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THE CUFTON RECORD, Wednesday, October 6, 1993- Page 2
Letters To The Editor
To The Editor
Recent comments in The Clifton
Record about a need for more
enthusiasm at Clifton Cubs football
games brought to mind a clever essay
which had been directed to a fins';
employees and which shows how
important every part of the whole is.
A missing letter V is th$ way that
the point is proved
Perhaps this thought can be of help
in encouraging a greater show of
spirit by fans Here's the essay, Do
Your Part
Xvxn though my typxwritxr is an
old model it works quitx wxll xxcxpt
for onx of thx kxys I havx wishxd
many timxs that it workxd pxrfxctly
it's trux that thxrx arx 46 kxys
that function wxll enough, but just
onx kxy not working makxs a big
diffxrxncx. Sometimes it sxxms to rnx
that safxty programs can bx likx my
typxwritxr-not all thx kxy pxoplx
arx working propxrly
You may say to yoursxlf. “Wxll I’m
only onx pxrson I won't nukx or
brxak a program.'
But it does nukx a diffxrxncx.
bxcausx a safxty program, to bx
xffxctivx, nxxds thx activx
participation of xvxry xmployxx
So thx nxxt timx you think you arx
only onx pxrson and that your xfforts
arx not nxxdxd Rxmxmbxr my
typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf. ‘I'm a
kxy pxrson in our safxty program and
1 am nxxdxd vxry much.'
BJt. Daniel
Clifton
Dear Sir:
I am writing about a problem we
have on 9th Street and the
surrounding neighborhood
This concerns a large dog.
Rottweiler, that is turned loose to
prowl the neighborhood at will. "
This dog has had many complaints
called in about him. according to
Chief 0im) Vanderhoof and Adam
Sowder.
Recently, the dog was in my yard
on two occasions, approaching my dog
who is chained.
The dog stopped and bristled up at
me when I ran him off.
I also witnessed the dog running at
Adam Sowder when he went to the
house on a complaint. Adam (the
police sergeant) had drawn his gun to
shoot him when his owner came out
and yelled at the dog.
The dog continues to be loose Are
we going to wait until 9ome child or
adult is mauled or killed before
something is done?
Don’t we have a leash law in
Clifton?
Surely, something can be done.
Sincerely,
Fay Light
Clifton
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“Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath nude us free, and
be not entangled again with the yoke of
bondage
— Galations 51
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Jessephs jume ai the' bank The
bank would draw from that
account for its monthly payments,
Jesseph explained
According to Jesseph, the bank
will renegotiate loan terms for the
remaining four years at the end of
the first year
Alderman Truman Blum asked.
“Why wouldn't the bank financing
be for five years? Is the bank’s
concern a floating interest rate?*
Jesseph said that he did not
know He pointed out that he
would have a $57,000 line of
credit
He said that the ambulance staff
would be “adequately trained’ for
basic life support He also agreed
in the contract to have personnel
trained in advanced life support on
duty whenever possible
Jesseph said that his firm’s two
ambulances would be based
primarily in Clifton The vehicles
will be equipped for advanced life
support. Jesseph assured the
council
Eight hours' training will be
provided by Jesseph to bring basic
life support personnel up to
advanced life support status, he
stated
With the city facing cessation of
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
ambulance service at midnight that
evening, Mayor Pro Tern Ron
Turner asked Jesseph, “What have
we got in place?'
Jesseph said that North Bosque
Emergency Medical Services of
Meridian would provide an
ambulance for temporary use in
Clifton once Jesseph had applied
for a state provider license This
latter step was to be taken after
contract and financial details had
been completed.
Usually from four to six weeks
are required before a provider’s
license is issued, Jesseph reported.
He estimated that it would be
mid-October, or “most realistically,"
the first of November before he
would be officially sanctioned to
operate an ambulance service
Council members agreed that the
city’s $30,000 subsidy was to be
used for monthly disbursements,
“but not as a loan guarantee*
The contract provides that should
there be a default, the balance of
funds in the account are to be
returned to the city
Alderman Joseph Fry told his
colleagues that bankers elsewhere
to whom he had spoken regarded
an ambulance service as a ‘risky
operation'
'It would suit me fine for
NationsBank to get some
recognition for what they would
be doing for the community,"
Alderman Blum commented. ‘We’re
happy Ken Baucom is willing to
do that.'
Jesseph agreed to pay the city
$750 for two ambulances, a 1979
Ford and a 1981 Ford, donated to
it by Goodall-Witcher Jesseph will
pay 10 $75 interest-free monthly
payments for the vehicles
The council said that the city
will return the North Bosque
ambulance with a ‘full tank' of
gasoline when its future stay in
Clifton has been completed
The city is providing Jessephs
firm with office space Under the
agreement, it will also pay for the
company’s utilities.
