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REGULAR M~ETING ~ffiY 2, 1956 39 I On this, the 2nd day of May, 1956, the City Council of the City of San Marcos met in a regular meeting at the city Hall in San ; Marcos, Texas, with the following members present and participating: I Frank E. Dietterich, Mayor S. R. Beecroft, hlderman W. M. Davis, Alderman Calvin M. Allen, Alderman B. D. Hillburn, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman others present were: I W. G. Barbee Ann Ziemke Francis Mercer Darrell Montgomery Richard pustejovsky C. L. Haynes J. Will campbell Jim 'Nalls Bill Gulledge Rodgers Storey Charles Kaase Charles Ziemke Ernest Morgan There bein!'; a quorum present, Mayor Dietterich called the meeting to order and the following trqnspired: There was a discussion on the sale of the Highway Right-of-<;!ay Bonds. The Council asreed that these bonds should be sold as soon as possible. Mr. Bill Gulledge advised the Council that he was of the opinion that san Marcos has followed very much the same procedures that other cities in its position has. Alderman Hillburn made a motion that the $350,000.00 Highway Right-of-"Tay Bonds be placed for sale and that bids be accepted on May 23rd,1956. Alderman Beecroft seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted as follows: Beecroft - Aye Davis - No Allen - Aye Hil1burn - Aye Korff - Aye I A copy of the notice to bidders on the bonds follows these minutes: A letter, which follows these minutes and is a part hereof, from the San Mancos Fire Department making recommendation for the 'awarding of the bid on two fire trucks, was read by the Council. Alderman Allen made a motion that the bid for two fire trucks be awarded to the Simms Fire Equipment Co. as per the letter of reco~~endation from the San Marcos Fire Department, and that said bid include a Ford Chassis. Alderman Beecroft seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted as follows: Aldermen Allen, Beecroft, Hillburn, Korff - Aye Alderman Davis - NO Chief C. L. Haynes stated to the council that the Department now has a truck ',mich is very dangerous, due t J the brakes. He reported that it is almost always necesso.ry to take this truck to all fires. due to the fact that it carries a ladder. Chief Haynes reco~ended that this truck be rebuilt and placed on another chassis is ~ossible. No action was taken. I Rodgers Storey met with the Council representing the Guadalupe River '7atershed Association. He stated that many of the nearby cities and counties have been donating approximately $l)O.OO each to be used in gathering data for the above Association. He requested that the City of San Marcos donate $l50.00 toward this cause if at all possible. After a discussion, Alderman Allen made a motion that the Council approve the issuance of a City Check in the amount of $150.00 payable to the Guadalupe River watershed Association. Alderman Korff seconded the motion. A vote was taken whfuh resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. The Golf Association has requested that the City approve four additional taps on the main water line running out the old Austin H\~. It has been stated that these additional taps will not necessarily cause more water to be used, however, it will make it possible to water a larger area at the same time. They have also inquired as to wnether or not they mi&~t use the City'S <1i tching machine in laying some line, 1\ldernan Allen made a motion that the four additional water taps be approved by the Council and