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Home My WebLink About1953-12-15 Regular MeetingThe regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grapevine was held on December 15, 1953 with the follow ember present Mayor H. M Cosnahan; Aldermen Joe Box, Rill. Guest, J. `J. Daniel E. M. Pair, & R. P Shelton; Secretary Hugh Millican8 -Minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. Hills on the following pages, with the operational statement, were noted and approved Alderman Daniel introduced-, a resolution and moved its , adoption with Alderman Shelton's second, Motion carried. Resolution asked the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. to install signal devices at the crossing; of Main Street and the R. R. Peddler's Ordinance was read but was deferred until some changes can be made in wording. Mr. Earl Deacon presented a letter to the Council, (original is made a part of these minutes). Notion by Alderman Box and sedond by Alderman Shelton that no action be -taken on subject content of letter until further® study can be made at a later meeting was passed. Bob Nichols, of the firm of geese & Nichols, presented a review of the recommendations of their firm in connection with water and sewer improvements® ?-Iotion. by Alderman Box that the firm be in- structed to proceed with the specifications and plans for these im- provements in the following orders 1. 200,000 P-allon overhead water storage tank, 2. Sewer outfall line from Coppell street to sewer plant, 3®-:'ater lines connecting water plants and new tank, 4. Sewer plant improvements. was seconed by Aderman. Shelton and passed by vote. Alderman Shelton introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolution: "BY THE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, T ; A="' CAT ASST TGRETURNES AND DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION H7LU ON THE 12th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1953, ON THE QUESTION OF THE I93UAivCE OF $150,000 SEWER IT - PROVEMI NTS AND EXTENSION BONDS; AND ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF $Q0,O00.00 iATFRgfflRKS IMPROV,7JTIENT AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS." The motion was seconded by Alderman Guest and passed by vote 6-0. Motion by Alderman Shelton that an auction be held at the City Hall January 12, 1954 at ®00 P. M. ,for the sale of these bonds was seconded by Alderman Paas and passed by vote. Motion by Alderman Daniel that the Bonds be dated January 15, 1954 was seconded by Alderman. Box and passed by vote. See reverse side Motion. by Alderman Shelton that the schedule of maturities Dresented be accepted, ' 24 years for the tai: bonds and 30 ' gears for the revenue 'ponds was seconded by Alderman Guest and passed, Alderman Box roved that the Cite pay into the Grapevine Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund $5.00 per firemen for the year of 1953 Motion was passed after Alderman. Guest's second. Motion by Alderman Box the City purchase box of -candy for each of the employees and the firemen and the telephone operators was seconded by Alderman Shelton and passed®, Meeting Adjourned. H ca, ity ecretary N-1 see BALANCES, 10/31/53: ''Dater Fund General Fund Social Security "inking Fund Bond Fund Reserve Fund Special Fund Contract Fund TOTAL ADD I1\TCO1,TMv,:,, CITY OF GRAPEVINE STATEMENT OFB."t'LANCES MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1953 41200.69 3j531. 1 122.60 105,687.71 504.08 4loO74-18 4�-2-40 50939 .0 i % 3 $ 909 .2 5 .,r,ater & Sewer Department General City 82821.00 Service Deposits Placed (35-4.0) 35.50 TOTAL TOTAL CREDITS DEDUCT: Expenses® ,A,Tater & Sewer Dept. 41 s 501.25 General City 1027-30 Interest Costs 467.50 Total ' 3,496.05 Debt Payments: Bonds 22000.00 Contracts 1.L22 Total 3,229.05 Capital Exp.: Equipment 0 85.00 System Expansion 4j176.51 Total 4,261-51 Service Deposits Refunded 42.00 Total 11)028.61 Less Salary Deductionx 138.37 TOTAL NET FXPENDITURES � 29$112.86 12_1765.75 qP 413 878. 61- l0 8 9 �O- 2t4 OPERATING SUPPLIMENT CIT` OF GRAPEVINE Month of November, 1953 'ATER &, SE,AJER DEPARTMENT: rn�come.- W. &-,, S. Rents Connection Charges Total Expenses® Office Salaries System Repairs Pumping Truck Freight 8P Transp. Total GENER.1"L CITY OPERATIONS: Income: - Taxes: 1953, gross Less discount 1953, net 1952 1951 & Prior Building Permits TrafficeFines 1� Garbage Collections Total 181612-30 252.90 x,359®4 61.6o 10,100 3R639.25 270.00 6.04 955® 2 0 16.29 289.41 194.69 32.91 6.71 8,431.00 5.00 19.00 366.00 125.00 96.00 6- I2. 