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//J(; ADJOURNED REGUlAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 26. 1961 I On the 26th day of July 1961, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos met in adjourned regular session in the City Hall, Mayor C. M. Allen pr~s~ding. Present I Mayor Alderman C. M. Allen B. D. Hillburn ROben Ruiz Kenneth Sutton J. E. Younger, Jr. Ci ty Manager B. R. Fuller Guests I Walter Buckner RECORD Bill Veidt KCNY Mrs. Jerry Veidt KCNY Jack Williams, Henry Kyle Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Sherrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Combs, and Steve Gregg I The meeting was called to order by the Mayor who explained that the regular meeting had been adjourned to discuss perpetual care in the San Marcos Cemetery, resignation of the City Attorney, truck loading in the metered zone and such other matters as might properly be brought to the attention of the Council. The first item of business was trucks loading and unloading in the metered zone without paying the required meter fee. It was the informal decision of the Council that the trucks would be permitted to park without paying the fee when actually engaged in 1088ing or unload- ing. At all other times parking fees will be paid. Alderman Younger brought up for discussion a letter he had received from Mr. Floyd Graef, a:tenaot in the First National Bank Bldg., requesting permission to park in the metered zone upon payment of a reasonable monthly ree. It was the decision of the Council that this was contrary to established policy and the request was denied. The Mayor called on the spokesman ror the Cemetery Association, Mr. Jack Williams, to brier the Council on the perpetual care for the San Marcos Cemetery. Mr. Williams thanked the Council for the splendid cooperation they had given the Association in working out the many com- plex phases of perpetual care. He explained that it was a project which had been needed for many years and it appeared that it had now succeeded. He further explained that the Cemetery Association would not disband but would continue to function and to act as a liasioo public relations group between the cemetery and the Council. I It was decided by the Council that the City would assume opera- tion of the cemetery on September 1, 1961, at which time the payment of the $100 per month to the Cemetery Association would cease. On Septem- ber 1, 1961 all unsold lots, grave spaces, etc., in the Old Original Cemetery, the McGeehee Addition, Roselawn Addition and the A. M. Rams~ Addition will be sold with perpetual care only. A section in the South- west corner of the Cemetery will be platted for sale as individual grave spaces and may be purchased without perpetual care. Persons desiring to sell unused portions of lots to the City may do so at $10 per grave space. It was the further decision of the Council that the City would