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Called Meeting
Euless City Council
March 25, 1958
The City Council of Euless met in a
special session on March 25, 1958, at 7:00 p.m.
With Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr., presiding,
other members present were Councilmen J. S. Anderson, S. H. Cadenhead, Paul
Horton and W. 0. Murray.
The express purpose of the meeting was to
discuss further the financing and purchase of a new fire truck.
Present by request of the Mayor and
representing the f i r e department were F i r e Chief A. B. G i l l , and other
members of the fire department Albert Tillery, Bobby Fuller and Harold Richards.
Guests of the Council were Messrs. Paul
Matthews and Billy Owens of Midway Park.
Councilman Anderson offered a motion,
seconded by Councilman Murray, moving that Resolution No. 1 5 , delegating f u l l
authority to the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, to acquire
right -of -ways for building highways and thoroughfares within the City limits
of Euless, Texas, be approved and adopted by the City Council. The motion was
adopted by a vote of three for and one councilman not voting.
Mr. Jimmy Payton, representing Bob Cooke
Ford Dealer of Arlington, proposed to sell the City a 1958 truck as had been
approved by the fire department for a cash consideration of $6,075.49,
delivery to be made within 4 to 5 weeks.
For lack of legal information and advice,
the meeting was adjourned without any action being taken on the Bob Cooke
proposal. However, a follow -up meeting was called by Mayor Millican for
March 27th, to give the proposal further study.
Attest :
/s/ Thos. A. Kennard
C ity Secretary
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Minutes Approved:
/s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
Mayor
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