HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-12Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
May 12, 1959
The regular meeting of the Euless City
Council was held May 12, 1959. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr.,
Councilmen Paul Horton, Bobby Fuller, J. S. Anderson, Ross Ferris and
Lee Roy Nix.
prayer by Councilman Anderson.
1.
The Council meeting was opened with a
2.
Mr. Frankie Wright appeared before the City
Council to discuss his operation of a second hand truck parts business,
handling tires, wheels, axles, and trailers at his residence on Highway 183
within the city limits of Euless. Mr. Wright was told that this was in
violation of city Ordinance No. 33 on zoning to operate this type of business
without a special permit from the City Council. A motion was made by
Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Anderson, that this matter would
be tabled for thirty days pending the outcome of Mr. Wright's promised clean-
up campaign. The vote i n favor was unanimous.
3.
Mr. Ross W. Smith and Mr. Herbert S. Bonney, Jr
appeared before the City Council to discuss the type of commercial zoning
on their property extending south from the southeast corner of the intersection
of FM157 and Highway 183. They requested that the widest possible latitude of
zoning be given them on this property. They stated that they were only interested
i n commercial and industrial usage of this property, and that to attract
industries to move into this area it is highly essential that they be given
the widest possible latitude permissable under our zoning ordinance. The City
Council assured Mr. Smith and Mr. Bonney that they would certainly try to
cooperate with them insofar as it was possible within the frame -work of the
city zoning ordinance.
4.
Chief of Police W.
M. Sustaire
appeared
before the
City Council requesting permission to use
the new fire
truck and
the police
patrol car in a parade Thursday afternoon,
May 14, 1959.
This
parade is
an effort to arouse public support to help
buy equipment
for the
ten teams
Euless has in the Euless Independent Baseball League. A
motion was
made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman
Fuller, that
this
request be
approved. The vote i n favor was unanimous.
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5.
A motion was made by Councilman Anderson,
and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that City Attorney W, L. Bondurant contact
the proper officials of the City of Fort Worth and discuss the possibility
of working out an agreeable plan to exchange lots along the Euless /Fort Worth
city limit line running north to south through Oak Crest Estates, and also
discuss with them if they would be interested in exchanging land south of
Pipeline Road to the railroad for the land they need north of the Amon Carter
Airport. The vote in favor was unanimous.
and seconded by Councilman Horton,
7:30 p.m. , Tuesday, May 19, 1959.
meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
ATTEST:
/s/ W. E. Flippo
City Secretary
A motion was made
that this Council
The vote in favor
Minutes Approved:
by Councilman Anderson,
meeting adjourn until
was unanimous. The
/s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
Mayor