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REGULAR MEETING IM.Y 27, 1955 On this, the 27th day of May, 1955, A.D., at 2:00 o'clock P.M., the Ci ty Co =cil of' the Cit y 0 f San M areo s, Texas, met in a regular meeting at the City Hall with the following me~bers 'present and participating: 29 Frank 3. Dietterich, Mayor Coy De Viney, Alderman S. R. Deecroft, Alderman Harold G. Silli t''l, Al uerman C. M. Allen, Alderman Frank D. Hill,. Jr., Alderman I others present were: W. G. 5aroee A. Y. Mcwilliams C. V. Carson Rodgers Storey A quorum being present, the Mayor called the meeting to order and the following transpired: Bids for approximately 9,000 feet of curb and gutter for S.Austin and Mill Streets were opened and were as follows: May 27, 1955 I agree to build curb and gutter as specified for the City of San Marcos for the sum of $1,14 (One Dollar and Fourteen Cents per foot). /s/ Howard Sparks Gre en Valle'! C onerete Co. for bond" City of San Marcos San Marcos, Texas May 27, 1955 I propose to construct approximately 9,000 feet of curb and gutter, according to specifications, furnishing all labor and materials, excepting maintainer work, for the sum of :fi1.29 per rineal foot. I Aoproximate total bid: $11,610.00 Houston A. Gafford May 27, 1955 To City of San Marcos I bid $1.45 per lineal 'foot for the construction of curbs and gutters on South Austin and Mill streets, Sa..'l Marcos, 'rexas, in accordance with City specifications. Horace C. Howard After reviewing the bids, Alderman Beecroft made a motion that the City accept the iJid of Howard Sparks at $1.14 per foot, providing that he furnishes the proper bond. Alderman De Viney seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. Mr. 2arbee read aloud the letter which had been received from the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Lines, stating that the railroad would not spend any money on the underpass or grade crossing in the park. It was the opinion of the Council that a letcer should be written to the railroad company stating that the City would be willing to pay $7,500.00 on the underpass instead of building a grade crossing, which would cost that amount. n,e Ccuncil also suggested that the City request a representative of the railroad company to meet with Mr. Barbee to discuss this matter. iVcr. Barbee stated that he woul<l write the letter. I Alderman Seecroft sta.ted that he had been stUdying the Building Code used by San Marcos and suggested that the Council adopt Section 9Q9, Paragraph 4, in order that the inspectcrs will lrnow exactly what they are to enforce, and in order that building within the Fire Limits will not be so expensive. Alderman ~~ith stated that he was of the opinion that the Council should take no action until the Fire Co~missioner of Texas is contacted, to determine whether or not the insurance rate would be increased if this section is adopted. It was the Council's decision that the Fire Commissioner should be contacted im~ediately in order to determine exactly what can be done.