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December 20, 1954
The City Council met in regular session December 20, 1954, at 7 p.m. with
the following present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen Black, Boyett, Orr, Pugh,
Seeger and Sorrels; City Attorney Barger; City Manager Boswell and City Secretary
McGinnis. The following visitors were present: O. D. Dabbs, C. W. McKee and
J. W. Chesser of the Magnolia Petroleum Company; Norman Anderson and R. G. Cherry;
Ernest L. Brown of Moroney, Beissner & Company, Houston.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Councilman Orr made a motion, seconded by Councilman Boyett, that Mayor
Langford be authorized to renew a note for $7,500.00, due November 26, 1954,
at the College Station State Bank.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Orr made a motion, seconded by Councilman Boyett, that connections
will he permitted to the city's sanitary sewer system for new construction, after
this date, without requiring the construction of septic tanks.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Mr. Brown discussed the sale of the bonds voted to finance the construction
and improvements to the city's sewer system. He recommended that all of the
$110,000.00 voted in 1951 and $265,000.00 of the $300,000.00 voted in December
1954, be advertised for sale on January 17, 1955.
Councilman Orr made a motion, seconded by Councilman Black, that Ordinance
No. 200, an ordinance authorizing the sale of bonds in the amount of $375,000.00
on January 17, 1955, be adopted.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Pagh made a motion, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, that Ordinance
No. 201, an ordinance amending Paragraph C of Section 1, Ordinance No. 172, chang-
ing the rates for sewer services effective on December 20, 1954, be adopted.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of t~ motion.
Councilman Orr made a motion, seconded by Councilman PUgh, that the report
on widening of Highway No. 6 within the City limits as submitted by Messrs.
Gilchrist, Graham, Loveless, and Culpepper be tabled.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
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Mayor Langford appointed Councilmen Black, chairman, Pugh and Boyett and
Cit7 Engineer B~nson as a conmittee to study ways and mm~s of the ci%¥'s part-
icipating in the widening of Highway No. 6 through the city limits.
Messrs. Anderson and Cherry discussed the improvement of the walk on the
south side of Jersey Street from Highway No. 6 to the Consolidated High School
Campus and requested financial help from the city in doing this work.
Councilman Pugh made a motion, seconded by Councilman Black, that the city
contribute $200.00 towards the improvement, contingent upon the raising of the
balance needed by civic organizations and individuals.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
The Council authorized City Manager Boswell to discuss the protection of
children in crossing Highway No. 6 at Jersey Street with Mr. L. S. Richardson,
Suprintendent of Schools.
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Continued
December 20, 1954
Councilman Orr made a motion, seconded by Councilman Black, that the
question of the city's participating in a grade separation on Farm Highway
No. 60 at Old Highway No. 6, be tabled pending receipt of definite proposals
and estimates of cost.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Sorrels made a motion, seconded by Councilman Orr, that
Ordinance No. 202, an ordinance renewing the franchise of the Southwestern
States Telephone Company with the City of College Station for a 10-year
period, be passed to the first reading.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
PASSED:
City Secretary
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