Medina Valley and County News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 31, 1968 Page: 3 of 16
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you want it for pennies a week.
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repaired and his childrens’
toy replaced, the cost to be
paid by the city’s insurance,
since the items were damaged
by the city maintainer.
•Was informed work has be-
gun to clear the fence line at
the airport and to tear out the
stage in the auditorium at
accepted appointment to the
' equalization board, which will
meet when there are enough
-requests from property owners.
To be included in the budget
is purchase of hoses for use
' at City Park. councilman Sam-
my Tschirhart volunteered to
ion for the city to reserve the
right to designate a well site.
Thus, no bids will be awarded
CASTROVILLE APPLIANCE
& PLUMBING CO.
Maurice Rihn
BUILDING PERMIT
Clifton Nelson, add t6 pet
house, $100.
the money,' it shall be placed
in Treasury Bills until it is
needed to meet the contract.
Any money left over as a sur-
plus "‘at the completion of the
contract shall be placed in
to reimburse the mayor $2 5 for
his trip.to Austin regarding the
sewer grant.
•Agreed jacob Tschirhart
should have his cement mixer
Texas and San Antonio cham-
bers of commerce, the special
day grew out of a discussion
of He misFair at a meeting of
the regional chamber’s execu-.
liminary sketches on the pro-
posed 9-hole. golf course,,
swimming pool, and club house
for the recreational area. Esti-
mated cost for the golf course
is $99,000; estimated cost of
the club house and swimming
pool is $12,000.
•Discussed financing the,
City Hall.
•Postponed consideration of
a bicycle ordinance which
would require a bicycle licene.
Sing system and set forth traf-
fic regulations and safety prac-
tices for operation of bicycles
on city streets and highways.
the city will pay from the sew-
er construction fund. Deed for
the 10 acres will be signed
and delivered to the city and
Hoog will retain a deed of,
trust for the remaining 116
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7/ •passed the resolution an-
nexing the Richard Brieden,
Development. ",‘2
•Accepted Marcel Honig-
feld’s resignation as civil de-,
‘fense director and approved
appointment of Gerald Foxwor-
$224,800 which is the city’s
share of the sewer project
Council passed the motion
which stated: 'Upon the rec-’
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Texas chamber, suggested
that the chamber sponsor a
program for the leaders of the
communities in its 50-county
region.' , erh 7.
The day’s program will in-
7 elude a social event and rec-
ognition for the assembled
leaders, as weir as a tour of
the grouhds. special recognit-
ion will be given to the city
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OK Given To Construct Apartment Building
government bonds.” The city
is required to have 40 per cent
Of the contract price on de-
posit, s,
•upon recommendation of
the city engineer, agreed to
Leadership Day
At HemisFair
Mayors, chamber Of com- ‘
merce managers and presi- ' i
dents, civic leaders, and bus!-- -
ness leaders from all over
Medina Valley Appl. & Service
u.s. 90, Castrovill., 538-2612
ommendation of the mayor and
the engineer, city council au-
thorizes the sale of bonds in
the amount of $225,000/ to Russ
Decide Aboot
Medicare
Every month, more .than
120,000 Americans reach the
age of 65.
Each of them has a decision
to make about Medicare-to
enroll or not to enroll. •
D. G. Hudson, San Antonio
Social Security acting district
manager, reminds Medina Val-
ley folks approaching 65 that
the decision should be made
before they become 65.
. A free leaflet explaining
the program is available from
your Social Security represen-
tative, Dennis Beran, who
will be in Castroville at the
City Hall on Monday at2 P.m.m
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‛ A new 36-month contract
representing an Increased cost
of $169,338,000 over the next
3 years has been signed in St.
Louis by /Sputhwestern Bell
Telephone Co. and Diet. 6,;
Communications workers of A-
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During the 1st year the new
contract calls for increased
costs to the company of $29,-
802,000; $58,762,000, 1 year
later:, and an additional $80,-
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Castroville Zoning Board
met at City Hall Wednesday,
July 24, and granted permis-
sion for construction of a
quadruplex on the Richard
rieden property on the left-
side of Rio Medina Rd.
