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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-26Regular Meeting Euless City Council May 26, 1959 The regular meeting of the Euless City Council met on May 26, 1959. This meeting is also a continuation of the council meeting of May 12, 1959. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr., Councilmen Paul Horton, Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, Lee Roy Nix, and J. S. Anderson. 1. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that Ordinance No. 109 be approved and adopted. Ordinance No. 109 authorizes the appoining of a Tax Equalization Board. The vote in favor was unanimous. 2. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to approve the following men for appointment to the Tax Equalization Baord: Messrs. C. E. Hall, Jerry T. Mecasky and M. L. Anders. The vote in favor was unanimous. 3. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that the Tax Equalization Board shall have their first meeting July 6, 1959. The vote in favor was unanimous. 4. A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that this part of the council meeting adjourn at 8:20 p.m. The vote in favor was unanimous. Minutes Approved: /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr. Mayor Attest: /s/ W. E. Flippo City Secretary 118 Regular Meeting Euless City Council May 26, 1959 The regular meeting of the Euless City Council met on May 26, 1959. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr., Councilmen Paul Horton, Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, Lee Roy Nix, and J. S. Anderson. 1. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that repairs to fire truck unit no. 51 be made on a contract basis. That we should get a contract from the company that i s going to build the tank for $430.00, and that the City should get a contract from the Fire Chief who is going to supervise the labor, if possible, so that we can have a record of the total cost that w i I I satisfy our auditors. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 2. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Ordinance No. 110 be approved and adopted. Ordinance No. 110 i s an ordinance receiving and annexing territory adjacent and contiguous to the City of Euless, Texas, containing 9.038 acres of land more or less situated i n the E. Rogers Survey, Abstract No. 1299, Tarrant County, Texas. Legal description i s as follows: Beginning at a point i n the intersection with the north Thence North 0 deg. 03 min. Thence North 89 deg. 57 min Thence North 0 deg. 02 min. Thence South 89 deg. 57 min Thence South 0 deg. 02 min. Thence South 89 deg. 57 min Thence North 0 deg. 02 min. Thence South 89 deg. 57 rnin east l i n e of State Highway 157, at i t s l i n e of Pipeline Road; 40 sec. west, a distance of 269.97 feet; 20 sec. east, a distance of 150.0 feet; 40 sec. west, a distance of 85.00 feet; 20 sec. west, a distance o f 74.0 feet; 40 sec. east, a distance of 8.0 feet; 20 sec. west, a distnnce of 8.0 feet; 40 sec. west, a distance of 8.0 feet; 20 sec. west, a distance of 68.0 feet to the east line of Highway 157; Thence North 0 deg. 03 min. 40 sec. West, a distanct of 286.25 feet; Thence South 89 deg. 10 min. east, a distance of 644.0 feet; Thence South 0 deg. 40 min. 30 sec. east, a distance of 614.51 feet to the north line of Pipeline Road; Thence South 88 deg. 28 rnin. 05 sec. west, a distance of 650.72 feet to the point of beginning and containing 9.038 acres of land, more or less. unanimous. The vote in favor of this motion was 3. _i -19 A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Council approve the publication of a notice for a public hearing on June 23, 1959, on the zoning request for commercial "C" zoning on the property as listed in motion no. 2 of these minutes, 12n (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, May 26, 19591 and the rezoning of the Ralph Switzer, Joseph R. Duckett and Warren :FV11er properties from "A" Single Family Dwelling to "LB" Local Business. Both of these requests have been previosuly approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission. The vote in favor was Unanimous. 4. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Nix that the City Council approve the request of the Municipal Service Company to lay a 400 foot, 2inch galvanized water line six feet south of the line of the north right -of -way of Highway 183, and extending east from the intersection of County Road No. 3094. This request having been previosuly approved by the Highway Department. The vote in favor was unanimous. 5. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Nix that the City Secretary write to Mr. R. H. Henslee, owner of Lot 6, Block 4, and Mr. J. C. Howerton, owner of Lot 4, Block 4, that they are violating City Ordinance No. 93 by letting the weeds grow too high on these vacant lots, and that we have received complaints about this, and that these weeds should be cut immediately. A copy of this letter going to Mrs. John Strain living on Lot 5, Block 4. The vote in favor was unanimous. 6. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Councilman Horton investigate the prices and the proper size air conditioners necessary to cool the council room. The vote in favor was unanimous. 7. A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that an Ordinance be prepared eliminating left turns from Euless Boulevard across Highway 183 at the intersection of Highway 183 and Main Street. This would force all drivers wishing to make left turns at this intersection to be in the left turn lanes on Highway 183 at this intersection. The vote in favor was unanimous. A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Council approve and accept the City Planning Program. The vote in favor was unanimous. A motion was made lay Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Horton, that the proposed budget for 1959 be given tentative approval for publication. The vote in favor was unanimous. (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, May 26, 1959) 10. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that inasmuch as the police department is so short of office space, the Fire Marshal's desk be moved out in the fire hall. The vote in favor was'unanimous. 11. A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that the Fire Marshal's pay be set at $180.00 per year for 1959 and that the budget be so amended, and that the Fire Marshal be allowed 10 gallons of gasoline per week. The vote in favor was unanimous. Minutes Approved: /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr. Mayor Attest: /s/ W. E. Flippo City Secretary It2i 122