Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1977 Page: 1 of 12
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Council grants Entex rate hike
Bastrop City Councilmen
granted a 12 c«nt increase in
minimura rates for Entex Gas
Company. The rate hike was
turned down last month and
was the subject of extensive
discussion Monday night.
Mayor James P. Sharp
told representatives of Entex
he felt like the reduction of
services in the Bastrop area
due to closing the Bastrop
office should result in lower
rates for Bastrop gas
consumers.
Even with the 12 cent
minimum added to the
minimum rates the $3.67
Bastrop residents will be
paying compares to $4.37
minimum in Smithville and
Elgin.
In other action the council
approved a zone change at
4 706 Farm Street. The
' property is currently zoned
A-0 and Phil Jolly requested
a change to R-2 to comply
with state standards to put in
a day care center. The
requested change went
through planning and zoning
with unanimous support.
Oscar Cassel and Floyd
Kelley appeared before the
council and requested city
water be provided to a
subdivision they are plannign
cn Highway 21 near Circle D.
City Manager Bill Cox told
the council the city has a line
less than a mile from there,
and Cassel and Kelley had
agreed to put in the water
line to City specifications to
their subdivision and give it
to the City. Councilmen
agreed to the proposal with
Councilman Pat Gordon
abstaining.
Bids were opened on the
work to be performed on the
water tower in Camp Swift.
Low bid for the cleaning and
painting of the tower was
submitted by a Houston
based company for $13,487.
The council agreed to use
the same auditors this year
as they did last year, Ramsey
and Ramsey Company.
Representatives of Blue-
bonnet Electric Co-op ap-
peared before the council to
request the city to allow
them to raise rates to those
allowed by the Public
Utilit ies Commission.
Blue bonnet has requested
a rate hike before the P.U.C.
and it is necessary for the
city to approve any rate hikes
for customers within the city
limits. Bluebonnet serves a
few customers in the Bastrop
City limits primarily Tahi-
tian Village.
The council also voted
unammousty to accept a bid
of $260 for a 1942 Ford
pick up. According to Cox the
truck is of no use to the city
and councilmen were uncer-
tain if the vehicle still had an
engine.
Fire Chief Carl Spooner
reptwted to the council that
12 firemen and 14 citiaens
took the Emergency Medical
Training course offered in
Bastrop. Of the 12. five
pjmed and 4 fatled. Thrve of
the men are scheduled for
re testing. Spooner com
mended firemen and citixens
alike for their participation in
the course and explaiiwd to
the council that although the
course was very difficult, the
information gained even by
those failing oould mean the
different between life and
death in an emergency.
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AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
Established March 1, 1853
Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, April 14. 1^77
Number 7
Commissioners
approve
sub-division
County Judge Jack
Griesenbeck told County
Commissioners Monday that
the application for the
County landfill has been
completed.
Commissioner Burns in-
formed the court that
Smithville residents were not
in favor of spending money
on the landfill because they
would not be using it in the
foreseeable future.
New Precinct 4 Commis-
sioner Emil Monogonye was
welcomed by UriesenbecK.
Monogonye was appointed
recently to replace resigning
Alvin Paris.
Eugene Hoskins appeared
before the court and asked
for a plat of Section 2 of the
Rolling Acres Farm. After
examination commissioners
found the plat to be in order
and approved it.
Roy D. Sedwick and Mike
Howard with the Texas
Water Development Board
appeared before the court to
discuss the Flood Plains
ordinance. The court decided
to study the model ordinance
presented by Sedwich and
Howard and draft a suitable
ordinance for Bastrop
County.
The court on a divided vote
agreed to repair and furnish
two rooms in the old jail
building for the use of the
County Health Unit provided
by the Texas Department of
Health Resources.
In other business the court
adopted a resolution to be
sent to Senator Bill Patman
and Represenative John
Wilson recommending their
support of bills granting
ordinance making power to
Texas Counties.
Mayor;
Manager
attend
hearing
Bastrop Mayor James P.
Sharp and City Manager Bill
Cox, attended the first
pre-hearing conference sche-
duled by*LCRA before the
Public Utility Commission,
Tuesday, April 5, in the
Austin office of the Commis-
sion.
"We met with other cities
and cooperatives which are
uniting as interveners again-
st the raise of rates
requested by the LCRA,"
Mayor Sharp said.
"The hearing was opened
by the examiner and then a
new date for the prehearing
conference was set for Apri
29, at 9 a.m., at commission
headquarters," Mr. Sharp
stated.
