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Regular Meeting
Euless City Council
February 27, 1962
The regular meeting of the Euless City
Council was held on February 27, 1962. Present were Mayor J. S. Anderson,
Councilmen Billy Owens, H. M. Huffman, Bobby Fuller, Billy Byers, and
Roy Braswell.
The council meeting was opened with a
prayer by Mayor Anderson.
1.
The minutes of the council meeting of February
13, 1962, were read by Mrs. Thompson. In Item No. 2, the company bidding on the
Plymouth should read H. B. Ransom Motor Company. Item No. 3, the motion should
read that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare an ordinance amending
Ordinance No. 33 as proposed. The minutes were approved subject to these
changes.
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Mr. Tony Braxton appeared before the Council
asking permission to open a used car lot in connection with a service station
on the property between Highway 183 and Huffman Drive where they join. He
stated that he planned to keep between twenty -five and thirty cars on this lot.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell,
and seconded by Councilman Owens, that the City grant Mr. Braxton a one year
permit, non - transferable, on receipt of a letter from him to the City, stating
that he would handle primarily 1955 models or newer, and that he would use a
metal prefab building for a sales office. The vote in favor was unanimous.
3.
-- Several citizens appeared before the Council
to discuss the problem of school children living south of State Highway 183
crossing this highway, going to the new junior high school.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell,
and seconded by Councilman Fuller, that the City contact the State Highway
Department and ask for a traffic survey and a controlled traffic light at Highway
183 and Vine Street, a pedestrian walk b u i l t over the highway, a boulevard
fence, and in the meantime, a patrolman on duty at this crossing for whatever
hours may be necessary for the safety of the children. The vote in favor was
unanimous.
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A motion was made by Councilman Braswell,
and seconded by Councilman Byers, that the Finance Commissioner be authorized
to make payment on the Master Plan. One half to be paid now and the other half
to be paid as the Finance Commissioner arranges with Wisenbaker, Fix, & Associates.
The vote in favor was unanimous.
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5.
A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and
seconded by Councilman Huffman, that Ordinance No. 164 be approved and adopted.
This is an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 33, providing for change of
designation in certain areas and amending the zoning map to conform with such
amendment, and providing for an effective date. The vote in favor was unanimous.
6.
A motion was made by Councilman Braswell, and
seconded by Councilman Huffman, that Ordinance No. 163 be approved and adopted.
This is an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 33, Section VIII, and Sub - Section
C of Section XI I, such section affecting the minimum lot iwdth requirements and
minimum square footage requirements for dwellings, and providing for an effective
date. Four Councilmen voted in favor of this motion, and Councilman Owens
voting against it. The motion carried.
7.
A motion was made by Councilman Owens, and
seconded by Councilman Byers, to authorize the Chief of Police to move Billy
Thompson from dispatcher to patrolman and hire another dispatcher effective
March 1, 1962. The vote in favor was u'nanimous.
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A motion was made by Councilman Braswell,
and seconded by Councilman Huffman, that a l l houses on South Main Street be
built on the minimum thirty foot set back line. The vote in favor was
unanimous.
Attest:
/s/ G. D. McAdoo, Jr.
City Secretary
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Minutes Approved:
/s/ J. S. Anderson
Mayor