105.06-19�,.qq 424.08 105.79 264-35 L 29-40 31909.25 6 1,501.25 ,, 8)821.00 11527.30 Bills submitted for approval December 15, 1953 Tate Stores City Garage Linthicum Service Station Cathey Office Supply ul. J. Henderson NT 'eater Meter & Rppaire M. A. Scruggs L. Richardson Bettie Harlin H. D. Thompson Henry Emery 4, J. B. Daniel Bettie Harlin M. A. Scruggs W. S. Darley j Transport Clearings Roy Mitchell \1 Bettie Harlin Addressograph Co. NT Water Meter Repair Sery ,dell Mac'ninery & Supply Texas Power & Light M. A. Scruggs A. L. Richardson Grapevine Sun Rohan & Co. Bettie Harlin M. A. Scruggs A. L. Richardson J. Henderson A gi Scruggs A. L. Richardson Bettie Harlin Brooks Service Station Rohan Co. ,Tell Machinery & Supply i,1ra. Cameron&- , Co. I Henry Emery 0 Bettie Harlin A. L. Richardson M. A. Scruggs A. J. Thompson Walter Sutton H. D. Thompson Robert L. Scribner Certified Products Co. Municipal Tank Service Co. Tate Stores Grapevine Sun rTate Stores oy Mitchellrj. Cameron Co. �i llingham Service Station Yancey & Yancey City Drug Store L. M. Chaffin Southwestern States Tel. ,.-Vater dept. exp. 1 -. 0 Repairs to pick-up 10.85 Gas and oil , 23.51 Tax data supplies 64.78 Mileage and ice exp. 12.90 24 meters 130.34 Salary less deductions 40-36 t? ti st 6.00 It 15-00 Garbage C� 319-05 Meter readings 76.20 Repair work 228.20 Salary 22.50 Salary less deductions 40.36 Water T)ept. Supplies 19.85 Freight 1.50 Bellaire B Const 31867.41 Salary less deductions 23-50 Plates 1.35 9 meters 61.Q9 Clams and Fittings 59-i4 Electricity 305.60 Salary Less Deductions 40.36 st ti it 46.00 Tin ant Ad 1.20 Two Valves 14.84 Salary Less Deductions 29.00 Salary Less Deductions 40.36 IT 4 6. a) ti ii it 239-99 it ti tT O. 36 it ti 46. 00 15. r -n - Pick -up Gas and Oil 34-33 Meter Boxes 64.80 C&Pper Pipe and Curb Stops 158.73 Material Account 9.23 Meter Reading 73.00 Salary Less Deductions 22.50 it it 46,,00 is it tt (plus vacation time) 78.12 Street Cleaning 6.00 IT It 3.50 2xzhxXz Street Cleaning 15 ®C Street Cleaning 6.00 Scalit 11-38 Tank Repairs 50-00 Account 6.78 Bond Election Notice 36.00 Food for rescue work at lake 21.02 Bellaire B. Construction 309,10 ,11ater Sept. Material 1®5 Gas for Fire Truck O®5 Fireman Ins. 90.00 Office Supplies 1.35 Electrical Work 10.00 3.40 15 '5os3 40,14 1 Fatty Cash 9c, Deposit Refund63-70 Lone Star Gas 4.66 Jack Chast e D -opsit Refund 3.50 `� . G a Avery �� r 3.5 ® Hugh Millican Salary 187.52 A. B. Alen '? 178. L9 G® Blsums TI 170,87 W. E. Harm Ni htT`s°�tchill 35-0 :. Mrs. Garbe Hurst Librarly 10.00 Tom French Attorney 35-00 :fair Motor Co. repairs to Fire truck 4.50 Willhoite Garage Gas for Fire Truck 2.70 H. Da Thompson Garbage 332.10 John Hemley Ell ectio Judge 10.00 Jazzes Buckner 10.00 H. L. Higgins 10.100 Southwestern States Tel. Co. 5.90 il Hancock Service Ctat4'o patrol Car Gas Cil 25-29 1 tl. Inst. Municipal Cks. Dues 10.00 Tip Johnson Street ors 992.00 &' X-m n TO: 1-1011,10PLaBIE MYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, We believe tAnt the city should operate its revenue ;producing business like any other privately owned business. in order to seper ate the Revenue producing Public projects from any tax sun . ort two conditions should be fulfilled: Other than the cost of the initial inst£.ilation, the water and sewer revenue should finance the ontire cost of the water and sewer system, including such items as operational expense, repairs depreciation and exD nsion, when needed. 2. Tax revenue sh3u d be used soley for the purpose of fin nc rig non-revenue producing services, such as, fire protection, law enforcement, road repairs, adm nstrat ve expenses, pare developement, etc, In bringing in new subdivic ons, we believe n refunding plan should be developed which can be extended to all developers and whick will not penalize the developer or the city. In our judgement the past fans and the present plan of refunding to developers will require additional tax increases, as new subAivisicns are added to the city In as much as, refunding is a controversial subject and since refunding invo v;s the peoples money, we recommend Vat the issue b submitted to a vote of the 'cople to decide rhe ther the developer shall receive one of the following 1. No refund at all. 2. Refund 25% of the nater and sewer revenue from the subdivision involved for 15 gears or the dexo?o0o? has a 100" refund, whict ever occurs first. 3Refund 50% of the water and sewer r- -venue from the sub- , division involved for 15 years or unt-J-1 the developer has been reimbursed for '--is cost, which ever occurs first.