Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1977 Page: 1 of 8
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Thursday Edition
Three Sections
Eighteen Pages
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The Federal Youth Center,
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Section II, Page 2-3
Griesenbeck asks city for $500
Council rejects census
The Bastrop City Council,
in their regular 7:30 p.m.
Monday meeting voted un-
animously to reject a $500
request by County Judge
Jack Griesenbeck.
According to the written
request, Griesenbeck ex-
plained to Mayor Sharp and
the councilmen that
"Bastrop County is in the
process of beginning a
Comprehensive Planning
and Management Study."
Judge Griesenbeck stated
that funds the project, an
undertaking of Southwest
Texas State University,
were being provided by the
Texas Department of Com-
munity affairs, on a match-
ing basis by the County.
Griesenbeck added that the
county has already agreed to
the study.
The Judge's letter, dated
October 5, noted that the
study "Could include an
up-to-date population or
census count (of the rural
population only)." Judge
Griesenbeck suggested that
the three cities: Bastrop,
Smithville and Elgin could
be included to help ascertain
the county's current popula-
tion, asking City dads from
these three cities to provide
$500.
Bastrop City Dads, de-
termined that the census
could not be completed for a
number of years, voted
"nay" in lieu of the 1980
In his letter Judge
Griesenbeck explained that
the cities would have their
$500 expenditures returned
as the new census figures
would reflect a certain
growth, which would mean a
higher amount of revenue
sharing funds.
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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, Thursday, October 13,1977
Number 38
A Smithville area resident suffered minor injuries in a one-car accident on
Highway 95 South of Smithville Tuesday afternoon. Clement Clay Hodges of
Route 1, Smithville, lost control of his 1970 Chevrolet Impala as it skidded 320
feet into a bridge abutment, turned and skidded another 140 feet before coming
to a halt on the roadway. Flames from the burning automobile engulfed grass
and trees along the roadway and the Smithville Fire Department was called to
contain the mid-afternoon blaze. . . .. T. , .
______________________________________________ Photo by Jim Tisdale__
Highway 71 project
Smithville to share
right of way costs
JSearing completion
Cement Masons and Plasterer Union, Local Number 783 from Austin pre-
pare for construction work on the second floor dormitory Unit One. This is the
first of three units planned to house 500 first-time offenders who will be as-
signed to serve their terms at the Bastrop Youth Center, a Federal Prison
project.
_ Photo by Clyde Griffin ——
Public hearing slated
for tavern ordinance
The Bastrop City Council
voted to a year's end lump
sum Federal Unemployment
Tax payment plan,t rather
than a 1.0 per cent average
tax rate payment plan to the
Texas Employment Com-
mission.
The choice was made
possible by action from the
65th Legislature amending
the state's Unemployment
Compensation Act to con-
form with Federal Require-
ments, in effect as of
January, 1978.
The lump-sum or reim-
bursing plan requires that
the city submit regular
quarterly reports, paying
not taxes. If benefits are
paid to a former employee,
the city will repay the Texas
Employment Commission for
benefits paid to the claimant
based on the base period
wages attributable to the
employer.
The taxed method of
payment, the alternative
rejected by Bastrop, requir
es the city to pay only taxes
applying to the first $6,000
paid by the employer to the
claimant.
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gradually die out, the City of
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The ordinance was on the
agenda for the review of the
Bastrop City Council, who
voted to hold a public
hearing on the matter. The
public hearing was schedul-
ed for 7:00 p.m. on October
24 in the council meeting
room at City Hall.
In other action, the local
councilmen voted not to
participate in the state's
Fireman's Pension Fund.
The City Dads were requir-
ed to act on this matter
before November 1, 1977,
when if not otherwise noted,
the City would have been
forced to pay $12 a month
per fireman. The city has the
option to enter the fund
program at any time.
The Bastrop councilmen
voted to authorize attorney
Bobby Jenkins to draft a
cont ract for t he demolit ion of
the Bastrop Fire Depart-
ment building on Chestnut
Street.
The demolition of the old
building will complete the
first of three phases in the
City's plan to construct a
new fire station at the same
location.
The second and third
phases in the project concern
coiisiruction of the building
and the completion of the
interior work respectively,
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the sewer and other under-
ground work, the pouring of
the slab and erecting the
main structure itself.
Phase three, also to be bid
on as a separate task,
includes all wiring and the
construction of office space
and all other finishing
requirements.
The first phase, demolition
and removal of all existing
buildings and cement slabs,
does not require bids as
costs are not expected to
exceed the minimum, set at
$2,000.
Bar brawl
nets ten
Sunday
A total of ten persons
were arrested at a Latin bar
outside the North Bastrop
County City of Elgin late
Sunday night when a fight
broke loose outside the bar.
Constable Vernon Blisard
and Elgin Patrolman Gerald
Owen were called to the
scene when several Mexican
males were reported to be
causing a disturbance at the
El lUnchito Bar.
Two (filial* subject* were
released without charge*
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The Smithville City Coun-
cil, in their regular meeting
at City Hall on Monday
evening, heard the request
of local property holder, J.
