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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
March 26, 1962
Members Present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen Rosprim, Boyett, Orr, Landiss,
Anderson, Sorrels; City Secretary Manning, City Attorney
Sandstedt, City Manager Boswell
Visitors Present: W. D. Fitch, representative of Bryan Daily Eagle
Minutes of previous meeting were approved.
On motion by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, pay-
ment of $1000 on a $9000 note at the College Station State Bank and the
renewal of the note for $8000 was authorized.
On motion by Councilman Sorrels, seconded by Councilman Orr, Sinclair
Refining Company's bid for petroleum products for a period of 12 months
beginning April 1, 1962, was accepted and City Manager Boswell was commended
for investigation the matter of such bids.
City Attorney Sandstedt reported that A & M College by contract had an
option to receive the franchise tax of Southwestern States Telephone Company
for a period of 10 years. This was adopted in April, 1955, and is valid for
2j more years.
City Manager Boswell was instructed to look into the cost of property
which the city would like to purchase to widen a street which would be a
continuation of Nimitz Street from the Kelley Addition to Lincoln Avenue.
On motion by Councilman Sorrels, seconded by Councilman Anderson, Dr.
T. 0. Walton, Jr. was reappointed as City Health Officer,
Mayor Langford, City Manager Boswell, and Councilman Boyett went to
Austin March 22nd to discuss with the executive director and the attorney
of the Texas Municipal League the attempt of Woodson Lumber Company to evade
assessment in the construction and improvement of Glade Street. Mayor Lang-
ford reported that the League will brief the case and a copy of the brief
will be sent to the council at the earliest possible moment.
On motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, the
mayor and city manager were authorized to prepare a resolution asking that
the Texas Water Commission and Governor Daniel approve and sign the
recommendation for a dam at the Millican site on the Navasota River and
that it be returned to the Corps of Engineers in time that it may be in-
cluded in the Corps request for appropriations; and that a copy of such
resolution be sent to Congressman Teague, Vice President Johnson, Senators;
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John Tower, Ralph Yarborough, William T. Moore, Representative B. H. Dewey,
and other interested parties.
On motion by Councilman Sorrels, seconded by Councilman Boyett, the
city was authorized to pay the expenses of a representative to attend any
necessary meetings appertaining to the Millican dam site which may be held
in Austin and Washington.
On motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, the mayor
was authorized to write a letter to Mrs. C. B. Campbell saying that the
council concurs with the idea of not cutting wild flowers during their
normal blooming season in areas of the city cemetery not now occupied by
graves.
The council adjourned subject to call.
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