For city residents, the five-year
contract between T-Med, Inc., and
the city establishes a $150 fee for
basic life support services and a
$250 charge for advanced life
support services For persons
outside the service area, there will
be a surcharge of $25. plus a cost
of $5 a mile, one-way.
There will be additional charges
for medicine and supplies used
The cost tor oxygen will be a flat
$25.
Legal Steps Authorized
Expressing concern about future
water rights for the city, the
council authorized Mayor
Hollingsworth to join the City of
Meridian in protecting both
municipalities from further costs
for the proposed Lake Bosque
project by hiring a law firm. Total
initial legal expenses could not
exceed $8,000, council members
concurred.
The Meridian City Council
passed a similar resolution Sept. 27.
Members of both bodies discussed
the measure at a joint meeting in
Clifton Sept. 23.
The 5,000-acre Lake Bosque
project was to have been located
about four miles northwest of
Meridian on the North Bosque
River.
Proposed Move Is
Disapproved
A resolution disapproving of the
proposed move of the Bosque
County Central Appraisal District
(BCCAD) office from a county-
owned building in downtown
Meridian to a leased site on State
Highway 6 at The Circle in
Meridian won unanimous council
approval The BCCAD Board of
Directors had authorized Chief
Appraiser Don Whitney to
negotiate and execute a lease for
the facilities, owned by former
County Commissioner Ray J. Miller
of Meridian, at a special meeting
in Meridian Sept 23
Other Matters Considered
City Secretary/Treasurer ME
(Betty) Barron mentioned three
possible appointees to fill two
vacancies on the Clifton Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners.
Barron said that former Alderman
James M Held, Renee Fossett,
and Bill Smith would be contacted,
so that the council can act on
filling the posts at its Oct. 12
session.
Barron informed the council that
she had been approached by a
representative of the Bosque
County Conservatory of Fine Arts
concerning the city contributing
half of the cost of larger signs on
Farm-to-Market Road 219 directing
motorists to the conservatory
The conservatory spokesman said
that the state declined to provide
larger sigrs than at present. The
state contends that there is
insufficient traffic to that location
to warrant larger directional signs
The city secretary explained
that any signs erected would be
required to meet state standards as
to size and location.
Alderman Walter May wondered
if the conservatory representative
had considered approaching the
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
concerning the project. The council
will discuss the topic further at
its Oct. 12 meeting.
No action was taken by the
council in open session, following
an executive session called to
discuss city personnel matters
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Following the accident, a bystander
stayed with the boy while the youth's
mother was called. Upon arrival at the
scene, the mother transported the boy
to Goodall-Witcher Hospital
• BAND CONTEST
Continued From Page One
Rosebud-Lott,and China Spring.
Last year, the Clifton band received its 6th consecutive Sweepstakes
award. Band members are working for number seven this year.
All parents, friends and students are encouraged to attend the
contest and cheer for one of the traditionally best 2A bands in the state.
Since this is the year for 2A bands to go to the state competition,
getting a 1st Division at this contest is a must if they are to go to the
area competition.
Clifton fans are encouraged to be in the stands no later that 2:30,
since the schedule is subject to change.
Commented Band Director Don Thoede, “We hope to see you there
on Oct. 13th.*
The order of band performances is: (all times p.m.) Academy, 100;
Centerville, 113; McGregor, 126; Blooming Grove, L39; Salado, 152;
Bruceville-Eddy, 205; Franklin, 2.18; Kerens. 2:31 Break, 2:44-2:57;
Clifton, 257; Valley Mills, 3:10; Mart, 3:23; Itasca. 3:36; Rosebud-Lott,3:49;
Moody, 402 China Spring, 4:15; and at 4:30 the announcement of ratings
will be held.
Foundation, said Childress.
It was reported that the juvenile
spent the night in the hospital where
he received treatment. Childnws
described the boy as “out of dangers
The name of the youth is being
withheld while the investigation
continues.
In connection with the crash, a
Clifton resident, John Tiiman Butler,
53, of 2010 Park St., was arrested and
charged with driving while
intoxicated (DWI), second offense At
deadline time. Butler was being
detained in Bosque County Jail.
Meridian, reported Childress. Butler
was brought before Justice of the
Peace Bennett Morrow of Pet. 1 for
arraignment. Butler was later
formally charged with failure to stop
and render aid, a felony offense, and
was schedule for arraignment before
Judge Morrow Saturday morning.
Childress asks that motorists
exhibit caution in school areas.
“This is a very busy street during
morning and afternoon school hours,*
he said in the wake of the accident.
“Children should use extreme caution
and look carefully for traffic. Parents
should be especially alert for children
along and in the roadway*
Council To Explore Ways
To Fund New Water Tank
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By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MERIDIAN — No conditions
were added to a $65,000 loan offered
by Bosque County Bank to finance
a Clifton ambulance service,
according to a Meridian bank
official.
