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regular meeting, march 8, 1965 page two The Mayor Pro Tem said he felt the old ordinance was obsolete, and he agreed with Mr. Ruiz that training in safety ru1~s would make young people more con- scious of the law. He asked the City Manager if most cities did not have a bicycle ordinance; Mr. Fuller replied in the affirmative. Mr. Serur asked if the registration of bicycles, required by the proposed ordinance; would not asslst the police in the~ecpJery of stolen bicycles. The City Manager said that pro- tection of bicycles against theft Was one of the main purposes of the ordinance. Dr. Pool enquired whether the children who:would be affected by the proposed ordinance had been heard from. Alderman Ruiz reiter- ated that he felt the most important benefit of the ordinance would be the contact dfthe youth of the City with the Police Department. He moved adoption of the Bicycle Ordinance, caption of which is as fol lows: I AN QRDINANCE DEFINING "BICYCLE"; REQUIRING IN- SPECTION; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL LICENSE; ALTERNATE SERIAL NUMBERS; ESTABLlSfllNG A CHARGE; IMPOUNDING; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLiSHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE The motion fa; led for lack of a second. The Mayor Pro Tem introduced an anti-litter ordinance provided for the Counci I's consideration by the City Manager. Alderman Whittenberg moved adoption of the ordinance, caption of which is as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO THROW, DROP, PLACE OR DEPOSIT UP- ON A STREET, ALLEY OR .SIDEWALK OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE WITHIN SAID CITY, RUBBISH, TRASH,GARBAGE, ASHES, JUNK OR. OTHER IMPURE, UNSIGHTLY, UNWHOLE- SOME~R UNSANITARY MATTER OF ANY KIND; PROVIDING FORA PENALTY FOR SUCH VIOLATION; AND CONCLUDING WITH PARTIAL INVALIDITY, REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORD I NANCES AND EFFECT I VE DATE PROVlS IONS I Alderman Tutt I e seconded the mot i on and on ro II ca II, the foil owi ng vote was recorded: AYE: Pool, Ruiz, Tuttle, Whittenberg NAY: None The Mayor Pro Tem dec 1 ared the Ordi nance. Passed, Approved and Adopted. The Mayor Pro Tem introduced a Resolution providing for payment ofa sa I ary of $100 per month to the Mayor,. and I $25 per' month to each A I derman, effect i veJu I y I, 1966. A I derman Ru i z sa i d he wou I d.1 i ke the effective date made Ju Iy I, 1967, so that no Counc i I man vot ing on the Reso- lution would benefit during the next two-year term. AI derman Wh i ct.enberg sa i d he did not agree with that... "I f the Mayor needs a sa I ary, he needs it now. I f we haven't the courage to vote it, forget it!" Mr. Ruiz reminded Counc; lmen that the Resolution under consider- ation couldn't, in any case, become legally effective unti I Jan. I, 1966. He moved approval of the Resolution. Alderman Pool seconded the motion, and on rol I call, the fol lowing vote was recorded: