HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-06-28Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
June 28, 1960
The regular meeting of the Euless City
Council was held on June 28, 1960. Present were Mayor Ernest Millican, Jr.,
Councilmen Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, H. M. Huffman, and Roy Braswell.
The council meeting was opened with a
prayer by Councilman Huffman.
The minutes of the council meeting of June
14, 1960 were read by the City Secretary and approved by the Council.
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Mr. Leon J. Levltt and Mr. Dan Peters
appeared before the City Council submitting a preliminary plat of Park Crestmoor
Addition, Section No. 2, consisting of forty -four lots. This preliminary plat
having been previously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Braswell, to approve this preliminary plat. All
Councilmen present voted in favor of this motion.
3.
Mr. Leon J. Levitt and Mr. Dan Peters sub-
mitted a revised plat of Lots 17R and 18R, Block 4, of the Park Crestmoor
Addition No. 1. This revised plat having been previously approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that this revised plat be approved. All Council-
' men present voted in favor of this motion.
4.
The City Council received a letter from Dalwin
Development Corporation requesting street lights in the Westwood Village Addition.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell, and
seconded by Councilman Huffman, that the City Secretary be authorized to request
the Texas Power and Light Company to install one street light at the intersection
of Westwood Drive and Carter Drive and to write the Dalmin Development Corporation
that vie w i l l install other lights as the houses are completed and people are
moving into them, as this is in line with our usual policy in new development.
A l l Councilmen presented voted in favor of this motion.
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A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City Secretary write to the Texas Power
and Light Company for information as to progress being made in installing the
Mercury Vapor lights at the intersection of Highway 183 and RVI Highway 157, and
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(Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, June 28, 1960)
at the intersection of Euless Boulevard and Ridgecrest Drive. All Councilmen
present voted in favor of this motion.
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A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and
seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Secretary be authorized to write
to the Texas Power and Light Company asking them to install an incandescent
street light at the intersection of Midway Drive and Milam Drive in Midway
Park. All Councilman present- voted in favor of this motion.
7.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell ,
and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Secretary authorize the
Texas Power and Light Company to install a Mercury Vapor street light at the
Assembly of God Church at 904 South Main Street. A l l Councilman present voted
in favor of this motion.
A motion was made by Councilman Ferris, and
seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City Secretary authorize Texas Power and
Light Company to install Mercury Vapor street lights at the intersection of
Euless Boulevard and Cresthaven Drive, at the intersection of Euless Boulevard
and Heather Drive, at the intersection of Euless Boulevard and Raider Drive,
at the intersection of Euless Boulevard and Highland Drive, and at the
intersection o f Euless Boulevard and P i p e l i n e Road North. A l l Councilmen
present voted in favor of this motion.
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Mayor Mi l l ican read a letter received from
Mr. E. W. Smith, Tax Collector and Assessor of the Hurst - Euless Independent
School District and Assessor for the City of Euless, requesting that the City
Council set the tax rate for the year of 1960 as soon as possible.
10.
The City of Euless received a copy of a
letter written by Mr. W, A. Elliott, Jr., City Engineer to the Dalmin Develop-
ment Corporation giving his approval of the streets constructed in Westwood
Village, as follows:
Fuller Drive:
beginning at
the east property
line of
Lot 1,
Block 7, and
ending at the west property
l i n e of Lot 18, Block
6.
Westwood Drive:
beginning at
the intersection
of the
north
property line of
Lot 4, Block 7
and ending at
the east property
line of
Lot
1, Block 6.
Carter Drive:
beginning at
the north property
line of
Lot
1, Block 6,
and ending 300
feet north of
the southeast corner
of Euless
Gardens No. 1.
A motion was made by Councilman Huffman, and
seconded by Councilman Braswell, that the City of Euless accept these streets
as listed above. All Councilmen present voted in favor of this motion.
(Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, June 28, 1960)
11.
Health and Welfare Commissioner Braswell
reported that the grass and weeds on the Warren Fuller property that Mr. S. H.
Cadenhead complained about had been cut.
12.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell,
and seconded by Councilman Ferris, that the City Secretary write to Tri- tronics
informing them that the City has received several complaints about water
they use in washing some of their materials has been permitted to drain down
and stand on other people's property creating a nuisance, which is a violation
of the City Health Ordinance. This must be abated within ten days or if they
are unable to correct this condition in this time have a representative from
their company appear before the City Council at 7:30 p.m., July 12, 1960.
A l l Councilmen present voted in favor of this motion.
13.
The City Secretary was instructed to write
a letter to Mr. Bob Brady informing him that the creek running between Midway
Park No. 1 and Midway Park No. 2, i s washing out the abutments of the bridge
on Mi llam Drive and should be repaired.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller,
and seconded by Councilman Ferris, to adjourn at 10:35 p.m.
Minutes Approved:
/s/ Ernest Millican, Jr.
Mayor
Attest :
/s/ W. E. Flippo
C it Secretary
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