The final hearing date was
set for June 13, according to
the Mayor.
"We will keep the public
informed in reference to this
matter as best we can and
promise to fight for the
lowest possible rates for our
consumers," Mr. Sharp con-
cluded.
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Retiring Councilman looks on
Retiring Councilman O. E. "Happy" Glenn looks on as Mayor James P. Sharp
swears in Henry Schuyler and L. C. Smith.
Photo by Leland Pannell
Army approves landfill
application
U.S. Representative Jake
Pickle announced last week
that the Department of Army
has approved Bastrop
County's application to place
the county landfill on
government property in
Camp Swift.
The landfill is to be located
about 11 miles north of
Bastrop on Highway 95.
"I dont know whether to
announce this with proud
jubilation or say with
exasparation it's about time,"
Pickle added.
For more than one year an
application has been filed for
permission to put in the
landfill on Federally owned
Camp Swift property but the
application has been repeat-
edly held up.
"From the Houston Toad to
new laws past in the interim
we have been faced with one
roadblock after another,"
said Pickle.
The approval in Washing-
ton will be mailed to the
Army Corp of Engineers.
Pickle's office will deliver it
In Smithville
to County Judge Jack
Griesenbeck.
"Perhaps the biggest hand
of applause in this whole
situation should go to the
Judge because he stayed
after it," commented the 14
year veteran of Congress.
The property where the
landfill will be located will be
on Federal property current-
ly used by Texas Army
National Guard as a training
site.
Jamboree to be
held this week
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The 20th annual Smithville
Jamboree takes place this
year April 14th, 15th, and
16th in Smithville, Texas
which is located approximate-
ly 45 miles east of Austin on
Highway 71. "Jamboree" is a
celebration to welcome old
friends and acquaint new
ones with Smithville's hospi-
tality and small town charm.
This year's celebration
promises to be bigger and
better than ever before and
will provide fun and enter-
tainment for all ages.
Highlighting this year's Jam
boree will be an outdoor arts
and crafts show, FREE
street dances every night,
Chuckwagon Square with
food and drink concessions, a
variety show the night of the
queen's coronation, FFA
livestock show and auction, a
carnival, a beard growing
contest, a pet show, two big
parades and school and
community exhibits.
Thursday, April 14: Chuck
wagon Square opens 10 a.m.;
Central Texas Arts & Crafts;
Downtown Exhibits Carni-
val; Coronation & Talent
Show, 7:30 p.m.; Free Street
Dance, *12, l<eroy Matocha.
Dance, Legion Hall.
n :i) 12:.'#), The Velvets,
I'M day, April |6 Chuck
wagon Square open* K am;
Central J e*a* Art* «. ( rait*
Youth Parade, 4:30 p.m.;
Free Street Dance, 8-12,
Midnight Owls; Dance,
Legion Hall. 8:30 12:30,
Peoples Choice.
Saturday, April 16: Chuck
wagon Square opens 8 a.m.;
FFA Livestock Show, 9 a.m.;
FFA Auction Sale, 1:30 p.m.;
Central Texas Arts & Crafts;
Downtown Exhibits Carni-
val; Big Parade, 4:00 p.m.;
Barbecue Cook-Off. Judging
5:30 p.m.; Beard Contest
After Parade; Music by
'Scalawags' after Parade
until 8 p.m.; Free Street
Dance, 9-1, The Debonnaires;
Dance, Legion Hall, 8:30
12:30. Midnight Owls.
Bond sales
total
$45,000.
March sales of Series E arid
H United Stales Savings
Bonds in Bastrop County
were reported today by
County Bond Chairman
Verger Hill. Sales for the
three month period totaled
!4fx4W* for 28 per cent of the
IVTI sale* goal of $166,000
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Saturday night near Manor
Elgin man killed in auto
train accident
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Newby Funeral
Home in Elgin for a 47 year
old Elgin man who was killed
Saturday night when the van
he was driving was struck by
a Southern Pacific train
about 2.4 miles East of
Manor.
Killed in the mishap was
John Lee Jefferson, Jr.
apparently the driver of the
van.
Travis County Justice of
the Peace, Richard Scott,
tenatively ruled the death
accidental, but indicated a
final decision would depend
on the lub tests being
performed by Department of
Safety technicians.
