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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-02-23Q' j ZZ a l.J Regular Meeting Euless City Council February 23, 1960 The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was held on February 23, 1960. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr., Councilmen Paul Horton, Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, Lee Roy Nix, and J. S. Anderson. 1. The minutes of the council meeting of February 9, 1960, and the called meeting of February 16, 1960, were read by the City Secretary and approved by the Council. 2. Mr. J. D. Eppright, Director of Industrial Development, and Mr. T. C . Root, Jr., D i s t r i c t Manager of Texas Power and L i g h t Company, discussed the possibility of getting the Glidden Paint Company of Cleveland, Ohio to locate their new plant i n the district being served by the Texas Power and Light Company, that they could not favor any particular town in their district, but that they would be happy if they did locate this plant in Euless and that they believed that the City of Euless had an excellent chance to get this plant if arrangements could be made with the Rock Island Railroad to construct a track up to this location. No decision has been made by the site selecting committee at this time. 3. The Dalmin Development Corporation of Dallas submitted a preliminary plat of Westwood Village, this being a replat of Euless Gardens No. 1. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that this preliminary plat be approved with the suggestion that one of these streets have a sixty foot right -of -way and that the street named Cannon Drive be changed as we already have another street named Cannon Drive i n Euless. Lot 6, Block 9, and Lot 4, Block 4 must be changed to meet the minimum lot size for building homes that meet the requirements of our building regulations. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 4. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to approve the preliminary plat submitted by Mr. Douglas of the Municipal Service Company, as drawn and the dedication of Western Drive. This plat i s on property adjacent to the Fuller Addition. The Vote i n favor of this motion was unanimous. 5. - A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to authorize the calling of a public hearing to rezone Tracts A and B from residential to commercial i n the preliminary plat submitted by the Municipal Service Company. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 202 age Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 23, 1960) Eel A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to approve the revised plat of part of Oakwood Terrace Addition of Lot 1, Block 1, Lots 19 through 28, Block 3, and Lot 8, Block 5. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 7. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to approve the revised plat of the Sheppard Addition. The vote i n favor was unanimous. Mr. Herbert Bonney, representing Smith and Bonney Developers, appeared before the City Council requesting permission to construct a frame building,eighty foot fronting on Highway 157, by twenty -four feet deep, to lease out for a combination grocery store, fruit stand and cafe, this building is to be built on skids on piers with part of the building having a concrete slab. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Horton, that the portion of Ordinance No. 28 requiring a masonry building be waived at this location and that they be issued a occupancy permit for one year. They are to install asphalt driveways also in the parking area at this location and to install asphalt driveways at their filling station adjacent to this location as soon as the weather gets warm. The vote i n favor was unanimous. U A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to approve the purchase of letterheads for the Planning and Zoning Commission, of the City of Euless. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 10. 11. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Horton, to authorize the Fire Chief to get three bids on a new f i re truck just I i ke our present f i re truck no. 52. , with a new minor improvements. The vote i n favor was unanimous. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to authorize the calling of a public hearing on the request to rezone from residential to commercial Lots H, J, K, L, M, and N i n the Millican Subdivision and Lots 17 and 18, Block 12, of the Oak Crest Estates Subdivision for the construction of apartment houses. The vote in favor was unanimous. 11. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Horton, to authorize the Fire Chief to get three bids on a new f i re truck just I i ke our present f i re truck no. 52. , with a new minor improvements. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 1� (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council , February 23, 1960) 12. A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that the Tax Collector and Assessor be allowed to hire an Assistant Tax Collector and Assessor. Four Councilmen voted i n favor of this motion and one, Councilman Anderson, voted against it. 13. A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that the City Secretary write Mr. W. E. Smith of the Hurst - Euless School Tax Office that the City Council of Euless rejected his proposal to handle our tax rolls and collections for 1960. Four Councilmen voted i n favor of this motion and one, Councilman Anderson voted against the motion. 14. A motion was made by Councilman Horton, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare a resolution naming the Weekly News -Texas as the official publication of the City of Euless. The vote in favor was unanimous. 15. A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Ordinance No. 122 be approved and adopted. Ordinance No. 122 is to be known as the Electrical Ordinance of the City of Euless. The vote in favor was unanimous. 16. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller,and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the Great Southwest Development Company not be issued building permits on those streets in the Euless part of Oak Crest Estates u n t i l we have a Performance Bond to cover these unfinshed streets. The vote in favor was unanimous. 17. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City release the Performance Bond of W. E. Brittain, Inc., on paving in the Oakwood Terrace Addition as these streets have been completed. The vote in favor was unanimous. 18. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that City employees be paid extra for holidays they worked t h a t are on the approved l i s t of city holidays. The vote i n favor was unanimous. 19. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to pay policemen at their regular rate of pay for time they work above their regular schedule when authorized to do so by the Chief of Police. The vote in favor was unanimous. 204 (Page Four, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 23, 1960) 20. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Ordinance No. 123 be approved and adopted. Ordinance No. 123 is an ordinance annexing the North Euless Elementary site. The metes and bounds are as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of land out of the J. M, Cummings Survey, Abstract No. 302, in Tarrant County, Texas, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGIINMG at a point in the north line of the Old Dallas Road, County Road No. 3011, 1547.1 feet south 90 deg. 00 min. west from the west line of the Euless- Grapevine Road, County Road No. 3129; THENCE north 00 deg. 05 min. west 675.66 feet; THENCE south 89 deg. 00 min. west 644.7 feet, to a fence in the west line of a tract of land conveyed to Paul Revere Company by a Warranty Deed by Tarrant Land Company, recorded in Volume 3134, Page 415, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; THENCE south 00 deg. 05 min. east 675.66 feet, with a fence to the north line of the Old Dallas Road; THENCE north 89 deg. 00 min. east 644.7 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 10.0 acres of land. All Councilmen present voted in favor of this motion. 21. A motion was made by Councilman Nix,and seconded by Councilman Ross Ferris, to approve the following Highway Permits No. 220 -P8 -60 and State Highway Permit No. 220 -P6 -60 for the Lone Star Gas Company to lay a four inch I. P. gas line on State Highway 183 right -of -way at the intersection of Ridgecrest Drive and Martha Street with Highway 183 in that. order. Permit No. 220 -P7 -60 for the Municipal Service Company to lay an eight inch waterline along the south right -of -way line of State Highway 183 and five foot north of said right -of -way beginning at the east R.0,W. of Martha Street and running west for 900 feet. The vote in favor was unanimous. Attest: /s/ W. E. Flippo City Secretary Minutes Approved: /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr. Mayor