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Minutes of a Meeting of the City Council of the City of College
Station, April 25, 1940.
) The City Council of the City of College Station met in regular
session in the City Office Thursday, April 25, at 7 P. M. with
) Mayor Anderson presiding, and Aldermen Langford, Orr, Lipscomb,
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and Wilcox, and City Attorney Barger in attendence.
A motion was made by ViilcoX, and seconded by Lipscomb to author
ize the Mayor to proceed with the building of meter boxes. Motio
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carried. water
A motion was- made by Langford and seconded by uvilcox to purchase
a tool house for $ 15.00 and place it on a vacant lot. Motion
carried.
Motion was made by uvilcox and seconded by Lipscomb to accept a
load of rack asphalt as recommended by Mr. McNew, and pay for the
freight and unloading.
It was agreed that Mr. Lipscomb was to head a committee to look
into the fire insurance rate of the city, and confer with the Stale
Fire Insurance Commission at Austin inorder to get a lower rate.
A motion wbs made by Wilcox and seconded by Langford to transfer
the meter fund into the general fund. Motion carried.
A motion was made by hilcox and seconded by Lipscomb to authorize
the Mayor to write a letter to Dr. C. G. Hedges assuring him that
the city will vacate the lot, as owned by the Masonic Club and the
( Methodist Chirch, if at any future time the owners wish to sell
the property.
It was agreed that the Mayor is to see Mr. Sparks about a space
for the city office.
Motion was made by Orr and seconded by Langford to buy a fan for
the city office. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Langford and seconded by Orr to allow y 300.00
in the yearly budget for 1940, for the City-County Health Unit.
( ) Motion carried.
A committee composed of Orr, chairman, and Munson and McNew, ware
asked to draw up a uniform policy for tap fees for the city.
An ordinance, to Deputize the city secretary was adopted, # .
A motion was map by uvilcox and seconded by Langford to adopt
Ordinance 460An Ordinance Regulating the Construction and Main
tenance of Septic Tanks.
A motion was made by Lipscomb and seconded by Langford to adopt
Ordinance # 47.fi Governing Fire Alarm Calla. Motion carried.
) Motion was made by Lipscomb and seconded ;by Orr to install a tel.:-
phone for the deputy city marshall. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Orr and seconded by Langford that the city
secretary be authorized to purchase a copy of Vernon's Revised • 00056
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Statutes and Supplements. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Langford and seconded by "rr to raise the
assistant city secretary' s salary to 90.00 per month. Motion
carried.
Motion was made by Langford ant seconded by Lipscomb to pay for
• . the bonding of the city secretary, and to authorize the mayor
• to get bids on insurance for the city truck. Motion carried.
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Mayor
Assistant -' ty Secretary
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