Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 20
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 17, 1902
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CITY COUNCIL
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Important Proceedings In Regular
Session.
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The School House and Compress.
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       The City Council Monday in regular session assembled ordered that secretary notify the Independent Telephone Co. that its franchise would be revoked at the next meeting of the Council unless the company could satisfy the Council that the conditions of the franchise would be complied with in such time as the Council deemed reasonable.
       Occupation tax erroneously collected from Roberts & Taylor be refunded.
       That Marshal have obstruction on south end of Deer street removed.
       S. A. Silverman was granted permit to move building.
       That Owens Bros. have permit to building adjoining their lumber office.
       That City assessor and Collector Burkhead be paid $200 on account.
       That the Mayor see that all needed culberts be put in.
       All bids for building school house were rejected as per report in yesterday's Democrat.
       Adjourned to meet Thursday morning in joint meeting with school Board.
       At the joint meeting of school board and council various plans and suggestions were discussed. It was finally agreed that the school building be built after this fashion:

       Two and a sub-story high.
       Sixteen class rooms, each 25x36.
       Sub story to be 10 or 12 to ceiling, first floor 14 ft., and second 12 feet.
       Heating apparatus, etc., to be in sub story with room for two class rooms when needed.  The cost not to exceed $20,000.  The mayor was authorized to advertise for plans and specifications along these lines.
      
       At the council meeting Mr. Brock representing the compress people appeared for the purpose of assuring the council that the compress would be operated if placed here and not merely put here to kill off others.  Mr. Brock objected to putting that condition in the deed but was perfectly willing to give satisfactory guarantee from the McFaddens, as well as J. S. McLendon of Waco, who is to be the president of the compress company.  Mr. Brock said that his people operated all their presses and if they controlled one not in operation it was in some town where they had leased a competing plant.  In those cases they operated their individual plant as it could handle the business.  This being the case there need be any fears of the Marlin press to being operated.  His statement was entirely satisfactory to the council and the mayor advised Mr. Brock that the school lots would be sold to them as soon as suitable building place could be secured for the school house.  As we go to press the council is still in session.

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