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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