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-i'1 / 7' 'i ~ ::0 ~ n orJ honor the contracts which the Cemetery Association had for care on an annual basis.but"no future commitments would be made for care on an annual basis. The Council continued the present price schedule for perpetual care in effect until March 15, 1962 at which time the Council will review the prices to determine if they should be adjusted.' The City Manager was directed to submit, for approval at the next Council meeting, recommended regulations relative to the cemetery operation. I The Mayor ,and Council accepted with regret the resignation of Mr. Ernest Morgan a~ City Attorney. They expressed their appre- ciation for the great honor which had been afforded San Marcos by the selection of Mr. Morgan as the U. S. District Attorney for the Western District. The ~Council unaminously passed a Resolution of Appreciation for the work done by Mr. Morgan. Alderman Ruiz introduced an Ordinance and moved its adoption. The ordinance is captioned: AN ORDINANC;E AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED APRIL 5, 1961, APPOINTING CERTAIN CITY ,OFFICIALS The ordinance was re~d in full and the motion of adoption was seconded by Alderman Younger. Upon roll call the ayes and nays werel Ayes: Allen, Hillburn, Ruiz, Sutton, and Younger Nays I None Whereupon Mayor Allen declared the ordinance passed, approved, and adopted. A request from the State Highway Department that the City consider annexing that portion of Interstate 35 which will go into the next construction project was referred to the City Manager and City Attorney. The City Manager explained that the reason for the request by the Highway Department was that it would simplify their accounting procedure if all the construction were in either a rural or an urban section and that it would assist the City in getting the Interstate lighted. I The City Manager reported that he had received a letter of, resignation from City Secretary-Tax Assessor-Collector Judy Brackett Tomlinson effective on or about August 31, 1961. Alderman Hillburn moved that in appreciation for the splendid work which Mrs. Tomlinson had done that her salary be increased by $40 per month for the month of August 1961. This motion was seconded' by Alderman Ruiz and upon roll call the ayes and nays werel Ayes: Allen, Hillburn, and Ruiz Nays: Sutton and Younger Whereupon Mayor Allen declared the motion passed. Ihe City Manager 'explained that he had experienced some difficulty in attending weekly drills in the Naval Reserve Unit of which he was a member. It was explained that by attending one week~end per month the entire month's drill requirement would be fullfilled. ~t would necessitate, however, being absent from ,Work one Saturday morning each month. It was the unaminous decision of the Council that this absence be authorized. I