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/, SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 1, 1957 City 1Nith On this, the 3rd day of January 1957, at 3:00 P. l\!1. the City Council of the of San Marcos, Texas, met in 3 special meGting at the City Hall in San Marcos, the following i'0.emD2rS present and participating: I Calvin M. Allen, Acting Mayor B D. Hillburn, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman i'i'. M. Davis, Alderman others present were: Hugh C. Dickson, W.. G. Barbee, Fredericka Hopkins" A quorum being present the meGting W2S called to order by Acting Mayor C. M. Allen 2nd the following t?anspired: 1\1[:1'. Hugh C. Dickson came berore the Council 'JiJl th his report making applicution or.. behc.lf of the City for 2 Fed.eral GTant fo:::' Sewag'e 1reatwent He stated everything met apPToval in Austin excepting Mr. D. F. 3rnallhorst said he w30ted the to do 2way with any overflow. It ~2S pointed out if they set out to do the overflow (which all were in agreement should be done), what exactly or could be done to do away with it? Mr~ Dickson said he would put in larger pumps -- namely threo 1,000 gallon per rninutc: pumps -~ and use the same motors and an increased stand by generator. The Federal grant Slll,394.46. hopes that perhaps over-all estimate~ would appropriate $47,740.49 and the The total amount being $159,134.95. the entire project could be done for city would have to Nir. Dickson said he 10 or 15 % under this I A discussion follo\rl/ed as to \I~hether it \Nould be advisable to go ahead v'Jitll cpplication ror the grant, and call a bonc. election or wait until a later date. It W3.S decided it would be advanta':j8ous to go ahead with the grant. Mr. Hillburn then rJade a motion to instruct MT. Dickson to go ahead and make application for a Federal Grant for the City and that the Council will call an election as soon as necessa~y asking for to transfer 000.00 of u. Se Iiight-of-'/iay Bonds fOT use constructing- a lift and re- placement sewer lines. f',.~re Kor-ff seconded the motion. A vote lN3S take.n which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. Next business to co~e befoTe the special could expenses be cut. Aiter some discussion d0pvrtments it was decided to help cut :ourt Judge as a SEparate officG and aawunts to ~150..00 pel' month, and transfer other duties those of judge could be added without burdening him aeoed compensation. meet ing was oJ~ possible by doing the sela:!.")! th2se duties to 0 in lNhat City cuts in the with SorpoTetion the office, which to whose any After so:ne discl)s~]ion Mre Korff H12de a motion that J&mes BUl'well be made Court Judgs, provided arrangements can be nlade to odd to his present No increase in .salary to be given him and this to become effective Februa:ry 1st. j',1re Davis seconded the fnotion.. /.... vote was takEn vvhich resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 3;45 P. M. I The tl'an~piring at and abov2 minutes is a tl'ue and correct record of all rDatters special meet.ing held on JCinU'3.ry 3, 1957 e ~ .. ~)li~ aLf~/\~,,/ C. Me Allen,"Acting Nlayor "C1 :c ~ Ci'J Q 691