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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-03-22Regular Meeting Euless City Council March 22, 1960 The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was held on March 22, 1960. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr Councilmen Paul Horton, Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, Lee Roy Nix, and J. S. Anderson. by Councilman Anderson. The Council meeting was opened with a prayer 1. The minutes of the regular council meeting of February 23, 1960, and the special council meeting of March 10, 1960, were read by the City Secretary and approved by the City Council. 2. The Dalmin Development Corporation submitted the final plat of the first section of Westwood Village being submitted in increments. A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Co uncilman Fuller, that this plat be approved. The vote in favor was unanimous. 3. Mr. Don Young representing the Peter Pirsch and Sons Company submitted a contract on a new fire truck pumper for the Fire Department. This is to be exactly the same pumper as our No. 52 except for minor improvements and a larger water tank and it is to be equipped with 1500 feet of 23 inch wax and gum treated dacron hose and w i I I have 600 feet of wax and gum treated 11 inch cotton hose, ore 2j PDQ, four 11 Imperial and one 3/4 inch PDQ chrome nozzles. This pumper is to cost $12,872.00 and is to be completed in 150 working days. A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and seconded by Council- man Ferris, that Resolution No. 26 be approved. Resolution No. 26 authorizes the Mayor to sign a contract with Peter Pirsch and Sons Company for the purchase of this fire truck pumper from them for $12,872.00. Four Councilmen voted in favor of this motion and one, Councilman Anderson, did not vote. n A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that Resolution No. 27 be approved. Resolution No. 27 authorizes the Mayor to sign a contract with Bob Coske, Inc., Ford dealer at Arlington, for the purchase of a 1960 Ford Chassis for the new fire truck pumper at a price of $6,177.00 This Ford Chassis is to be like the Ford Chassis on No. 52 except i t w i l l be a 1960 model with a few minor improvements and i s to have a thirty gallon gasoline tank instead of an eighteen gallon gas tank. Four Councilmen voted in favor of t h i s motion and one, Councilman Anderson, d i d not vote. 212 (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 22, 1960) 5. A motion was made by Councilman Anderson, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to approve the annual audit report of the records of the City of Euless as of Jnauary 31, 1960 by Weaver and Tidwell, Certified Public Accountants. The vote In favor was unanimous. Q A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that City Attorney W. L. Bondurant contact Mr. W. E. Smith, Tax Assessor and Collector for the Hurst - Euless School District and work out a contract for Mr. W. E. Smith to do the assessing of taxes for Euless, make up the Euless Tax Rolls, meet with the Euless Equalization Board and let us pay for this service in four montly payment, starting October 1, 1960. The vote in favor was unanimous. 7. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that Tex Jones, President of the Tex Jones Building Corporation, get together with other builders and work their recommend- ations with reference to the Electrical Ordinance and come back on April 12, 1960, which w i I I be our next regular meeting night, The City will withhold any action on the Electrical Ordinance until this meeting, The vote in favor was unanimous. A Mr. Bert E. Hey], Chairman of the Board of the Western Hills Inn, appeared before the City Council requesting that they waive the penalty charge o f $157.50 f o r the Western H i l l s Inn being delinquent in paying their 1959 taxes. He stated they did not have the money to pay these taxes and that he had to call a board meeting to get the authorization to borrow the money, but that due to bad weather they could not get the board together in time to borrow the money to pay their taxes before they became delinquent. A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded by Councilman Nix, that the penalty shall not be waived in this case. The vote in favor was unanimous. A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and seconded) by Councilman Horton, that a l l city personnel shall be expected to work their regular shift unless relief is authorized by their supervisor. The vote in favor was unanmous. 10. A motion was made by Councilman Nix, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City Tax Assessor and Collector prepare lists of the 1958 and 1959 delinquent taxes and turn them over to the City Attorney W. L . Bondurant, preparatory t o f i l i n g suit to collect these taxes. The vote in favor was unanimous. `Ji3 (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless 'City Council, March 22, 1960) "m Mr. B. J. Reaves, developer of the Bell -Hi Addition requested the City of Euless to install street lights at Pipeline Road and Needles, Paula and Needles, Paula and Susan. He also requests that the City write the Federal Housing Administration stating that the City of Euless would assume maintenance of these streets after the two year maintenance period had elapsed. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Horton, that the City Secretary be authorized to write the letter requested and that the City install the street fights. The vote in favor was unanimous. 12. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, that State Highway Department Permit No. 220- D26 -60 be approved for an entrance to Martha Street as per State Highway Department specificaitons. These are 64 feet of 24 inch reinforced concrete pipe covered with good gravel and surfaced with Hot Mix Asphaltic concrete. The vote in favor was unanimous. 13. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to approve State Highway Department Permit No. 220- D27 -60 to place Hot Mix Asphaltic Asphalt surface on the entrace to property 150 feet west of the junction with Martha Street on the south side of Highway 183. The vote in favor was unanimous. 14. 15• Councilman Anderson, Street Commissioner, said that they were to start work repairing the streets in Midway Park No. 1 Wednesday, and start on Midway Park No. 2 in a short time. The council meeting adjourned at 11:50 p.m. Minutes approved: /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr. Attest: Mayor /s/ W. E. Flippo City Secretary A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to approve State Highway Department Permit No. 220- D28 -60. This i s for a driveway for W. C. Bryan's f i l l i n g station on Highway 183, 0.5 mile east of Highway 157. It is on the north side of Highway 183 and is for one 45 foot and one 34 foot asphalt drive. The vote in favor was unanimous. 15• Councilman Anderson, Street Commissioner, said that they were to start work repairing the streets in Midway Park No. 1 Wednesday, and start on Midway Park No. 2 in a short time. The council meeting adjourned at 11:50 p.m. Minutes approved: /s/ Ernest Millican, Jr. Attest: Mayor /s/ W. E. Flippo City Secretary a� °�A>