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Georgetown, Texas.
Yt y 13,1963
The.City Council met in regular session on the above date Vayor
R. S. Elliott presiding. The following Alderman and officials were present,
hennie Wilcox, Jr, A. :u. Hoyt,Jr, E. P. Miles, Edward Lee Evans, Poyle Lyda,
Lee C. Black, City b:anager, Claud Eads City Secretary, Dan Powda, Chief of Police,
Lenard VcLnughlin, Fire T«ershall, C. S. Sanders, City Tax Collector & Assessor,
Fred Knauth, Au;_ust Posshard, Mr. Russell, Elmer Pate, Reporters, rale frit,
IVIray Weddell. IcULIi's Henslee, John Allen, representing Rauscher, Pierce,& Co,
Inc .
Yanager Plack read minutes of regular meeting held April 8, 19Q, called
meeting held April 29,1963.
Yarsger Black read reports for the month of April and suorijitted General
Fund Dills in tie amount of 1806.08 and Utility Rills in amount of $12,270.68.
¬ion by Wilcox and seconded by Miles that reports be accepted and bills paid.
Potion carried by unanimous vote.
Liotion made by Alderman Evans in minutes dated .April 8th,1963 in feference
authorizing Yayor Elliott to purchase Belford Lumber Co, prorerty, should read a
proposal to purchase uelford property not to exceed ''2e,,000.00 for the purpose of
building City Hall.
Mayor appointed the following for 1 ,year tenure.
Edward Lee Evans
Lenard McLaughlin
Joe- I'-. RiCFAster
Claud Fads
;u yor Pro -Tem,.; -
Fire Marshall
City Attorney
City Secretary
�;_otion by Lyda and seconded by A. W. Hoyt that appointments be approved ,
tv.otion carried by unani ous vote.
,,ayor R. S. Elliott appointed, A. P,. Prude, Leroy Berkman and Grady R.
'.;atkins to serve as Equalization '?oard members. Motion by viilcox and seconded by Lyda
that appointments be approved, Notion carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Russell and Elmer Pate representin- Junior Chamber of Commerce stated
they would like to cooperate with the City officials in any safety program.
A`otion by Evsns and seconded by Hoyt that water & sewer rates be increased
as follovvss
First 3000 Gals. 02.00
Next 10,000 Gals. .30
;,'ert 10,000^Tals. .25
All over 3%000 Gals. .20
1?,004
Sewer Rates
PO",'73TTC PATES
With one sink, one lavatory, one bath, one commode, or less, w1.15
Five fixtures, 11.25, Six fixtures " 1.40; Seven fixtures ,1.53; Eight
fixtures "W1.80.
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CCS,".-F!TrCTAL nAT73.
Two fixtures "'1.1K; three fixtures „1.25; four fixtures 11.40 ,
Five fixtures 441.58; six fixtures $1.30; seven fixtures 12.15;
Eight fixtures 12.25 and each wash rack; 90/ each extractor,9q/
10 will be added after 10th of each month. Above rates to be
ef:ective only if Bond election carries.
i+,otion carried by unanimous vote.
Notion by Evans and seconded by Lyda that rate be increased to 51
4
per 100,r
Above rate to be effective only if Bond election carries.
Yotion carried by unanimous vote.
IS .O.F Lodge Cemetery held for further consideration.
:6tion,by-Evans and seconded by Lyda that Payor R. S. Elliott be
authorized to continue to neCotiate with Southwestern University and
Georgetown Public School in reference to building hard Baseball Field at
a cost of 1'15,000.00, City to pay 1/3 S. U. 113 and School 1/3. Mayor
also was authorized to extend financial assistance to:either:Southwestern
University or Georgetown Public School for short period of time. Motion
carried by unanimous vote.
Bids were opened on a new 11 ton 1963 Ford Truck, 12,403.40.
Bids were also opened on a new 1963 Biscayne 4 Door Sed -n 195 Horse power
V8 Engine, ;1,945.60
Motion by Evpns and seconded by Lyda that low bids be accepted in each
ce_se. Mbtion carried by unanimous vote.
