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\!.~ REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 12,1966 Present: Mayor Ell is Serur I Aldermen: Caesar A. Damon Joe C.Froh Herman Korff Wi.ll i am C. Poo I Mark H. Whittenberg City Manager City Secretary Wi I I i am E. Wo Iff Dorothy O. Worrel I Visitors: The Rev. John Salvador, Rodgers Storey, Mrs. A. McMullin, Mrs. Ed Cape, Bi II Wise, Jim Brown, Garland Stokes, W.A. Dial, Jerri Veidt, Carolyn Chandler, Bruce Smith, Tom Buckner The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. John Salvador, Chaplain fQr the Newma,:, Club, SWTSC, gave the Invocatio~, I The Minutes of the meetings of August 16, August 22 and September I, 1966 were approved a~ presented, on mot i on of Alderman Froh, and second of Alderman Damon. The Mayor read a lo.ud a pet i t ion signed by Rodgers T. Storey and wife, Allene B. Storey, ~nd H,M. Wal.ling and wife, Maur ice Wa II i ng, request i ng that. the City abandon and dec I are vacant a 16-ft. alleyabuftin~ o~their property on Colorado St. The Mayor requ<l2Sted the City Secretary to read a loud an ord i nance, caption of which fol lows: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING VACATED, ABANDONED AND ~LOSED A CERTIAN PORTION OF AN ALLEY LOCATED IN BLOCK 21 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF SAN MARCOS; AND AUTHORlllNG THE EX- ECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS TO R.T. STOREY AND ALLENE B. STOREY OF ANY I NTEREST THE C I TV OF SAN MARCOS MA Y HAVE I N SUCH PORTI ON OF SAID ALLEY IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXECUTION AND DE- LIVERY O~ A DEED BY THE SAiD R.T. STOREY AND ALLENE B. STOREY TO THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS OF A PORTION OF LOT 4 IN SAID BLOCK NO. 21 OF SIMILAR SIZE TO THE ABANDONED PORTION OF SAID ALLEY. I Alderman Damon asked the City Manager to draw a plat of the property under discussion, on the blackboard. Mr. Wolff said there were eight lots in the property. AldermanWhittenberg moved that the ord i nance be adopted, so that discuss i on cou I d proceed. Alderman Pool seconded the moti6n. It was pointed out that the acquisition by the City of 16 feet would enable the wi den i n9 .of Water Street from 40 feet to 56 feet. Mr. Storey said he had had the property surveyed; that he would not build on the Water Street side of his property for five years, in case the City should need more footage for the drive along Water Street. Alderman Damon said the Planners had indicated that C.M. Allen Boulevard would go closer to Union Street and