. Permission was granted to
the Providence Properties Co.,
which was represented at the
meeting by Charles L. Suehs,
president, and Dr. Woodrow
Sharp, secretary.
The proposed strusture is to
" tract. The 10 acres will be de-
fined as Hoog requested, at an
\ estimated cost of $150, which
by the government” was
questioned, as. was the provis-
South Texas will participate
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continue to accept a $5 de- Day at HemisFair Aug. 9. 8’
peaifer a p’euh: eo-eeqiten Co-sponsored by the South
service charge should be.
made. After construction has
passed the point of requested tive committee. Dolph Bris-
service, possibly 'a $50 ser- -- ——— “ -• *te i-
vice charge should be made.
•APProled payment of $1812,44
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Company spokesmen said
the new pact would result in
increased costs of $81,535,-
000 in Texas during the 3
yeajs—$14,376,000, the 1st
year; $28,283,000, the 2nd;
and $38,876,000, the 3rd.
The new agreement was
signed after 3 weeks of nego-
tiation S.
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thy to the post. .
•Was in formed 3 city em- ,
ployes will be deputized to
take voter registrations, which
will be held Opt, I through
.fessional services rendered in
connection with water system
improvements. ; 3
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see that the trees are watered, sale and the city’s receipt of
with the greatest representa-
tion based on percentage of
population.
Localchambets of commerce
throughout the region served
by the South Texas chamber
are helping to coordinate the
event. 3
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stating there shall be no re- fCseiNkni darvies ranHe
fund of the lease paid in’the
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•Discussed at length the
city’s peddling ordinance, ped-
dlers are required to take out
a $5 permit; per person. Those
who are warned and who do
not take out. a permit and are
found selling within the cor-
Admiral brings you a complete line of Quality Air
Conditioners designed for more officient, reliable cooling
in any room size. Many models offer you heating or cooling
operation for extra months of convenient use. New exclu-
sive Admiral features give you the healthful enjoyment of ।
pleasantly cooled comfort.
Admiral Decorator Designed, Fashion Styled Air Condit-
ioners will complement and enhance your room decor.
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But, it’s as undependable as the
be U-shaped, single story,
with a patio in the center and
will be constructed of brick
and stone. Permission was
granted to construct 4 units,
each with 4 apartments; how-
ever, plans call for the com-
pany to build only 1 unit at
this time.
The zoning board also a-
greed to allow Rev. iEarl proc-
tor to keep an unoccupied .
camper trailer in the yard at (
his home for not more than 60
days so that he may repair it. 1
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makes his recommendations at
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•Discussed the sale contract
A ' ( with Joe Hoog on the 126acres
of land proposed for use as the
esewer plant site and recrea-
tional area. Hoog feels the
1,, 10 acres designated as the
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/ , : *Opned bids on the agricul-
tural land at Mie airport. Larry
' Bourquin submitted a bid of
$410 per year for 5 years and
. /■ Virgil Bbehme, $760 per year
1 • for 5 years for 100 acres lying
east of the runway; Henry Lee 1
i , . Keller, $10.03 per acre per
year for 5 years for 146 acres;
and Marshel Persyn, $10.07
, per acre per year for 5 years
for 100 acres west of and ad-
jacent to the runway. The pro-
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earlier than usual Tuesday
7 night, July 23, at City Hall to
work on the municipal budget.
1 It was reported Medina"Val-
ley Com» Hilmer Mangold feels
the county should not share
) the cost of labor, fly spray, ,
and fuel for the city-county
dump grounds. Commissioners
• are willing to pay only $502.-
- 50, > which would be 1017.50
/ . less expected income. Man-
\ gold will be asked to attend
the next council meeting for
- further discussion. 2 , i
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' ner and E. A. Mechler have
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7 the Boy Scouts will continue
to have the park as a scout
6 project.
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the next council meeting.
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provements in technology and,,22 ‘
operating efficiency will help - ; ; ' d
the company offset some of ' ? 1
the cost of the settlement, al-
though there is a limit to how /
much increased cost we can 2, i
absorb," sonny Painter, man-
ager for Southwestern Bell, .,‛E
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Schott, Joe L. Medina Valley and County News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 31, 1968, newspaper, July 31, 1968; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1599135/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Castroville Public Library.