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1.- 73-3 City Manager Sweatt presented a request from Mr. Tom Simmons for water service in the— gray area ", such service to be provided by the Lamar County Water Corporation, and recommended the approval subject to standard City requirements. A motion was made by Councilman Rainey and seconded by Councilman Fisher to approve the request. The motion carried.: 7 ayes, .0 nays. City Manager Sweatt informed the Council of the request of six property owners for water service on Highway 82 East and stated their application was at the present time incomplete and that he was advising the Council for information only. Mayor Brunette called for the tabulation.of bids for accounting equipment for two .,machines, one for the Water and Sewer billing and collecting department and the other for the general government accounting. City Manager Sweatt presented the only bid received, that being from the Burroughs Corporation in the.amount of $44,137.22. Mr. Sweatt advised the Council that bid fortes and specifications had been furnished the Burroughs Corporation, IBM Corporation, and National Cash Register Corporation. A motion was made by Councilman Rainey and seconded by Councilman Hinds for the ap- proval of the bid of the Burroughs. Corporation. The motion carried. 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Brunette called for the receipt of bids fora street roller, and City Manager Sweatt presented a tabulation of the bids, with recommendation that the base bid of the Shovel Supply Company, Inc. in the amount of $10,747.00, be approved as the lowest and best bid. A motion was made by Councilman Rainey and seconded by Councilman Wil- liams to approve the bid of the Shovel Supply Company, Inc. The motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 nays..— Mayor Brunette called for a report from the committee appointed to study the claim of Mrs. Frederick Truby, 3210 Allen Street, for damages claimed to have been caused by sewer backup. Councilman Williams, acting as chairman of- the committee, stated the committee does not feel that the City of Paris is liable and recommended additional cleanouts be provided to the property and that the claim be disallowed. After dis- cussion, a motion was made by Councilman Fisher and seconded by Councilman Philley to receive the report and approve the recommendation of the committee. The motion car- ried: 7 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 1757, re- appointing Harvey Cavender to serve as a member of the Traffic Commission for a term of three years, beginning July 1, 1976,-was. presented. A mo- tion was made by Councilman Rainey and seconded by Councilman Hinds for the adoption of the resolution. The motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 nays.