The question of accidental
death arises from the fact the
van was reportedly parked
on the tracks parallel, and
Jefferson's crushed dismem
bered body was found later
some 80 feet down the tracks
from the point of impact.
J. P. Scott said it was
possible that Jefferson
thought the road made a turn
where the tracks crossed the
road and Scott went on to say
the train pushed the van
about 700 feet down the
tracks and since none of the
Tour of
homes
featured
The Historical Society
Museum, Texas' Oldest Drug
Store, four early homes, the
replica of the old bandstand
and three of Bastrop's oldest
churches will be featured on
the Tour of Homes sponsored
by the Bastrop County
Historical Society on April
24th from 2 to 5 p.m.
The homes on this year's
tour are the H. N. Bell home,
the B. D. Orgain home (being
restored by Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Lalla); the old Pfeiffer
home now owned by Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Terrell, and the
Robert H. Carpenter home,
known as the Klockman
house, built before 1890. The
old Erhard Drug Store, now
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Ritz, has a vast collection of
pharmaceutical antiques as
well as being an antique lamp
shop. The Bandstand Replica,
donated by the Harmony
Club, on the Courthouse
lawn, is an excellent place to
take pictures.
The Calvary Epispicol
Church, the First United
Methodist Church and the
Christian Church will all be
open during the tour hours.
Each church will have
hostesses on duty to explain
the church's history and
permit guests to see the
beautiful windows and other
appointments.
Tickets, only 13.00 each,
will be available at the
Museum on Sunday, April
24th from 12 noon. Ticket*
may #l u,!«<• purrhasad at the
home* on the tour.
(jriastnbuek'tantique whop
on Main tiin-ei and Richard
llswkm* •fttliiuv *hwp at
Main and Farm Mreei will <*>
„u*#i fur browsing during llu
train crew saw a body thrown
from the van Scott believes
perhaps Jefferson was stand
ing next to the van.
When units of t he Travis
County Sheriff's office arriv
ed on the scene about 10:00
p.m. Saturday night there
was some confusion whether
anyone had been hurt or
killed as officers could only
find the crushed van.
A Southern Pacific spokes-
man indicated the four
engine four box car train was
traveling about 30 miles par
hour at the time of impact.
Council meets
with Aqua
Water
Mayor James P. Sharp and
members of I he Bastrop City
Council, along with City
Manager Bill Cox, met with
the Board of Directors of the
Aqua Water Corporation
Tuesday, April 5, at the
Corporation headquarters
office. The purpose of the
meeting was to set the
wholesale priee of water for
the next year to the
Corporation.
"We had a very nice
meeting with the Board and
the price was left at 37 cents
a thousand for water for the
next year, unless we have
unforeseen problems that we
can't predict at this time, and
we agreed that if the power
fuel charge continued to go
up where it created real
financial problems, that we
would be back to talk to them
about this matter," the
mayor said.
"When Aqua completes the
development they are now
involved in, this area will
have two of the finest water
systems in the state and will
be so designed that we can
compliment each other in
time of need. This Corpora-
tion has done a good job of
serving the rural area and
with the planned develop-
ment now on the drawing
board things are looking
belter for the area," Mr.
Sharp said.
"The City Council agreed
at the last regular meeting to
leave the price where it waa
and hope for no increase ever
again to anyone, and as long
as we can pay our bills and
keep our head in the black we
will not Increase anything to
anyone," the mayor stated.
"Of course we don't know
what will come from LCRA
and Coastal Statos, but we
will cross that bridge when
we come to It," he concluded.
Auxiliary to
give awards
The Bastrop Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary is again
planning to give two cash
awards in the amount of
$250.00 each to any deserving
graduating seniors from
Bastrop High School who
plan to enter any branch of
the health or medical
profession.
Upon enrollment of the
students in any chosen
school, the money is paid to
the school to help defray the
expense of tuition and books.
The selection of the
students for these awards is
made by a committee
represented by the Hospital
Administration, the Hospital
Auxiliary, and the High
School Counselor. Any grad-
uating senior may make
application through the High
School Counselor now.
Friends and patrons of the
Bastrop Memorial Hospital
are invited to participate in
this worthwhile project by
making contributions either
in the form of direct gifts to
the Auxiliary or memorials or
tributes to relatives or
friends. These may be given
or mailed to Mrs. Minnie
Bartsch, c/o The First
National Bank of Bastrop.
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Hospital News "
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Pannell, Leland R. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1977, newspaper, April 14, 1977; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395222/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.