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-1,/L Minutes Page -2- 14 June 1960 ~ ~ ~ n n A request from Mr. Daniel Rojo, Jr. to open Peachtree Street west from Chestnut Street was referred to the City Manager for a cost estimate. The matter to be p~esented at the next Council meeting. A request from Mr. Charles Zunker regarding an agreement of 1956 whereby the City had agreed to close a 15 foot alley in exchange for additional footage to make Zunker Street 50 feet wide was referred to the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare the necessary legal documents. I Mr. Paul Rogers asked xhe Council to consider three ordinances regulating "skin-diving" in ,the San Marcos River, which had been pre- pared by the City Attorney. The City Manager explained that the ordi- nances had been received in his office late on the morning of June 14th and he had not sufficient time in which to distribute them to the mem- bers of the Council for their review., Mr. Rogers asked that action be deferred until the members of the Council had studied the ordinances which had been prepared. An ordinance regulating "spear-fishing" in the City Limits of ~an Marcos was tabled pending a report from the Sportsman Club and other interested groups. Alderman Korff introduced an ordinance and moved its adoption. The ordinance which is captioned: AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE OWNERS OF :;Et OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2, .LINDSEY AND HARVEY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO SHOW CAUSE WITHIN 10 DAYS WHY ABANDONED HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS THEREON SHOULD NOT BE DESTROYED BY CITY UNDER AUTHORITY Oli ARTICLE 1015, VERNON':; ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES, AND AUTHORIZING DE:;TRUCTION OF.THE ~AME IN ABSENCE OF SUCH APPEARANCE TO SHO\~ CAUSE, AND ASSE;,SING THE CO::;T AGAIN::>T THE PROPERTY OWNERS. I was read in full. Alderman Davis s&conded the motion of adoption and upon roll call the ayes and nayes were: \ AYE::;: Alderman Beecroft Davis Ko rff NAYES: None Whereupon, Mayor Pro-tern Tuttle declared the ordinance approved and adopted. The City Manager.reported that the U. S. Treasury Bonds, 2~~ due 11/15/61 pledged as a reserve deposit against the 1951 Waterworks & Sewer Improvement & Extension Revenue Bonds had been exchanged at par for an equal amount of U. S. Treasury Bonds, 3-3/4% due 5/15/64. .The exchange had been made to enable the City to obtain the additional interest which amounts to $375.00 annually. A request from Mr. Lee Harr for the Council to issue a parking permit to the Hays County,CITIZEN was a~proved. I The City Manager reported that a contract for refuse collection at the housing project zt Camp Gary had been received from the: Contract- ing Officer. In the absence of the Mayor from the city, Alderman Korff moved that the City Managet be instructed to execute the contract on behalf of the City. The motion waS seconded by Alderman Davis and