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Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
January 12, 1957
The City Council met in regular session on
January 12, 1957• Present were Mayor Jimmy Payton, presiding; Councilmen
Lucius Anders, Luther Anders, J. S. Anderson, W, H. Fuller, and Ernest
Millican, Jr. Also present was City Secretary T. A. Kennard.
Meeting with the Council were Messrs. A. J.
Knarr, Robert Nail, Earl Stapleton, M. J. Moore, and a group of residents
from the Cedar H i l l Estates Addition.
On a motion by Councilman Millican,
seconded by Councilman Lucius Anders, the Council unanimously approved the
Mayor's appointment of M. J. Moore to fi I I the unexpired term of Earl
Stapleton as Fire Marshal.
On a third motion by councilman Anderson,
seconded by Councilman Luther Anders, the Council, by a majority vote of
4 to 1, withheld action on Ordinance No. 58, a petition by C. K. Rickel
and wife to annex certain land to the City of Euless until such time as
a committee appointed by Mayor Payton, Councilmen Anderson and Luther
Anders, could make certain investigation and bring a recommendation to the
Council at a future date.
On a motion by Councilman Millican, with
a second by Councilman Lucius Anders, the Council, by unanimous consent,
adopted Ordinance No. 59, known as the House Moving Ordinance, the same
being filed in Office of City Secretary.
On a final motion by Councilman Luther
Anders, seconded by Councilman Anderson, the Council, by unanimous vote,
granted the City Secretary an expense account of $25.00 monthly effective
January 1, 1957, and to be paid out of the general fund at the end of each
month, for the duration of the City Secretary's term of appointment.
By way of explanation, the Council affirmed
the fact it had discussed and approved an advancement of cash to Mr. Stapleton
for the purpose of purchasing a gun. And it was agreed that repayment should
be made at $10.00 monthly or more if Mr. Stapleton so desired.
The meeting was adjourned by the Mayor at 9:30 p.m..
Attested: Minutes Approved:
/s/ Thos. A. Kennard /s/ Jimmy C. Payton
City Secretary Mayor, City of Euless
Councilman
Anderson offered a motion that
the
Council accept
the
recommendation of the
Planning Commission to reject
the
Fuller Heights
plat
and return it for minor
corrections. The motion
was
seconded by Councilman Luther Anders and
was unanimously approved.
The
City Secretary
was
instructed to write a
letter stating the Commission's
exceptions to the
plat
and send copies to B.
J. Fuller and Robert Nail.
On a third motion by councilman Anderson,
seconded by Councilman Luther Anders, the Council, by a majority vote of
4 to 1, withheld action on Ordinance No. 58, a petition by C. K. Rickel
and wife to annex certain land to the City of Euless until such time as
a committee appointed by Mayor Payton, Councilmen Anderson and Luther
Anders, could make certain investigation and bring a recommendation to the
Council at a future date.
On a motion by Councilman Millican, with
a second by Councilman Lucius Anders, the Council, by unanimous consent,
adopted Ordinance No. 59, known as the House Moving Ordinance, the same
being filed in Office of City Secretary.
On a final motion by Councilman Luther
Anders, seconded by Councilman Anderson, the Council, by unanimous vote,
granted the City Secretary an expense account of $25.00 monthly effective
January 1, 1957, and to be paid out of the general fund at the end of each
month, for the duration of the City Secretary's term of appointment.
By way of explanation, the Council affirmed
the fact it had discussed and approved an advancement of cash to Mr. Stapleton
for the purpose of purchasing a gun. And it was agreed that repayment should
be made at $10.00 monthly or more if Mr. Stapleton so desired.
The meeting was adjourned by the Mayor at 9:30 p.m..
Attested: Minutes Approved:
/s/ Thos. A. Kennard /s/ Jimmy C. Payton
City Secretary Mayor, City of Euless
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