting by and through Mr. A. Y. McWilliams, the utility superintendent, it was agreed that Mr. Peterson would be reimbursed for each additional connection computed at the rate of 50' of the actual cost of the main for each such connec- tion. The Hays County Hospital will have to connect onto the end of this sewer line, and Mr. Peterson, under the terms of the agreement is entitled to a refund of $57.16. This contract is in force for a period of 5 years after the date of the contract fOr the improvements, which, according to records available, was dated August 5, 1954. The Council agreed that the refund of $56.16 be given Mr. Peterson. On April 3, 1959, the District Court entered an order listing title to the City of San Marcos for Block 27 of the original town site of San Marcos, commonly known as the Library Lot. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Morgan, attorneys representing the City, had presented their bill in the amount of $1,500, $500 of which had been previously paid as a retainer. Alderman Davis made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hillburn, that the City pay the $1,000 outstanding on this bills. The motion was passed by a unanimous vote of the Council. In order to adjust the tax roll the Council was requested to approve a list of corrections to the tax roll (see list attached). Alderman Hillburn made a motion, seconded by Alderman Davis that the listee corrections to the tax roll be approved. The motion was passed by a unanimous vote of the Council. The City Manager reviewed the financing of the improvements to the sewage disposal plant and to the lift station. This had been discussed by the City Council at an adjourned regylar meeting on July 22, 1958. After hearing the City Manager's report, Alderman Tuttle introduced an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDIl\G FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DISPOSAL PLANT IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS, 1959, IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF THE SAID WARRANTS" and moved its adoption. The ordinance was read in full. The motion of adoption was seconded by Alderman Hillburn and upon roll call the ayes and nayes were as follows: Ayes: Beecroft Davis Hi llburn KOrff Tuttle Nayes: None