ELECTION ORDI14"4CE
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ORDrR
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF T !E CITY OF GPORGPTOly+i1, TEXAS,
CALLING AN MECTION FOR T11E APT (O-:IZF.PI()N OF BONDS OF'
T:iE CITY OF GEORGrTMiN IN TETE FOLM ING A?'OU'1TS AND FOR
THE FOLLOI ING FURPOSPS: (1) 1'.50,000 TAX BC`' "DS FCR THE
P',RPOSE OF CONS'1R"CTING STREET IMPROVEYFINTS IN SAID CITY;
(2) J119,000 REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTIVG
FXTRgSIONS A`M IMPROVEYEFITS TO ThE CITY'S iiATR i1ORKS SYSTM)
AJD (3) 4196,000 REVEiXE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COVSTRUCT-
ING EX-E.NSIONS AND IMPROVM.ENTS TO THE CITY'S SnMR SYSTEM, n
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
deems it necessary and advisable to issue the bonds of the City
bf Georgetown in the amounts and for the purposes hereinafter stated;
THMR7FORE, BE IT ORT)rRED BY TETE CITY CCITTJC:IL OF THE CITY OF
GEOR13,77T WN, TEXAS:
Section 1. That an election is hereby ordered to be held in
the City of Ceor€etown, Texas, on the 4th day of June ,
1963, such date being not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty
(30) days from the date of the adoption of this order, at which election
the following propositions shall be submitted to the resident qualified
property taxpaying voters of said City, who own taxable property in the
City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action
thereupon:
PROPOSITION TJO, i
Shall the City Council of the City of GeorEptown, Texas, be
authorized to issue $50,000.00 bonds of said City, maturing serially
over a period of years not to exceed thirty (30) years from their date,
bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five per cent (55') per annum,
and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and create
a sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity, for the. purpose of
constructing street improvements in said City, as authorized by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of Texas.
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
Shall the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, be
authorized to issue X119.000.00 of revenue bonds of said City, maturing
serially over a period of years not to exceed thirty(30) years from their
date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five per cent (55) per
annum, for the purpose of constructing extensions and improvements to
the City's waterworks system; said revenue bonds to be special obli-ations
of the City
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of Georgetown, payable as to both principal and interest from and
secured by a first lien on and pledge of the revenues of the combined
waterworks, sewer and electric light system. after deduction of reason-
able operation and maintenan^e expenses.
P7,OPOSITION No. 1.
Shall the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, be
authorized to issue 0196,000.00 of revenue bonds of said City, maturing
serially over a period of years not to exceed thirty (30) years from
their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five per cent
per annum, for the purpose 6e constructing extensions and improvements to
the City' sewer system; said revenue bonds to be special obligations of
the City of Georgetown, payable as to both principal and interest from
and secured by a first lien on and pledge of the revenues of the combined
waterworks, sewer and electric light system, after deduction of reasonable
operation and maintenance expenses.
Section 2. That the revenue bonds hereinabove mentionect:in
Propositions 2 and 3 are to be ratabley secured in such manner that no
one bond shall have priority of lien over any other bond, it being the
intent hereof to provide for the creation of an indebtness against the City's
combined waterworks, sewer and electric liLht system for the purposes stated
in said Propositions 2 and 3, and such bonds submitted under those two
propositions as lire approved by the qualified voters voting at the election
herein and, hereby ordered, are to be issued in one or more installments,
but as a single combined authorization; and the holder or holders of such
bonds shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of any funds
raised or to be raised.byC taxation.
Section 3. That said election shall be held at the FIRE STATION
in the City of Georgetown, Texas, (all of said City being included in
one election precinct) and the following named persons are hereby appointed
managers thereof, to -wits
Mrs. R. D. Bi,, -Cs , PRESIDING JUDGE
Mrs. Tom McAfferty , ASSISTANeT UT- GE
Miss Ruth hunson , CLERK
J. D. Whitcomb , CLERK.
Absentee voting shall be conducted at the Office of the City
Secretary of the City of Georgetown, City Hall, Georgetown, Texas, and
Notice thereof shall be posted in said Office at least twenty (20) days
prior to the date fixed for said election.
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Section 4. That said election shall be held under the pro-
visions of and in accordance with the lay's governing the issuance of
municipal bonds by cities, as provided in the General Laws of the State
of Texas, and only resident qualified property taxpaying voters of the
City of Georgetown, Texas, who own taxable property in said City and who
have duly rendered the same for traxat"k, shall be allowed to vote.
Section 5. That the ballots for said election shall have written
or printed thereon the followings
OFFICIAL PALLOT
FOR TI'F 'ISSUANCF. OF �" KO ,000 OF BOr?PS ArID THE LFI'YiNG OF THF
TAX IN PAPP• FNT THEREOF, FOR THE P71PI103E oF C"NSTRLTCTING
STREET IMFrR01FYFNTS , AS SL'PYITTED IN PROPOSITION NO. 1.
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $50,000.OF'BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF
THE TAX IN PAYS°•iE1T THEREOF, FOR Ti+E PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING
S'T'REET IMPROVEi'ENTS, AS SUBj%rITI'ED IN PROPOSITION NO. 1,
FOR T`E ISSUANCE OF 9119,000 REVENUE BONDS AND PLF'DGING THE
RE'V_;I�TUES OF THE CITY'S COMBINED WATF.?'V ORKS, SE VER AND FLE (7TZIC
LIGHT SYSTMI TO TFF, PAYR'rNT THFREOF, FOR THE PUPPOS'T OF CON-
S'T'RUCTING F,XTENSIONS AT'ID IMPROV771,!71TS TO TLE CITY'S V'uATER)VuORKS
SYS'PEr.', AS STTRA?ITTrP IN PROPOSITION NO. 2.
