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;2f 3j.~ REGULAR ~ETING APRIL 10, 1957 On this, the lOth day of April, 1957, at 2;00 P. M. the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas met in a regular meeting at the City Hall in San Marcos, Texas with the following members present and participating; Ii C. M. Allen, Mayor S. R. Beecroft, Alderman B. D. Hillburn, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman W. M. Davis, Alderman H. W. Steakley, Alderman Others present were; Walter Feltner, Albert Walker, W. G. Barbee and Fredericka Hopkins. A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by Mayor C. M. Allen and the following transpired; The first business to come before the meeting was a group from Southwest Texas State Teachers College, headed by Mr. Albert Walker, asking that the City Council proclaim May 2nd as Frontier Day. It was mutually agreed that the Mayor would issue a proclamation declaring May 2nd as "Frontier Pay". I Next, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF SAN MARCOS FIRE STATION AND EQUIPMENT REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 6F 1957, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANCELING, REFUND=- ING AND IN LIEU OF A LIKE AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS OF SAID CITY; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE BONDS AND INTEREST COUPONS; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF AN ANNUAL TAX ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' VALUATION OF All TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AT MATURITY; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," was presented to the Council for approval and adoption. Alderman Hillburn made a motion that the ordinance be adopted. Alderman Beecroft seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. The ordinance follows these minutes and is a part hereof. The following business on the agenda was the reading of a letter from Gibson, Spence and Gibson giving their legal opinion that the City has the authority to expend money derived from the sale of bonds voted for the purchase of Highway 81 right-of-way, in acquiring a new site for a sewer lift station and necessary easements connected therewith, as well as moving the lift station to the new location. The letter follows these minutes, and becomes a part hereof. The follOwing Resolution was then taken up by the Council: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN OFFER OF A FEDERAL GRANT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 660. WHEREAS, the U. S. Government has offered a Grant to assist the City of San Marcos to construct an outfall sewer, lift station, and other approved works; and WHEREAS, the City of San Marcos is desirous of accepting such offer, and is financially and legally in a position to fully eomply with all the necessary requirement upon which said offer is contingent; now there fore, I BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, that the said offer be accepted; that the City proceed to comply with all the requirements connected therewith; and that the Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered to sign, and/or execute, any and all necessary documents having to do with such acceptance of said offer; with the implementation of same; and the carrying of it to completion. Mr. Beecroft moved that the foregoing resolution be adopted, and Mr. Hillburn seconded the motion. The motion for adoption of the resolution being then put to a vote, the result was unanmmous in favor of same, and the resolution was declared adopted.