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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-11-17143 Regular Meeting Euless City Council November 17, 1956 The City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, met in regular session on November 17, 1956, at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Jimmy Payton, presiding; Councilman Luther Anders, J..S. Anderson, W. H. Fuller and Ernest Millican, Jr. Also present was City Secretary T. A. Kennard. Meeting with the Council was Mr. W. C. 0. Harris, who requested "Stop Signs" to be used at the Euless City Schools during the loading and unloading of buses, from 7:45 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. mornings and from 3:15 until 4:00 afternoons. These signs were to be operated by the larger boys of the school under the supervision of the school principal. Secondly, Mr. Harris asked the Council to consider the setting up of a Civilian Defense Program and its cooperation with other neighboring towns in the coordination and execution of such program. A I I members of the Zoning Board, Messrs. Knarr, Horton, and Arnett were present regarding a request by a citizen of Euless for rezoning of a certain tract of land. Also present were Mr. Ross Cannon and Mr. 0. S. Dobkins, interested in the rezoning of this land, and Mr. Dick Carmean representing the Allied Van Lines of Chicago, Ill., in the purchase of the property. After the visitors had been heard regarding their interests, Councilman Millican offered a motion, seconded by Councilman Luther Anders, that the Council rezone 20 acres out of the A. M. Downing Survey, said land being on the corner, north of Pipeline Road and west of Farm to Market Road 157. The land, previously zoned for residential purposes was rezoned by unanimous vote, for a commercial area. This action by the City Council is more fully recorded in Ordinance No. 56, on file in Office of City Secretary. A second motion by Councilman Fuller and seconded by Councilman Anders, was that Mr. Harris, Principal of the Euless Schools, be authorized to begin the use of "Stop Signs" at the school as requested by him. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. (The City Secretary was requested by the Mayor to check with Attorney Gleeson about the matter.) A motion by Councilman Millican, seconded by Councilman Anderson, favored the granting of a franchise to Mr. Joe C. Brown of the Brown's Airline Ground Transportaion Company to do business w i t h i n the c i t y l i m i t s of Euless. The motion was approved unanimously. This transaction, too, was to be presented to Mr. Gleeson for a legal opinion and the preparation of the Franchise. 144 (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, November 17, 1956.) ATTESTED: /s/ Thos. A. Kennard City Secretary /s/ Jimmy C. Payton Mayor, City of Euless On a motion by Councilman Millican, seconded by Councilman Fuller, by unanimous vote, the City Secretary was instructed to send the Volunteer Fire Department a letter advising them that Ordinance No. 28 forbids the City Council to legally grant Mr. Earl Stapleton the privilege of using a house trailer as a place of residence near the fire hall or in the city limits. Councilman Fuller offered a motion, with a second by Councilman Anders, that Mr. William Robison of the Cresthaven Addition be contacted as a prospective City Marshal. The motion was unanimously approved, and the Mayor requested Councilman Luther Anders to investigate. Councilman Anderson made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fuller that the Council authorize the City Secretary to purchase necessary janitorial equipment to clean the municipal building, and such stationery as is needed in the transaction of the City's business. Some to be charged to the City of Euless and paid for out of the regular funds. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. The City Secretary was asked to check with Commissioner Earl Johnson or Mr. Gray, as to the securing of "Stop Signs" to be used at our school. No further business being presented, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Payton at 10:00 p.m. Minutes Approved: ATTESTED: /s/ Thos. A. Kennard City Secretary /s/ Jimmy C. Payton Mayor, City of Euless