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r(/ I I regular meeting March 12 page two said he felt one point should be clarified: the ad valorem tax on autos is a valid tax under the statutes and the Council has no right to change it. The question was called for, and on roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: NAYa ABSTAINnlGa Ruiz, Stokes, 9dift None Moore Whereupon, the Mayor Pro-Tern declared the motion carried. The City Manager presented seven bids on purchase of a car for the I Fire Chief. Each Councilman was given a bid form to make notations as the bids were opened. A copy of the bid form is attached herewith as a part of the Minutes. Alderman Swift moved that the City Manager be authorized to purchase a Ford Galaxy 300 from Jack Hughes Motor Co. Alderman Huiz seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded; AYE: Moore, Ruiz, Stokes, 9.vift NAY a None Whereupon, the Mayor Pro~Tem declared the motion carried. Alderman Swift excused himself at 8100 p.m. in order to attend a meeting of the Boy Scout Council. W.H. Hamilton, jr., C.E. "Rusty" O'Bryant and Al Stehling appeared before the Council with a copy of Austin's Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Ordinance. Mr. Hamilton, acting as spokesman for the three, said they understood the Planning Commission would recom- mend a Zoning Ordinance for the City of San Marcos, and they request- ed that an ordinance of this type be included in the Building Code. They also recommended that the Council set the license fee for local electricians at $75, with $10 renewal fee; and that the license for out-of-town electrical firms be set at $150. Councilmen discussed I the matter with the electricians, and, by mutual consent, agreed to refer the Austin Ordinance to the Planning Commi~sion for its consideration. The City Manager enquired if the electricians had seen the referenced section in the 1963 ~vised National Building Code. He suggested the new edition might satisfactorily cover the desired restrictions and requirements found in the Austin Ordinance. Alderman Huiz enquired whether someone had been appointed to succeed Mr. Frank Taylor as Election Judge of Precinct 11 following his filing as a candidate for Mayor in the April 2 Regular City Election. The City Secretary reported that, after consultation with the Mayor Pro-Tem, Mrs. Henry Bales had been appointed as Presiding JUdge of Precinct 11. Miss Lola Petty will act as Assistant Judge and Miss Rosa Nitsche, as Clerk. Alderman Moore brought up the procurement of sirens for the use of assistant fire chiefs on their private cars. The City Manager said there was a question of the legality of putting a siren on private vehicles. The City Manager was requested to ask the City Attorney to check the legality of the matter, and to ascertain the cost of sirens for the two cars. Alderman Stokes moved that the annexation petition from the State Highway Department be approved and ordinances prepared. Alderman I Huiz seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. The City Manager stated the annexation petition must lie for a minimum of five days, and ordinances could be passed at a subsequent meeting. Under "Item 4", the City Manager gave the Council the following background information for a matter to come before the meeting; "The Council is aware that Mr. R.L.. Bunting installed the water lines in the Fairlawn Addition, a subdivision outsmde the City Limits. It was the practice of the subdivider to charge each person $100 to tie on to the water lines he had installed. This practice resulted in confusion as to who owned the lines, as the City was charging the usual $35 tap charge. At a meeting of the Council on August 8, 1961, the following transpired: l ~. ..t:.!_"_ ~~