H. Caldwell of Houston, for a
quit-claim deed to the city's
alleyway property which
divides Block 16 off of Mt.
Pleasant Street.
Caldwell explained to the
Smithville Councilmen that
he owns all four lost on the
block and he stated that if
the quit-claim deed is
approved and issued, he
intended to construct a
fourth dwelling in the center
of the block.
The City Council, in ruling
against the request, has set
precedence, according to
Mayor Lawrence Skelley.
Skelley told the ADVER-
TISER on Tuesday that the
City Council voted "no" to
Caldwell's request, and that
in doing so the City Council
has established the trend to
be followed in future
decisions in such matters.
In other action, the
Smithville City Council
granted a building permit to
Mrs. Inez Green, who
intends to construct a
barbecue cafe in the 600
Block of Jones Street in
Smithville.
Three resolutions were
passed and approved at the
October 10 meeting: the city
will not participate in the
Firemens Pension Fund at
this time, the city will
provide Workmen's Com-
pensation for all elected
officials of the City of
Smithville, the city will
participate in a 90-10
cost-share contract with the
State Highway Department
for the purpose of obtaining
right of way for the State's
plan to reroute Highway 71.
The first resolution passed
by the City Council concerns
Senate Bill 411 enacted by
the 65th Legislature creat-
ing a Firefighter's Relief and
Retirement Fund for all city
or county volunteer fire
departments with 10 or more
members, prescribing death,
disability and retirement
benefits, and requiring
every city or other govern-
mental unit which elects to
participate in the fund to
contribute $12.00 per month
for every volunteer in the
service of the governmental
unit.
The bill provides a Texas
Municipal League sponsored
reverse local-option under
which the city can elect not
to participate in the Fund
but muni adopt a resolution
exempting Hsell from the
requirement# of the act no
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at any future date.
In a second resolution, the
city council voted to resolve
that the City of Smithville
will provide coverage for the
elected city officials of that
city. Workman's Compensa-
lion for elected officials was
made possible through Sen-
ate Bill 133 enacted by the
65th Legislature amending
Section 1 (2) Article 8309h,
Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes.
In the final resolution of
the evening, the City Council
voted to authorize Mayor
Skelley and City Secretary
Rockne cycle
races okayed
Jo Craddock to execute a
modification of a 1974
contractual agreement for
right of way. The City of
Smithville entered into a
contractual agreement with
the State Highway Depart-
ment for the purchase of
right of way for Highway 71
on a 50 50 cost sharing basis,
but the 65th Legislature's
adoption of House Bill 971
earlier this year allows for a
90-10 per cent cost share.
The City of Smithville
agreed to pay 10 per cent of
the cost for acquiring the
right of way for the bypass.
WANTED
The Bastrop Advertiser is in
search of pictures, letters, and
information dealing with coal
mining activities in Bastrop
County from 1845 to 1945. Any
pictures, letters, or newspaper
clippings can be reproduced in a
matter of minutes and returned
immediately.
Any information will be
greatly appreciated.
Please call 321-2557 or come
by our office at 1006 Main Street,
Bastrop.
The Bastrop County Com-
missioners Court was con-
vened on Tuesday morning
this week as Monday was
observed as a holiday. After
the conducting of routine
business and discussion, the
commissioners voted to
withhold payment of an
original bill which the court
had authorized to be paid to
the Bryant Arrington En-
gineering firm of Austin, as
well as an additional bill of
$6,000 for the Bastrop
County Sanitary Landfill.
In other action at the first
October meeting, the com-
missioners voted to
authorize County Treasurer
Lemma Osborn to allocate a
total of $27,984.81 of surplus
funds from the State Board
of County and District Road
Indebtedness to the
County's four precincts.
The court approved the
hiring of a high school
Vocational Office Education
student for the local State
Department of Public Wei
fare Office at the request of
Mrs. Viola Martinez.
The Commissioners heard
Leon Goertz request for
their approval for his Rockne
Enduro Races, motorcycle
endurance races which are
scheduled for this Saturday
in the Rockne area. The
court told Goertz that they
had no objections, providing
no safety hazards are
involved.
In ot her action the
commissioner* voted to
make monthly payment* of
1.0 per cent for the IW7M 79
year, empty tug with the
provision* of the federal
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to either pay by the month
or to pay one lump sum at
the end of the year. In
paying the lump sum to the
Texas Employment Com
mission, the county would
only pay if an ex-county
employee has filed in the
year.
In final action of the day
the commissioners decided
to disregard the proposed
contract with Southwest
Texas State University
Research Department to
develop a county personnel
policy.
Media to enjoy
tax exemption
Comptroller of Public
Accounts Bob Bullock said
Thursday that a new ruling
authorized by the Texas
Legislature earlier this year
will remove sales tax from
newspapers when put into
affect December 1.
"All newspapers whose
average sales price per copy
over a 30 day period is less
than 75 cents are exempt
from the sales tax." Bullock
explained.
Bullock then went on to
explain that subscriptions of
at least six months to
magazines that have second
class mailing permits also
are exempt. Over the
counter sales of magazines
will remain taxable.
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