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<br />SPECIAL MEET ruG OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARGOS, TEXAS, APRIL 20,1964
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<br />Present:
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<br />Mayor
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<br />Frank Taylor
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<br />Aldermen:
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<br />William C. Pool
<br />Ruben Ruiz
<br />Ellis Serur
<br />A.G. Tuttle
<br />Mark H. Whittenberg
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<br />City iv'.anager
<br />City Secretary
<br />City Attorney
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<br />B. R. Fuller
<br />Dorothy O. 'Worrell
<br />Albert M. Walker
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<br />The Mayor called the special meeting to order at 3:00 p.m., April 20, 1964.
<br />Councilmen signed Consent to Meeting.
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<br />The Mayor introduced the matter of employing counsel to represent the City
<br />in Cause No. 8138, BILLY JAMES WHITE vs THE CITY OF SA1'l MARCOS, et al.
<br />He reminded Councilmen that the Council had approved a Resolution April 8, 1964
<br />tc employ counsel. The City Attorney, a defendant, had been requested to
<br />discuss the matter with the State Bar of Texas, and ask for recommendaticn
<br />for attorneys. The firm of Clark, Thcmas, Harris, Denius and Winters of
<br />Austin was recommended tc City Attorney Walker. Mr. Walker reported he had
<br />contacted the firm, and the attorneys had agreed to defend the City on an
<br />hourly basis of $20, plus expenses, COUrt costs, depositions, etc. Mr. Walker
<br />stated this was a fair and regular cost, and expressed himself as being
<br />"heartily in favor of employing this firm".
<br />The Maycr said; ''The Council passed the Resolution, and if it is the pleasure
<br />of this CounCil, I would entertain a motion to employ Clark, Thomas, Harris,
<br />Denius and Winters ". Alderman Pool moved that the firm cf Clark, Thomas,
<br />Harris, Denius and Winters be employed to defend the City of San MarcOS.
<br />Alderman Ruiz seconded the motion. Following his second, Mr. Ruiz enquired
<br />whether aBY of the Councilmen who were not familiar with the facts of the case
<br />should be informed. The Mayor gave a chronological resume of the White case.
<br />Questions of the new Councilmen were answered by the Mayor and Aldermen
<br />Pool and Ruiz. At length, Alderman Whittenberg expressed the opinion that
<br />they knew all they needed to know about the case. The question being callcd
<br />for, the following vote waS recorded:
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<br />AYE; Pool, Ruiz, Serur, Tuttle, Whittenberg
<br />NAY: Ncne
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<br />The Mayor declared the motion carried.
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<br />The City Attorney excused himself from the meeting.
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<br />Alderman Whittenberg introduced an Ordinance Amending an Ordinance setting
<br />the speed on Highway 123, and moved its adoption. The Ordinance, which was
<br />read in full, is attached herewith as a part of the Minutes. Alderman Pool
<br />seconded the motion of adoption, and on roll call, the following vote was
<br />recorded:
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<br />AYE: Pool, Ruiz, Serur, Tuttle, \Vhittenberg
<br />NAY: None
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<br />The Mayor declared the Ordinance Passed, Approved and Adopted.
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<br />The City Manager gave a brie~ report on the latest developments in the
<br />Camp Gary project, and asked approval of the Council to gc to Washingtcn
<br />with the Concept he had prepared. The Council approved the trip to
<br />Washington, by ccmmon consent.
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