Wharton City Council meets tonight at 7 at City Hall. They’re pushing flood protection: U.S. Army Corps green-lights Phase II of the Colorado River levee project south of town. That includes buying Baughman Slough land—some by condemnation. Council will raise City Attorney Paul Webb’s pay from 175 to 225 dollars an hour. He’s been serving Wharton since 1975, city attorney since ’93. The Historical Commission wants city cash for a Texas marker on the old railroad depot: 100 dollars to apply, 2500 more if approved.