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Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
February 28, 1961
The regular meeting.of the Euless,,City
Counci 1 was held on February 28, 1961. Those present were Mayor M i 11 ican,
Councilmen Bobby Fuller, Ross Ferris, H.M. Huffman, and Roy Braswell.
prayer by Councilman Huffman. ,
The Council meeting was opened with a
1.
The minutes of regular Council meeting of
February 14, 1961 and Special Council meeting of February 21, 1961 were
read by the City Secretary and approved by the City Council.
2.
Mr. Harry Cassel appeared before the City
Council to discuss the work he had been doing for the City, patching streets
i n Midway .Park and putting up street signs. The City Counci; 1 authorized-
paying 'him $70.00 for 'the Street work, $12.,00,for repairing and putting up
street signs'and $14.00 to furnish the lumber, paint and labor i n making
two barricades to be used in his street repair work. The City is to pay
S.R.O. Asphalt V3.75-for additional asphalt used in making the street repairs.
Motion was made by Councilman Braswell and seconded by Councilman Ferris that
these be, approved f o r payment. A l l Councilman present ,voted in favor of this
motion.
3.
Motion was made by Counoilman F u l l e r
,and seconded by Councilman Braswell that the City of Euless extend its option
of getting the Hurst - Euless- Bedford School Tax Department to do the,Tax
Assessing and to prepare the Tax Rolla' for the City of Euless, for 1961,
with the understanding that in cases where the Tax valuation are increased
that notices be sent to the tax payers so that they can appear before the
Board of Equalization ff _they so des i.re. A l l Councilmen present voted in
favor of this motion.
Motion was made by Gounci Iman Ferris and
seconded by Councilman Fuller that when a new Policeman is hired that he be
provided with a $100.00 credit in his uniform account and then an additional
$50.00 credit after each 6 months has elapsed. This cannot be paid to the
policeman but must be paid to the company supplying the uniforms for him. The
$100.00 credit is to put the man in uniform to start and the $50.00 credit
each 6 months is to maintain him with proper uniforms at all times. A I I
Councilmen present voted in favor of this motion.
(page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 28, 1961)
5.
The City Council discussed the police
reserve officers wearing uniforms. They must pay for the uniforms themselves.
They can `wear dress clothes, or they can wear shirt and pants of blue or
grey army twill. They can wear black ties and caps if they'so- desire.
6.
The City - Council discussed the concrete
on the asphalt at 610 Mills Drive. The City Secretary is instructed to
take up with the people that put this concrete on the street and have them
remove it.
7.
Motion was made by Councilman Braswell
and slaconded by Councilman Huffman to amend paving Ordinance No. 121 to
permit a mixture of 3" of good gravel and 3" of crushed limestone properly
mixed. This is to be compacted on -a properly prepared roadbed and is to b e
topped with 1LI' of asphaltic mixture on residential streets and 2" of as-
phaltic mixture on thoroughfares streets at the discretion of the City
Council. All Councilmen present voted in favor of this.motion.
The City Council discussed the use of a
policeman on Sunday as a dispatcher, it was decided that it would be cheaper
to hire some one each Sunday to serve as dispatcher.
WO
The City Council approved for payment to
2:
J.R. Duckett`-$790 for 9'loads of gravel and spreading i't out on.the parking
lot on-the South side of the Fire Station and City Hall and on the Driveway
on the'East side of the Fire Station.
Minutes Approved
/s /Ernest Millican, Jr.
Mayor.
ATTEST:
/s/ W. E. Flippo
City Secretary