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I , ~ I I REGULAR MEETING HEW ON MARCH 14. 1961 On the 14th day of March, 1961, at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos met in reg- ular session in the City Hall, Mayor Pro-Tern James Tuttle presiding. Pre sentz Mayor Pro-Tern Aldermen: James Tuttle S. R. Beecroft B. D. Hillburn Kenneth Sutton B. R. Fuller Judy B. Brackett City Manager City Secretary Absent: Mayor Alderman C. M. Allen Herman Korff Also Present: Mrs. Roland Manske, AAUW James Hill Kenneth Weatherford Henry Kyle The meeting was called to order by the Mayor Pro-Tern and the minutes of the meetings of February 14, 1961 and March 2, 1961 were read and approved. The first order of business was to hear from Mr. Joe Rodriguez who stated he was manager and operator of the Los Angeles Funeral Home, and requested that his establishment be added to the list of those called for ambulance service by the Police Department dispatcher. He requested that he receive the same consideration as the Pennington and the Weatherford Funeral Homes. Alderman Hillburn made a motion that the matteT be tabled until a full Council was present or the next meeting. This motion was secanded by Alderman Beecroft and carried. This action was agreeable to Mr. Rodriguez. Alderman Sutton introduced an ordinance and moved its adoption. The ordinance was read in full and is captioned: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A TRUSTEE FOR THE PERPETUAL CARE AND UPKEEP OF THE SAN MARCOS CEMETERY; PROVIDING FOR RULES, REGULATIONS, RECORD KEEPING, AND DUTIES OF SUCH TRUSTEE; PROVIDING FOR INVESTMENT OF FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR A SUCCESSOR ON FAILURE OF TRUSTEE TO ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF A TAX, IF REQUTRED, ON PROPERTY FOR THE UPKEEP; AND, PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE The motion of adoption was seconded by Alderman Beecroft. Upon roll call the ayes and nayes Werel AYES: Beecroft, Hillburn and Sutton NAYES: None Whereupon Mayor Pro-Tern Tuttle declared the ordinance Passed, Approved, and Adopted. The City Manager reported that the preliminary plans for the proposed bTidge over the San Marcos River and crossing over the MPRR tracks had been approved by the Missouri-Pacific Railroad, the City to pay the cost of flashing signals, adjusting of wires, etc., at an estimated cost of $9,850.00. It was the pleasure of the Council that the City Manager negotiate with the MP afficials in an attempt to get them to pay a portion of the cost of crossing the tracks.