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Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
April 14, 1959
The regular meeting of the Euless City
Council was held on April 14, 1959• Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr
Councilmen S. H. Cadenhead, Bobby Fuller, W. 0. Murray, Ross Ferris, and
Lee Roy Nix.
2.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller,
and seconded by Councilman Murray to approve Resolution No. 20, certifying
the results of the city election held April 7, 1959, as canvassed by the Mayor
in the presence of the City Council, and that said results were as follows:
FCR MAYOR
1.
154 votes
S. H. Cadenhead
97 votes
A motion was made by Councilman Murray, and
seconded
by Councilman Fuller,
that the City Council approve
the audit report
submitted
by Weaver & Tidwell,
Certified Public Accountants,
on their annual
audit of
the books of the City
of Euless as of February 28,
1959• The vote it
favor of
this motion was unanimous.
I move that they be
2.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller,
and seconded by Councilman Murray to approve Resolution No. 20, certifying
the results of the city election held April 7, 1959, as canvassed by the Mayor
in the presence of the City Council, and that said results were as follows:
FCR MAYOR
Ernest M i l l ican, Jr.
154 votes
S. H. Cadenhead
97 votes
Tommy Carruth
1 vote
FOR COUNCILMEN
last
Ross Ferris
140 votes
Billy F'. Owens
115 votes
Jack E. Langford
111 votes
Lee Roy Nix
128 votes
That Ross Ferris and Lee Roy Nix received
the highest number of votes for Councilmen, and Ernest Millican, Jr., received
the highest number of votes for Mayor and are hereby declared elected to said
offices, and are to serve as such officers for the term of two years from
April 1, 1959, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
That a l l such officers are hereby instructed
to take the oath of office as by law provided and to f i l e such oaths with the
City Secretary. The vote in favor was unanimous.
3.
A
motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
that
inasmuch as
the Wisenbacker & Fix
Company was employed as
City Engineers
last
May 1, 1958,
upon a promise that
they would furnish a city
map within a
few
months through a federal program,
without cost to the City.
To date they
have
rendered no
service or map, therefore
I move that they be
discharged as
City
Engineers.
There was no second
to this motion.
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(Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, April 14, 1959)
4
A motion was made by Councilman Cadenhead,
that as the city has no building inspector, and that several blocks of streets
have been built without inspection, he therefore moved that all existing
streets in a l l developments that have been paved, be cored by an independent
laboratory at the expense of the city to ascertain if these streets have been
paved in accordance with the ordinance governing same, to protect the city
before the Maintenance Bonds expire. There was no second to this motion.
5.
6.
Oath of Office was administered by Mr. W. L.
Bondurant, City Attorney, and notarized by Corporation Court Judge Jimmy C.
Payton, to the following officers; f
Ernest Millican, Jr. Mayor
Ross Ferris Councilman
Lee Roy Nix Councilman
7.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that Councilman Paul Horton be selected as Mayor
Pro -tem. The vote in favor was unanimous.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the following men be appointed by the Mayor
for the Planning and Zoning Commission be approved:
Warren
Fuller Cha i rman
A motion was made by Councilman
Cadenhead
that due
to excessive delay
in preparation of ordinances and other
legal
papers it
is obvious that Mr.
W. L. Bondurant can no longer serve
the city
as city attorney
effectively
and efficiently to allow the city to
expedite
its work,
he therefore moved
that Mr. W. L. Bondurant be relieved
of his office,
and that
one of our citizens,
a member of the Texas Bar, be employed
as City
Attorney,
Mr. Dan Peters. There was no second to this motion.
6.
Oath of Office was administered by Mr. W. L.
Bondurant, City Attorney, and notarized by Corporation Court Judge Jimmy C.
Payton, to the following officers; f
Ernest Millican, Jr. Mayor
Ross Ferris Councilman
Lee Roy Nix Councilman
7.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that Councilman Paul Horton be selected as Mayor
Pro -tem. The vote in favor was unanimous.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the following men be appointed by the Mayor
for the Planning and Zoning Commission be approved:
Warren
Fuller Cha i rman
Altar
Horton
B i 11 y
Randal 1
M. E.
Merrill
Dan Peters
The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
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(Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, April 14, 1959)
9.
A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that the appointment by the Mayor of Jimmy C.
Payton as Judge of the Corporation Court be approved. The vote in favor was
unanimous.
10.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the appointment by the Mayor of W. M.
Sustaire as Chief of Police be approved. The vote in favor was unanimous.
11.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that the appointment by the Mayor of Earl Stapleton
as Fire Marshall be approved. The vote in favor was unanimous.
12.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris,, that the appointment by the Mayor of Officer
J . M. Wilson as C i v i l Defense Coordinator be approved. The vote in favor was
unanimous.
13.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the following men appointed by the Mayor
to the Zoning Board of Adjustment be approved:
Henry James Usel ton, Jr.
J. T. Williams
0. S. Dobkins
Edward A. Smith
Ernest C. Rose
The vote in favor of this motion was unanimous.
14.
Appointed by the Mayor to serve in the
following capacities are:
Building & Utility Commissioner Paul Horton
Fire, Health & Welfare Commissioner Lee Roy Nix
Planning & Zoning Commissioner Ross R. Ferris
Finance Commissioner Bobby R. Fuller
15.
A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the Texas Power and Light Company be
instructed to put in one incandescent street light at the intersection of Vine
Street and Bayless Street. The vote in favor was unanimous.
106
(Page Four, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, April 14, 1959)
16.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Supplemental Tax Rolls No.121 -A, with
assessed-value of $47,050.00, 121 -B, with assessed value of $39,870.00, and
121 -C, with assessed value of $71,250.00, the total of these being $158,170.00
in assessed value having been left off of the 1958 tax rolls, be approved and
added to the tax rolls. The vote in favor was unanimous.
17.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that the City Secretary be instructed to write to
the senior resident engineer of the Texas Highway Department at Arlington, Texas,
requesting that they leave an opening on Highway 183 at the intersection of
Martha Street and Highway 183. This being necessary to expedite the flow of
traffic in and out of the new shopping center. The vote in favor was unanimous.
18.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City of Euless retain its membership
in the Texas Municipal League at a cost of $46.00 per year. The vote i n favor
was unanimous.
19.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Nix, that the City of Euless furnish the Texas Municipal
League such information as they request to assist them in arriving at the
comparative results of changing the Franchise Tax from 2% to 31%. The vote
in favor was unanimous.
20.
A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City purchase an A. B. Dick Mimeograph
from the Stafford - Lowdon Company for $331.10. The vote in favor was unanimous.
21.
A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City buy an American Flag and a Texas
Flag with stands at a cost of $35.00 to $45.00, a ra i I i n g to go around the
Court Room at a cost of $66.81, and to elevate the Judge's stand at a cost of
$25.00. The vote in favor was unanimous.
Minutes Approved:
/s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
Attest: Mayor
/s/ W. E. Flippo
C ity Secretary