Interviewed by The Clifton
Record, Levada Whitford
executive vice-president, explained
that from the outset, the bank had
stipulated that the City of Clifton
guarantee the service’s monthly
payments, even if ambulance
operations ceased.
Whitford said that Thomas H.
Jesseph of Meridian, president of
the recently-organized T-Med, Inc,
had been informed at the beginning
that unless the City of Clifton
became a guarantor of Jessephs
loan, the bank could not lend
Jesseph money.
“We had no idea that the city
couldn’t do this,’ Whitford
observed, in noting that the
municipality had been advised
later that it would be illegal for it
to agree to such an arrangement.
“We can understand the city’s
position. Our offer for the $65,000
loan remained, together with the
need for collateral, which the city
becoming a guarantor, could it have
done so, would have provided,"
Executive Vice-President Whitford
pointed out.
The matter was discussed at a
special meeting of the Clifton City
Council Sept. 22. At that session,
the council had declined to approve
a proposed contract with T-Med,
Inc, for emergency medical services
(EMS).
Jesseph, EMS director at Goodall-
Witcher Hospital Foundation for
the past four years, had been
advised by Mayor Paul
Hollingsworth of Clifton to tell the
bank that the council had not
approved the resolution the bank
had sought. The mayor had
suggested that Jesseph “see what
could be worked out."
“Have you any objections to going
to NationsBank or Bank of
America?" Clifton Alderman
Truman Blum had asked Jesseph.
Jesseph replied that he had none.
Whitford and Jesseph both
mentioned that Jesseph is a
customer of Bosque County Bank.
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON - The City Council
will consider ways of financing
construction of a proposed elevated
municipal water storage tank. The
topic will be on the agenda for
October's monthly council meeting,
scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
12, at City Hall.
Chase Baromeo, Jr, of Travis
Associates Consulting Engineers,
Inc, Austin, outlined possible
funding steps at a special council
session Sept. 30. He suggested
possibly obtaining money from a
private lender on an interim basis,
rather than waiting for
governmental grants or loans before
beginning the project.
“We’re concerned about the
people not having sufficient water
pressure,"CitySecretary /Treasurer
M.E. (Betty) Barron told Baromeo.
“I do think we want to move
ahead,” Alderman Truman Blum
agreed.
An alternative to the private loan
proposal would be applying to the
Farmers’ Home Administration for
a loan or grant, according to
Baromeo. He cautioned starting a
project until a financing application
is approved.
Baromeo explained that the
procedure would involve submitting
necessary documentation to the
Secretary of State's office in Austin
and to the Heart of Texas Council
of Governments in Waco for review
and approval. Preparatory work
could require almost a year,
Baromeo estimated.
The Austin consulting engineer
presented council members with
copies of an engineers' report on a
computer hydraulic model and
system improvements for the city’s
water distribution system. The
object was to make
^recommendations to meet
deficiencies found in an Aug. 31
sanitary survey conducted by the
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Conservation Commission
(TNRCC), then the Texas Water
Commission (TWC).
The points made by the TWC
included.
1. The water distribution system
must be designed and maintained so
as to provide at all times minimum
pressure of 35 psi at flow rates of at
least L5 gallons per minute at each
service outlet. Fire flow must be
provided at a minimum pressure of
20 psi under combined fire flow and
drinking water flow conditions.
2. The system fails to meet
minimum water system capacity
requirements:
a. ) Elevated storage capacity of
100 gallons per connection.
b. ) Service pump capacity of two
or more pumps, with total capacity
of 2 gallons per minute per
connection.
3. Auxiliary power to deliver
water at a rate of 035 gallons per
minute per connection.
The information was contained in
an Aug. 31 report to Mayor Paul
Hollingsworth from Larry
Fergusson, TWC district 3
manager. It was based on an Aug.
25 survey by Keith E. Johnson of
TWC.
In addition, there were six of
what Baromeo described as ‘minor
non-compliant items." Concerning
the time the state allows for
correcting shortcomings, Baromeo
said that they ‘usually give you
about a year before going to the
attorney-general’s office."
Referring to the city’s piping,
Baromeo commented in his report,
‘The pipe distribution network in
the older area of town was reported
to be predominantly cast iron and
steel, while the pipe network in the
relatively new residential area on
the westerly side of town is all
plastic (pvc).
‘The older cast iron pipe has a
much higher resistance to flow
than the newer, smoother polyvinyl
chloride pipe."
An engineering estimate for the
proposed improvements amounts to
$482,500. This includes $450,000 for
construction expenses and $32,500
for engineering services.
Of the $450,000 figure, $265,000
would pay for the 200,000-gallon
tank. The $32,500 engineering
service fee would pay for preparing
construction plans and
specifications for improvements
which would allow the system to
comply with minimum TNRCC
regulations governing potable water
supplies, Baromeo explained
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