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By TONY HUDDLESTON
Battalion Staff Writer
The College Station City Coun-
cil agreed Monday night to help
fund the cost of street lighting
for the western part of the cam-
pus.
The Council agreed to pay a
third of the estimated $38,666
cost for lighting, after David
Wilks, president of the Civilian
Student Council, delivered a mes-
sage from A &M President Earl
Rudder, that the u n i v e r s i t y
"would compromise with the coun-
cil on the cost." The proposal was
to be submitted by the council
to President Rudder for a de-
cision as to whether A &M will
pay the other two thirds of the
cost.
The Council also stipulated
that the university contact the
Texas Highway Department to
see if the proposed lighting sys-
' tem meets its standards. City
Manager Ran Boswell pointed out
that the lighting system must
meet the highway department re-
quirements because it would be
located on farm road 2154 right
of way.
Wilks also read a report by
Officer J. D. Gossett of Campus
Security that said that the the
A &M enforcement unit had been
forced to double its surveillance
in the western area of the campus
because of the high rate of thefts.
The report noted that the number
of thefts had doubled since Janu-
ary, and it added that if adequate
lighting was not installed soon,
the thefts would double again.
The Council voted to accept
$82,067 payment from the City
of Bryan for the transfer of a
20 -inch water line into the Bryan
city limits from College Station.
The Council also approved the
combining of the offices of fire
chief and fire marshal. Mayor
D. A. "Andy" Anderson noted
that there had been a conflict
between the two offices in the
investigation of fires, and that
only one office was now needed.
I Fire Chief Elwood Sevinson was
appointed to fill the combined
office.
The Council also agreed to hold
a public hearing May 26 to decide
on whether or not to establish
a Mobile Home Park District in
College Station.