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1/$- COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 13, 1961 On the 13th day of Deeember, 1961, at 2:00 in the afternoon the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos met in the City Hall, - Mayor C. M. Allen, presiding. I Present: Mayor AIde rme n C. M. Allen Herman Korff B. D. Hillburn Reuben Ruiz Kenneth Sutton J..E. Younger, Jr. City Manager B. R. Fuller City Secretary George C. Reed Guests . Mrs. Ross Arnold, Mrs. Craddock, Frank Hill, Mrs. veidt, Tom Buckner, Van Bibber, Harry Merriett, Mrs. Ruth Manske, Lee Swift, Garland Stokes, Mr. H. B. Cunningham, Jim Mihalec, and Col. Hill. The minutes of the meeting of November 14, 1961 were read and approved. The minutes of a Special Meeting of November 20, 1961 were approved after Alderman Younger requested that the minutes be amended to include that Mr. Frank Ryals sign a release holding the City harmless as a result of his recent illness with his back and leg. I Mri. Ross Arnold requested the council approve the sale of crepe myrtle plants which had been picked by her garden club to be planted on 8 citywide basis. She told the Council one of the local florist had agreed to sell the shrubs at his cost. She asked that the sale be held on the street at the Square. Mayor Allen suggested that the sale be held on some private lot and Mr. Garland Stokes, present in the Council room, offered the old Cotton Yard, which he owns as a pl,ace for the sale. A tabulation of the bids for the Relocation and adjustment of the Utilities along Interstate 35 was considered by the Council. The apparent low bid of Kavanaugh Construction Company, Bryan, Texas, in the amount of $97,699.18 appeared to be in order and Alderman Younger moved that the bid be accepted provided it was acceptable to the Texas Highway Department and the Bureau of Public Roads. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hillburn and upon roll call was ap- proved unaminously by all members ,of the Council. The City Manager reported that the Maryland Casualty has agreed to cancel (pro-rata) the Volunteer Firemen's Accident policy and place them under Workmen's Compensation. This would give the Volunteer Firemen much better coverage and the action was approved by the Council. The Council suggested that the City Manager draw up some minimum requirements which volunteer firemen will have to meet before they will be accepted for coverage under workmen~s compensation. I Mrs. Byrom Little's request for use of the Recreational Building for an over-night "camp-out" for the Girl Scouts was approved on the same basis as she used it during 1960. The matter of State Approval or State Inspection of the slaughter plant operated by Mr. Hughson of Hughson Meat Company was referred to the City Manager who reported that the Hughson Meat Co. Was working with the County Attorney to get the matter settled. No formal action was taken by the Council. ' Hevision of the Corporation Court "kEy fines" was referred to the City Attorney for study with the Corporation Recorder. liS