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Minutes of Meeting of City Council on June 8 , 1939
The City council met in the City Office on June 8 , ',
at 7: 30 P. M. with Mayor Binney presiding and aldermen
,) Jones , :'.'ilcox, and Lipscomb attending. Present also were
City Attorney Barger, City Marshall Hopper and City
Recorder Gorzycki , and a group of citizens from College
Hills ,states and adjacent territory for a hearing on
granting the franchise to College Hills .:.states Water
corporation for tntering into a cntract with the'City,'
of Bryan for purchase of water. After lengthy discussio n
it was decided that City Attorney Barger would re-draft
the franchise and would be presented to the Council at
a later date.
Mr. Wilcox moved to nay the following bills:
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B. P. Burtner , Student labor for compiling
and drawing map of College Station, Texas ,
49 house (7. 30 V 14. 70
Southern Blue Print Co . .:rints of the
City of College Station, Texas 6.39
Stamps 3.00,
Street Light. . . . . . . . . . 36 .82
Lipscomb seconded the motion and the motion darried.
Mr. Wilcox moved to amend the ordinance giving the
Mayor and the City Secretary the authority to borrow
money which was duly passed by the City Cpu4cil at its'
regular meeting on May 18 , 1939 , to read as follows:
Authority is hereby given the Mayor J, H, Binney and
the City Secretary Sidney L. Loveless to borrow on be
half and in the name of the C ty periodically prior •
to December 31 , 1939 on promissory notes from any com-1
mercial bank or other agency upon the basis of sealed
bids a total amount not to exceed one thousand dollars
said borrowed funds to be used for current operating
purposes. And to be repaid out of current revenues on
or before December 31 , 1939 .
Passed and approved this the 8th day of June , 1939.
J. H. Binney
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City Secretary
Lipscomb. seconded the motion and the motion carried .
Vr. Wilcox moved that the City Council authorize the
Mayor to contact the Commandant or proper authorities
and co':municate to them the authorization of the _hoard
of Directors permitting the College Sergeants to serve
as officers of College , Station , Texas in the capacity
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of deputy City Marshalls and take proper steps of de-
putizing said individuals. Jones seconded the motion
and it carried .
Mr. Wilcox moved that the City Council authorize the
Mayor to contadt the -proper authorities and communicate �: :
to them the authorization of the Board of Directors per-
mitting the College Sanitary Engineer and his deputies
to be allowed to serve ,in like capacity for the City of
College Station. Jones seconded the motion and it
carried.
Wilcox moved to direct the City Attorney to draw up
proper contract for use of fire department in College
Station, Texas. Lipscomb seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Mt. Barger reported ,on the possibility of a. suit
between College Station , Texas and Bryan, Texas concern-
ing the failure on the part of Bryan , Texas to return
the streets in College Station , Texas to their original
state of repair before the water mains were laid . He
pointed out that if at all possible the differences
would be settled out of court .
Mr. ;"ilcox moved to arprove ordinance concerni-,,,
order of business , at co ncil meetings. Mattel carried
and the or.dini=nce was adopted .
The following is an excerpt from the minutes of ;
the meeting of the Board of Directors held on junel:
The Board of Directors resumed its meeting at 2 P.M.
with the following personnel: Walter G. Lacy, H. C.
Schuhmacker , E. J. Kiest , A. H. Demke , Joseph Utay,
G. R. White , and R. W. Briggs. Mr. Lacy acted as Chair-
man of the meeting during the absence of Mr. Law.
A committee renr. senting the City of College Station
appeared before the Board and explained why it request;
ed the Board to grant the following:
1. Allow College sergeants to be deputized and serve ( )
as City Policemen on the Campus.
2. That the College Sanitary rngioeer and his deput-
ies be allowed to serve in like capacity for the City
of College Ctation.
3. That the College Fire service be made available
by contract with the City for use on a fee basis .
4. That the College inter into a contract for the
sale of water to the city.
5. That the Board indicate its formal approval of
College staff members serving as City officials.
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Mr. Law returned to the meeting and resumed the Chair.
, Mr. Lacy moved that the Board aroprove all requests sub-
( ) mitted by officials of the City of College Station
except Itemii4, "That the College enter into a contract
for the sale' of water to the City" , and leave that ques
tion in abeyance until final details of the contract with
the College and _the City of Bryan are worked out.
Motion seconded by Mr. Schuhmacker. Motion carried.
The meeting of the City Co"1ncil then adjourned .
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