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Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
September 9, 1958
The City Council met in regular session on
September 9, 1958, at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr.,
Councilmen S. H. Cadenhead, Paul Horton, W. 0. Murray, Bobby Fuller, and Albert
Tillery.
1.
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Tillery, that City Attorney W. L. Bondurant be
instructed to take such action as may be necessary to force the Hurst Water
Company to pay the 2 %gross receipts tax on that part of Euless that they
now serve.
2.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Horton, to have the City Secretary write to the Houston
Fire & Casualty Company and Mr. Ralph H. Henslee that their $12500.00 Road
Performance Bond cannot be released due to the fact that one of these roads,
Sunset Drive, has never been satisfactorily repaired to the extent that it would
be acceptable to the County. The vote in favor was unanimous.
3.
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A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded by Councilman Tillery, that the Police Patrol car be reinsured through
the Fuller & Payton Insurance Agency of Euless, Texas. Four Councilmen voted
in favor of this motion and one, Councilman Fuller, not voting.
The City Council received a written request
approved by the Euless City Palnning and Zoning Commission for rezoning from
present classification
"A" Residential to "B" Local Business on three tracts
of land described as
follows: Ralph Switzer's property; being 103.7 feet
facing on North Main
Street and extending back 210 feet west, as recorded in
Book 2604, Page 524,
of the County Records of Tarrant County, Texas.
Joseph R. Duckett property: being 1141 feet
facing on North Main
Street and extending back 190 feet west, as recorded in
Book 1591, Page 323,
of the County Records of Tarrant County, Texas.
Warren Fuller Property: being 150.9 feet
facing on North Main
Street and extending back west 190 feet and lying between
the Duckett property
on the south and Fuller Street on the north, also a I I of
that portion entirely of Warren Fuller's property lying north of Fuller Street
facing approximately
100 feet more or less on North Main Street and extending
back 200 feet west and adjoining Andrew J. Morelock on the North boundary.
City Attorney W. L. Bondurant was authorized to call a public hearing on this
request for rezoning.
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A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded by Councilman Tillery, that the Police Patrol car be reinsured through
the Fuller & Payton Insurance Agency of Euless, Texas. Four Councilmen voted
in favor of this motion and one, Councilman Fuller, not voting.
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A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded by Councilman Tillery, that Mr. Earl Stapleton assume the duties of
Dog Warden and be paid at the rate of $.50 per dog caught and impounded, when
regular policemen are not available. The vote in favor was unanimous.
6.
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A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Tillery, that the 1958 bduget be approved and adopted.
The vote in favor was unanimous.
E:1
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Horton, that 60 %of the income from taxes be deposited
in an I n t e r e s t and Sinking Fund account that w i l l be interest bearing, and
that 40 %of the income from taxes w i l l go into the General Fund. The vote in
favor of this motion was unanimous.
V2
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Horton, that the tax rate be set at $.50 per hundred
dollars on the assessed value. The assessed value as shown on the tax rolls is
50 %of the fair market value of property within the city limits of Euless,
Texas. The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
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A motion was made by Councilman Tillery, and
seconded by Councilman Fuller, to authorize City Attorney W, L. Bondurant to
attend a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board in Fort Worth, September 11,
1958. The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
11.
A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded by Councilman Horton, to authorize the City Secretary to order street
signs for the Midway Park Developers when requested to do so. The signs to be
paid for by Midway Park Developers. The vote in favor was unanimous.
Attest: Minutes Approved:
/s/ W. E. Flippo /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
C ity Secretary Mayor
A motion was
made
by Councilman Cadenhead,
and
seconded by Councilman
Horton,
that Ordinance
No.
104 be prepared. Ordinance
No.
104 is to regulate the
speed of
traffic in
school
zones to 35 miles per
hour
for a distance of 700
feet on
each side of
the intersection
of Highway
183
and Arlington- Bedford
Road, and
on Pipeline
Road,
and on Harwood Road in
front
of Euless Elementary
School.
The vote in
favor
was unanimous.
VA
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Tillery, that the 1958 bduget be approved and adopted.
The vote in favor was unanimous.
E:1
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Horton, that 60 %of the income from taxes be deposited
in an I n t e r e s t and Sinking Fund account that w i l l be interest bearing, and
that 40 %of the income from taxes w i l l go into the General Fund. The vote in
favor of this motion was unanimous.
V2
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
and seconded by Councilman Horton, that the tax rate be set at $.50 per hundred
dollars on the assessed value. The assessed value as shown on the tax rolls is
50 %of the fair market value of property within the city limits of Euless,
Texas. The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
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A motion was made by Councilman Tillery, and
seconded by Councilman Fuller, to authorize City Attorney W, L. Bondurant to
attend a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board in Fort Worth, September 11,
1958. The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
11.
A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded by Councilman Horton, to authorize the City Secretary to order street
signs for the Midway Park Developers when requested to do so. The signs to be
paid for by Midway Park Developers. The vote in favor was unanimous.
Attest: Minutes Approved:
/s/ W. E. Flippo /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
C ity Secretary Mayor