AGAINST TETE ISSUANCE OF 1119,000 RrVr7TTT7 BONDS AND PLrPrING
THE "EVFNUES OF THE CITY'S COTIRINED VVA' 7RWORKS, SL''VVER AND
ELECTRIC LII�uT SYSTnW TO THE PAY°'FNT THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE
nF' CO�1S"'RT'CTING EXTENSIONS AAD IMPROVET-1EATTS TO THE CITY'S
7" ATERWORFZ, SYSTEM, AS SURF ITTrD IN PROPOSITION NO. 2.
FOR THE ISSTIAdCE OF 2196,000 RF,:MIUE BONDS AND PLEDGINT THE
R? .TENUES OF THE CITY IS C0)YI1 INBD YiATEIfvvORKS, SEWER API) ELECTRIC
LIGHT SYSTEM 'T'0 THE PAYNM;T 1'hEREOF, FOR T�'E PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUCTING EXTENSIONS AID IMPROV%EIMENTS TO THE CITY'S SE'++ER SYSTKi l
AS SUBFMITTED It! PROPOSITION NO. 3.
AGAINST THE ISSTJANCE OF C - 17b,000 RE'ENLTE BONDS A1JD PLRDGING
THE REVENUES OF TFE CITY'S COLBINED ViATE TiiORKS, SE'YiER AND
ELRCTRIC LIGHT SYSTEIvi TO THE PAn_F14T THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSI'RUCTING EXTENSIONS AND IMPROVEYE',TS TO T_, -7E CITY'S
SE'X'IER SYSTE)`, AS SUBVITTED IN PROPOSITION N0. 3 -
As to each of the foregoing propositions, each voter shall scratch
or mark out one of the above expressions, thus leaving the other as in-
dicating his vote on the three propositions, respectivelyt
Section 6. That notice of said election shall be given by
posting and publication of a copy of this order, at the top of which shallap-
pear the words "NOTICE OF CITY BOND FLF`CTT0N " ; and said notice shall
be posted at the CITY HALL and at two other public places within the
City not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the date on which
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said election is to be held, and be published on the same day in each
of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, published
in the City of Georgetown, Texas, the first of said pul,lications to be
made not less than fourteen (14� full days prior to the date set for said
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election.
PASSED, ADOPTED A.\D APPROV.,D, this 13th day of May, 19t�3-
a-t'Yj-;1j0 � " "�r
;AYOR, CITY'11- fl--
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ATTESTt
7 -LY Y S71"TETARY .
Lotion by Wilcox and seconded by Royt that Ordinance be passed
to its first reading . Following Votes, Ayes- iiilcox, Lyda, Evans, Hoyt,
Yiles . Noes- Tone. Ordinance was read in full.
SECOND READING. Motion by miles and seconded by Hoyt that Ordinance
contains emergency clause and that usual rules for passing be suspended
and Ordinance be read by Caption hereafter,. Roll call vote, Ayes- Wilcox,
Lyda, E�,ans, Hoyt, Miles, Noes- None.
THIRD READING. Motion by Lyda and seconded by Evans that Ordinance be
read by Caption to third and final reading. Roll call Vote, Ayes, i.leox,
Lyda, Vvans, Hoyt, Viles, Noes- None. A'.ayor declared Ordinance finally
passed. See Ordinance Book Page Nos,
p otion by Wilcox and seconded by I•.'.iles that Yayor or City Secretary
write a Tette- of appreciation to Mr. 7,r. K. McClain. 'Yotion carried
by unanimous vote.
ELSCTION ORnFR
THE STATE OF TEXAS
CO= -,Y OF 'A`!LLIA%;?SON
CITY CF GFOR,:ETNW Z
On this the 13th day of May, 1463, the City Council of
the City of Georgetown, Texas, was convened in regular session at the
regular meeting place in the City Hall with the following members
present, to-witr
P,awleigh S. Elliott Mayor,
Edward L. Fvans , Aldermen.
A. W. Hort, Jr. , Alderman.
Doyle r`, Lyda, Alderman.
Edznr P. miles ,.Alderman.
Kennie Wilcox, Jr. , Alderman.
Cle.ud Fads „City Secretary
and the following absent: "lone a
constituting a q,.zorem, at which time the followinL; proceedings
were had&
Alderman Evans introduced an order an moved
its adoption, The Llotion was seconded by Alderman Lyda _ ,
The motion, , carrying with it the adoption of the order, prevailed
by the following votes
AYES& Aldermen F.vans , Hoyt ,
Lard a �
NOES.& None.
Miles
The ORDER is as follows&
, Wilcox ,
Notion by Evans and seconded by Lyda that., Election Order be adopted.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
There being no further business on motion by Evans and seconded by i
Hoyt that ODuncil adjourn.
ATTESTS
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