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<br />aESlJL1J"{ A~BETING HELD ON f,'EB~l:UAHY 10. 1959
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<br />On the 10th day of Febru,ary, 1959, at 2:00 o'clock P.ri;" the Governing
<br />Body of the Ci ty of San i\Jarcos met in regu lar sess,ion, [\iayor C. iIi. Allen
<br />presiding:
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<br />Presept were: kayor C. M. ,'\llen
<br />Aldermen: ". R, Beecroft
<br />VI, M, Davis
<br />B, 0, Hillburn
<br />Herman Korff
<br />City iHapager B. R, Fuller
<br />Deputy City Secretary Joann [Layes .
<br />~uests: Bill Veidt, KCNY
<br />Dudley Dobie, {i.ustin ~>-\rnerican
<br />:firs, ~eevy, S~~ ,'\,Iltonio Light
<br />l\,ys. \',~ansI(et t'LaU,'1
<br />Absent were: Alderman H. :/. Steakley
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<br />The meeting was called to. order by lUayor Allen. The minutes of the meetings
<br />of December 20, and December 22 were approved as recorded.
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<br />City ~anager Fulller reported on the re~ent visit of the Army's site selec-
<br />tion team designated to study the three sites offered by the CJty .of San Marcos
<br />as a pO$sible location for the proposed Army [ieserve. Tra,ining Center, The site
<br />solect,ion team showed a preference for site A, ,as indicated on pl,at attached,
<br />if t)1ey could ,arrange for the installation of a. gas line to this si te at a
<br />reasonable rate. Their second choice was site B, because of its position
<br />nearer ~ gas supply. After some discussion the Council agreed that it migh~
<br />be more economical for the City if they could make an arrangement wi th tbe
<br />Gas Company to provide gas to site A, since the use of site B wi 11 involve so.me
<br />expense to the Ci ty for the purcJwse of a portion of the land composing tbis
<br />si te, r.;ayor ,Allen suggested a conference wi th the head of the Gas Company to
<br />make an arrangement acceptable to all parties concerned.
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<br />Alderman Hillburn ,asked that the Council consider writing our representa-
<br />tive in tbe Senate, i\lax 3mi th, concerning !louse Bill ;+60, Alter some discussion
<br />Alderman Hi llburn, made ,a motion, seconded by Aldern;an Beecroft, that the Ci ty
<br />Council write Max Smith requesting that he support House Bill ;+173 and vote
<br />agains t HousellBill 11=60. The motion was passe.d by a unanimous vote of the
<br />Counc i 1.
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<br />The Counci 1 next considered a request that tbe San hlarcos ;lecord and tbat.
<br />iladio, Station KCNY be given ,CO[Jr~TE.sY parking tickets. tdter SO[ie discussion.~
<br />;Uderman ;(orff made a motion, seconded by iHderman Davis, that both KCi',Y and
<br />the San Larcos llecord each be allowed two parking permi ts at a monthly rate of
<br />,a.50 each, which wou,ld permit them to .par.k in any meter, sgace. The motion
<br />was passed by a unanimous vote of the Coun,cil.
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<br />The Council next considered a request from the Capitol Jlrea Council of the
<br />DOY Scouts of Al;]erica. that February 7 - 13 be designated and proclaimed, as,
<br />Boy Scout,'ieek in honor of the 49th anniversary of the organization, J'.!ayor
<br />Allen suggested that the Council comply wi th this request, and, having the
<br />common consent oJ the C,ouncil, the r\layor signed the proclamation prepared for
<br />this purpose.
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<br />The Texas iilunicipal League had requested tbat Senator Fly (Victoria) be
<br />thanked for sponsoring Senate Si 11 ";30, After some discussion of ,the nature
<br />of this bill, the decision of the Council was to write a letter to Senator Fly
<br />as requested.
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<br />T1Hl City Attorney of B~ytmvn had requested that hmyor Allen read to the
<br />Council a letter regardinG tl\e establis.hment of a state utility ltommission. After
<br />some discussion tbe decision of the Council was to concur with the suggestion
<br />of the letter and when such a bill is introduced to ask their Senator and
<br />Representative to endorse and support the bill concerning the establishment of
<br />a State Utility Commission.
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<br />The 'fexas Field .c.rchery Association has indiectcc! that they are interested
<br />in putting up a State I\rchery i1ange in'lr near ~an Iii arc os . It had been reques~ed
<br />that the City Council forward a resolution to the TFAA field secretary request-
<br />ing that San Marcos be considered as a pos.ible site~ Ald~rman Hillburn made a
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