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REl:1ULAR !\lEE'rING MAY 18, 1955 lit I I I I I I I I I On this, the 18th day of May, 1955, A. D., at 2:00 o'clock P.M., the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas met at the City Hall in a reg;ular meeting with the following memb-ers present and participating: I 1.1 I Frank E. Dietterich, Mayor C'oy De Viney, Alderman Harold G. Smith, Alderw_an S. R. Beecroft, Alder-man Frank D. Hill, Jr., Alderman Abs'ent: Calvin M. Allen, Alderman Others present: Ann Ziemke w. G. Bapbee Paul Regers Ernest Morgan A quorum being present, Mayor Die"tterich called the meeting to order and the follovdng transpired: 'l'nere was a discussion on a claim' of '''''alter Morren for fees which he alleges are due him arising out of his claim that he acted as a police 'Officer at dances for a long period of time during a py'evious administration. His claim was for the period of time from April 14, 1951 to March 29,1952 for working dances atf~5.00 :oer' niB;hf; making a total claim ofl~260 .00. '1:he COUDe il r'ej ected this claim oecause it would find no legal basis for approlling it, and requested Ernest Morgan to communi'cate the Council's decision to IVlr. Morren. Mr. 'oarbee reported to the City Counbil that he has had some conversation with Mr. Albert M. Walker, Attorney for Mr. R. L. Light- foot who ovms property si tuated jus t outs ide the Oi ty Limits. Mr. Light- foot has heretofore platted some of his property for sub-division purposes, but that property whicn he now owns just outside the City Limits has not been platted or subdivided. Mr. Lightfoot is selling his property off in small parcels and is laying out streets or planning to lay outs treets which do no t conform to the City requirements for such installations. It is anticipated that in the near futUre Mr. Lightfoot or those persons to whom he has sold property, will request' city utili Ues and will request the City to maintain such streets. The Council was of the opinion' that the property in question will likely be come a part of the Cit y at some time in ~Yje future, and in order that the streets and other public ways will best serve the-needs of t11.e entire city, the streets and utilities should be installed in accordance with City requirements. 'rhe Council's attention was called to Article 974-A, Section 8, VACS, which prohibits the furnishing by the City of utility service until ~he plan of development has been approved bT the City. The Council reques ted Ernes t Morgan to direct a letter to Mr. Lightfoot's attorney, requesting that the streets, other public ways and utilities be insteJled in the property in accordance with Ci t;y s'"ecii'ications and that city utilities would not be furnished unless this is done. Mr. Barbee brought to the attention of the Council the request of A. F. Weatherford fOr a sewer connection to his property. Mr. Weatl~r- ford contended that, at the time his property was taken into the City Lir~ts, he was proLused sewer service. Mr. Barbee told the Council he had checked the minutes of previous meetings and nad found no cownitment to furnish sewer service. tie had found a cOlrrmitment to furnish water service and that cOmITLitment has been carried out. The cost of running a sewer line to the point where Mr. Weatherford can tie on to it, is estifuated at $1,100.00. ~w. Barbee also brought to the attention of the Council that a sewer line was run down the railroad right-of-way to the Feltner Addition and that this line had been placed across the Weatherford property without Mr. Weatherford's consent or permission. The Council took the position that'the request of Mr. Weatherford for sewer service and his claim, if any, arising OUG of the sewer line running across his property constituted two separate and distinct transactions. The Council decided un~~imously that it would not be nnactlcable at this time to undertake to connect the Weatherford houses to the sewer line at City expense. There was a discuSsion concerning the City Dog Ordinance. lvlr.Ernest l~organ, City Attorney, stated th~at the present City Dog Ordinance provides for a dog catcher and a dog pound. Alderman De Viney made a motion that a dog pound be built on the City Dump Grounds. Aldennan Smi th seconded the motion. A vote Vias taKen which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. Alderman De Viney suggested that two or tlll'ee