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August 17, 1953
The City Council met in regular session on August 17, 1953, with the
following present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen Boyett, Seeger and Sorrels;
City Manager.Boswell; City Attorney Barger; City Engineer Benson and City
Secretary McGinnis.
Dean Gorham, Director of.the Texas Municipal Retirement System, was
present at this meeting and explained to the Council the merits of the System.
After Mr. Gorham's discussion, Councilman Boyett made a motion, seconded
Q- by Councilman Sorrels, that Ordinance No. 181, an ordinance providing for
0 participation by the City of College Station in the Texas Municipal Retirement
System, be adopted, the ordinance to become effective October 1, 1953•
L] The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Sorrels made a motion, seconded by Councilman Boyett, that
Mayor Langford appoint a Citizens Advisory Committee to study the city's
< sewerage disposal problem and to make a recommendation to the Council. when
the study is completed.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Boyett made aa, motion, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, that
Mayor Langford be authorized to renew Note No. 9900 for 91,500.00 due soon at
the College Station State Bank.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Due to the fact that Mayor Langford and City Manager Boswell wa-11 be in
California, attending a meeting of the International City Manager's Assoclation
at the time of the regular September meeting of the City Council, the date
for this meeting was changed. from the 21st to the 28th.
Councilman Boyett made a motion, seconded by Councilman Seeger, that the
following Resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, the City of College Station has ceased to use the hereinafter
described real estate, and .
Whereas the City Council has authorized the sale of said real estate
at public sale, and
Whereas said real estate was advertised for public sale by publishing
�® a. notice of such auction at the City Hall in College Station, Brazos
County, Texas, for a period of ten days, beginning July 21, 1953 and
ending July 30, 1953, and
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Whereas, at such sale, held at the place and time designated in
said advertisement, John S. Denison, who bid $100.00, was the highest
and best bidder, and
Whereas, the City Council did, on August 17, 1953, approve the sale
to the said John S. Denison, and
Whereas, such sale will be advantageous to the City of College Station:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Secretary, on
behalf of the City of College Station, be empowered, authorized, and instructed,
and by these presents are empowered, authorized, and instructed, to sell
the hereinafter described real estate to John S. Denison for the cash
consideration of 5#100.00 and to execute and acknowledge a warranty deed to
the said John S. Denison and such other legal instruments as may be necessar'y
to effect the conveyance of such land to John S. Denison and to deliver
said deed as may be necessary to comply with Section 144 of the Charter of
the City of College Station, adopted January 8, 1952. The real estate to which
this resolution is to apply is as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and.
being situated in Brazos County, Texas, and being
part of the College Hills Estates Subdivision as
plotted in Vol. 96, page 498, of the Deed Records
of Brazos County, Texas and more particularly.
described as Lot One (it in' Block Eight (8), of
said Subdivision and being the same tract of land
conveyed to the City of College Station by deed
from College Hills Estates Company dated April 24,
1942, and recorded in Vol. 110, page 65, Deed
Records of Brazos County, Texas, to which reference
is hereby made for pertinent purposes.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Councilman Sorrels made a motion, seconded by Councilman Seeger, that
the question of the possible relocation of the City Hall be tabled for the
time being.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
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