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00 tg REGULAR MEETcNG AULY 16, 1957 ON this, the 16th day of July, at 2;00 P. M. the City Council of the City of San iViarcos, Texas met in a regular meeting at the City Hall in San Marcos, with the following members present and participating: I c. M. Allen, Mayor ~. R. Beecroft, Alderman B. D. Hillburn, Alderman Herman Korff, Alderman W. IVI. Davis, Alderman H. M. Steakley, Alderman Others present were: B. E. Fuller, City Manager, Fredericka Hopkins, ;lirs. BeUlah Jobson, Caesar Damon. A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by ""ayor CH M. Allen and the following transpired; Mrs. Beulah Jobson came before the Council in regard to the bill from the Hays County Gravel Company for S 47.25 for material used by her son in correcting the drainage problem in front of her house. Mr. Beecroft made a motion to pay the bill in the amount of 847.25 to the ciays County Gravel Company. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. Next on the agenda was the passing of an ordinance regulating the speed of traffic upon that portion of hi.ghway 123 lying within corporate limits of City of San Marcos. Mr. Hillburn made a motion to approve the passing of the following ordinance; I AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SPEED CF TRAFFIC UPON THAT POHTION OF STATE HIGHIIA\' 123 LYING WITHIN THE CORPOHATE L~MITS OF THE CITY OF SAN w~COS, HAYS COUNTY, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS FOH PAilTICULAI~ SECTIONS OF SAID HIGHiIAYS; DEFINING WHAT ACTS WILL BE UNLAWFUL AND FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS Of<DINANCE; AND llEPEALING ALL OrmINANCES AND HESOLUTIONS, AND PARTS If-IEHECF, IN CONFLICT HEHEi'IITH. Mr. Beecroft secondEd the motion. A vote Was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the roo tion. The ordinance follows these minutes and i::.ecomes a part hereof. It was brought to the attention of the Council that Wm. J. Graham 11 Son requested a minor chJnge in the wording of Clause 7 under the Lease Agreement dated April 10, 1957. Mr. deecroft made a motion to accept the change in the wording of Clause 7 under the lease agreement dated April 10, 1957. Mr. ,Hillburn seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously :in favor of the motion. "The problem of i\,1rs. Edith Keen about installing a 4t1 sewer line to l.hree houses in back of Miller Drive Inn and wants to know if she can hook on the other five houses to a 4" line or will she have to put in a six inch linejwas the next deciSion to make upon the a9'enda. It Was mutually 39reed that Mrs. Keen be given a copy of the new sub-division ordinance and be told to abide by it. I The shrub ordinance was brought up because of some amendments suggested by hlr. Ernest i110Ygan. It Was mutually agreed that Mr. Steakley study these amendments and the Council will pass on them at a later date. j,;ir. Hillburn made a motion that Mr. \(orff and j\itr. Fuller take the bids on the water cooler and be authorized to buy a cooler for the front offices of the City Hall. IJ;Y. Davis seconded the motion. A vote was taken which resulted unanimously in favor of the motion. h'lr. Hillburn made a motion that the Mayor be authorized and directed to sell Ii fte~;n Thousand Dollars (S L;) 000.00) in Cit- - Expense War'rants, of the current :Lssue authorized by the City Council i'i~ay 8th, 1957. $10,000.00 to the State 3an:( and Trust :orn~any~ and :;5,000.00 to the First National Bank, the proceeds to be deposited to the General ?und. l'.':r. Davis seconded -the motion" which on being put to a vote was unanimously approved.