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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-01-26151 Called Meeting Euless City Council January 26, 1957 A special meeting of the City Council was called by Mayor Payton for January 26, 1957, at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Jimmy Payton, Councilmen Luther Anders, Lucius Anders, J. S. Anderson, W. H. Fuller, and Ernest Millican, Jr. Also present was City Secretary T. A. Kennard. Meeting with the Council at the request of the Mayor were Recorder Gray and Deputy City Marshal Earl Stapleton. Cn a second motion by Councilman Luther Anders, seconded by Councilman Millican, the Council again unanimously approved and adopted Ordinance No. 61, an ordinance regulating traffic, the same being filed in the Office of City Secretary. After some discussion with the Council, the recorder promised to furnish those concerned with a list of fines for traffic violations in line with those in use by other cities around us. Councilman Lucius Anders requested that he and the City Marshal be permitted to go to the County and secure a I I the necessary traffic signs and posts available and bring them to Euless. The Council favored this courtesy. Councilman Anderson and the City Secretary were requested to make inquiry at Grand Prairie as to the cost of city limits and other such signs as the County would not have and return the information to the Council. The City Secretary was instructed to write Mr. Gleeson and the Texas Department of Public Safety regarding the necessary forms needed in connection with traffic violations and motor vehicle accidents. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Minutes Approved: Attested : —/s/ Thos. A. Kennard /s/ Jimmy C. Payton C ity Secretary Mayor, City of Euless On a motion by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Counci 1man Lucius Anders, the Counci 1 unanimously approved and adopted Ordinance No. 60 creating a Police Department for the City of Euless, the same being filed in Office of City Secretary. On page five of this ordinance, Article 16, the amount a special policeman is to receive per day for each day in actual service shall not exceed $10.00 (ten dollars). Cn a second motion by Councilman Luther Anders, seconded by Councilman Millican, the Council again unanimously approved and adopted Ordinance No. 61, an ordinance regulating traffic, the same being filed in the Office of City Secretary. After some discussion with the Council, the recorder promised to furnish those concerned with a list of fines for traffic violations in line with those in use by other cities around us. Councilman Lucius Anders requested that he and the City Marshal be permitted to go to the County and secure a I I the necessary traffic signs and posts available and bring them to Euless. The Council favored this courtesy. Councilman Anderson and the City Secretary were requested to make inquiry at Grand Prairie as to the cost of city limits and other such signs as the County would not have and return the information to the Council. The City Secretary was instructed to write Mr. Gleeson and the Texas Department of Public Safety regarding the necessary forms needed in connection with traffic violations and motor vehicle accidents. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Minutes Approved: Attested : —/s/ Thos. A. Kennard /s/ Jimmy C. Payton C ity Secretary Mayor, City of Euless 152