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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-09-07Regular Meeting Euless City Council Setpember 7, 1957 The City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, met in regular session on Saturday, September 7, 1957, at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Millican presided with Councilmen G. L. Anders, J. S. Anderson, S. H. Cadenhead, Paul Horton, and W. 0. Murray present. Guests of the Council for various reasons were Rev. Clayton Lewis, pastor of First Methodist Church, who led the body in opening prayer; Attorney B i I I Bondurant, City Attorney; Chief of Police Sustaire, and Mr. Grady Riggs, representing Brown Limousine Lines. Councilman Anderson offered a motion, seconded by Councilman Anders that the Chief of Police be authorized to arrange for any signs he deems necessary in and around the school zones and put same into operation with or without the aid of school officials. The motion was adopted. On a motion by Councilman Cadenhead, seconded by Councilman Murray, the City Secretary was instructed to have an extension phone installed in the office of Chief of Police. The motion was adopted . Councilman Cadenhead offered another motion, seconded by Councilman Horton, that Ordinance No. 83, approving the annexation of the first increment of Midway Park Addition to the City of Euless, Texas, be adopted. The motion was adopted. Councilman Anderson made a motion, Council- man Cadenhead seconding it, that Ordinance No. 84, identified as the vagrancy ordinance, be adopted and effective upon its date of adoption and due publication as required by law. The adoption of Ordinance No. 84 was unanimous. Another motion by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Cadenhead, proposed that the City Secretary be instructed to pay the b i l l of $65.27 presented by Walls Clothiers for police uniforms, and beginning the third quarter following Chief of Police Sustaire's date of employment, $9.73 be paid Chief of Police Sustaire for purpose of purchasing uniforms, after which $25.00 w i l l be paid on uniforms purchased each quarter. The motion was adopted. On a motion by Councilman Cadenhead, seconded by Councilman Anders, it was moved that the Chief of Police be authorized to exercise his own judgement in the placing and erection of speed signs and school signs and that he be authorized further to make the purchase o f any and a l l signs and materials necessary in the erection of such signs. The motion was adopted. Councilman Anderson offered a motion, seconded by Councilman Anders that the Chief of Police be authorized to arrange for any signs he deems necessary in and around the school zones and put same into operation with or without the aid of school officials. The motion was adopted. On a motion by Councilman Cadenhead, seconded by Councilman Murray, the City Secretary was instructed to have an extension phone installed in the office of Chief of Police. The motion was adopted . Councilman Cadenhead offered another motion, seconded by Councilman Horton, that Ordinance No. 83, approving the annexation of the first increment of Midway Park Addition to the City of Euless, Texas, be adopted. The motion was adopted. Councilman Anderson made a motion, Council- man Cadenhead seconding it, that Ordinance No. 84, identified as the vagrancy ordinance, be adopted and effective upon its date of adoption and due publication as required by law. The adoption of Ordinance No. 84 was unanimous. Another motion by Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Cadenhead, proposed that the City Secretary be instructed to pay the b i l l of $65.27 presented by Walls Clothiers for police uniforms, and beginning the third quarter following Chief of Police Sustaire's date of employment, $9.73 be paid Chief of Police Sustaire for purpose of purchasing uniforms, after which $25.00 w i l l be paid on uniforms purchased each quarter. The motion was adopted. (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, September 7, 1957) Councilman Horton further motioned that regular council meetings be changed from the first Saturday of each month to the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., beginning with the second Tuesday in October, or the next regular meeting. With a second by Councilman Anders, the motion was adopted. (City Secretary gave the information to the Mid - Cities News for publication.) It was moved by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Anders, that the City pay a b i I I of $7.50 for the servicing of the radio in the police cars from April through August. The motion was adopted. Councilman Horton made a motion, seconded by Councilman Murray, that the City pay for the spot light on the patrol car. The motion was adopted. The City Secretary was instructed to pay $89.25 on the water fountain in the Fire Hall as per agreement in past m i nutes . A final motion by Councilman Horton, seconded by Councilman Anders, would authorize the Building Commissioner t o discontinue the use of temporary authorization t o the u t i l i t y companies when a building permit is issued, discontinue requiring a placard to be placed on each unit or house where one developer or builder is building several houses under a bulk permit, and discontinue requiring the builders of residences to procure a certificate of occupancy before the house can be occupied. The motion was adopted. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Minutes Approved: /s/ Ernest M i I I ican. Jr. Attest: Mayor /s/ Thos. A. Kennard C ity Secretary On a motion by Councilman Horton, —, seconded by Councilman Cadenhead, it was moved that the City pay for the fire extinguisher now in the patrol car. The motion was adopted. Councilman Horton further motioned that regular council meetings be changed from the first Saturday of each month to the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., beginning with the second Tuesday in October, or the next regular meeting. With a second by Councilman Anders, the motion was adopted. (City Secretary gave the information to the Mid - Cities News for publication.) It was moved by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Anders, that the City pay a b i I I of $7.50 for the servicing of the radio in the police cars from April through August. The motion was adopted. Councilman Horton made a motion, seconded by Councilman Murray, that the City pay for the spot light on the patrol car. The motion was adopted. The City Secretary was instructed to pay $89.25 on the water fountain in the Fire Hall as per agreement in past m i nutes . A final motion by Councilman Horton, seconded by Councilman Anders, would authorize the Building Commissioner t o discontinue the use of temporary authorization t o the u t i l i t y companies when a building permit is issued, discontinue requiring a placard to be placed on each unit or house where one developer or builder is building several houses under a bulk permit, and discontinue requiring the builders of residences to procure a certificate of occupancy before the house can be occupied. The motion was adopted. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Minutes Approved: /s/ Ernest M i I I ican. Jr. Attest: Mayor /s/ Thos. A. Kennard C ity Secretary