HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-12-20 Regular Meeting i
December 20 , 1Q60
� The City Council of the City o� Grapevine met in regu2ar session
on the above date those pr� sent were Mayor Tip Johnson, Alderman
Matthews , Harwell , Kaker , Deacon and Hayward . Alderman Hayward was '
late for the meetina.
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, Minutes of the pr2vious meeting was read and approved as read.
rire Narshall E. L. J�rdan met cvith t'�e Counci. l to discuss the
burning of trash, leaves , etc in direct violation of Ordinance '
No. 57-19, and causing additional fires in the City. The City
informed �;�r. Jordan that an article would be written and printed
in the "Grapevine Sun't asking the people to please comply with
this burning of trash, leaves , etc. as set forth in this Ordinance ,
and explain why it so dangerous for them nr�t to comply with this.
Mr. Allen and IU"r. Essling� r of the Southwestern States Telephone
Company was pr�sent in regard to a rate increase asked for their
Company. A motion by 4lderman D�acon, secondEd by Alderman N!atth�ws
to authorize the T� 1F�hon� Co. a rate increase as long as the�e ,
is no decrease in she Grapevine Territory serviced by the present
telephone exchange in G�,�pevine . If territory is decreased in
size the rates wi 11 d2creas� accordingly. P.ROtion carried . P,ates
are as follows:
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Class o� Service R�te
Business - One Party '.:> 8.00
Business - Two Party 6.2�
Business - Extcnsion 1 . 75
: R�sidence- One Party 5.00
; Resid�.nce- Two Farty 1�_.00
Residence- Four Party ?.00
F'.•� �idence- Extrnsion 1 .25
Semi-Public . ?2
ORDINANC� NO. 60-15
AN ORDIN.?1�1C;=; ti:��.i1TING TO THi� �GUTH;"J,'�STr??N STAT�S TLLi;PHON�
COP1�P,^.NY, !`. CO??FG:�tATION, ITS SUCC�'SSURS .A1VD ASSIGn1S, THL
RIGHT, PRIVIL�G� �ND P�RP.1IT TO ESTADLISH P��ONTHLY RATES FOR
LOCAL T�LEPHOti� S�'.VIC� IN THL �ITY OF GR_4PLVInT�, T�::��5
4 S S`;T ,=ORT!-i.
This Ordinance mare fully d�scribed in Crdinanc� boo?: as Ordinanc�
No. 60-16 of th� City of Grap^vine , T�>xas.
' P�°r. C, R,°, and HuGh r.'"i ? lican rnet vrith thc Council asr:in� that T�xas
� Str.^et b� viid�>n i ro�;: J<:n'cins to Smith Stre�t to its original v✓idth
instead of the � 1 t stre2t that i s now bei no cur'�.-�e.' , �v.tt��red and
black top�ed .
,^. �notion by �lder;r.an I��_arz�r, s�conded by �.�derman Daacon far th�� City
to resurfac�� T?orth ";iain �tre�t as s=�t up in the original contract
!�rith Uvalde Construction �o. , also i,o prcc-ed wi �h �Il other streets
a� p�r p�ans. 4nd if cu ,b and Jutt�r is put -uawn on the streets and
the pav�-n�nt do = � not cc�,r�r� �he ��r����; �� th<: curbs , th�� Cit� cr�,�v '
Uri ? 1 finisr. paveincr the streets to cen��ct �h� �1:�ck top •,�ith the '
curbs. ��otion carried. ;
A proposal u�as submitted to the Counci 1 by Dr. '�:Vil'.-�cnson rtques± ing '
the City to ask Texas Focver an�? Light Co. to install 5 m�rcury
vapor lights on Highway 11��. irom t.h� corn�r of �oo?�y and SH 11)�
to the Cat.holic Church on SH 11)r. Jim ?i�ncoc�c was to �ake a survey
c� the �:xisting ��.^�et 1. i�h+s alcnc Highway 111T from Dove Road to
the "Y" inters�ction, east of to•,vn, on SH 1L� & 121 , alsa on South
Bal ? a�; � t� ;n±ers�cticn :;i �i: '^1 After surv�y is :nad� the
council -:�r; 11 invit� T^xa� Pov,r�r & Light ��o. rcpres�ntiv2s to meet
�vith th._m and try to wor'rt out sor.r.� �tr�et � i�ht. installations with
the��_.
P�°a�Ior informL,'. th� C011l'?C1 � in ref�renc? �o the drainage on Bellaire
Dryiv� that Uvalde �or� truction Co. i � �o t�k� care or this problem
as per their contract of the stre�t imprnver^.ent program.
,4 motion by Alderman I�al.�r , �econd•^d by .41d�rman Hayward to a����t �
�h� wat�_r and sewer refunding contract b?�rw�en the City of Grapevin� �
and P.'r. Ta*� Waldrop, al �o authorizinr, fi,h� T��avor and Cit.S� Secretary
to �xecute this instrur:ent ,on th� extensinn of tn:, ��r�ter & sewer
lin�s to his p?'opos��d factcry �it� . T'�t ?. �n �arri � :I.
�.�. �''�?'i"un i1�3CUi1 VJ3� tG �::OT'i,ciC'�i, P.°I'. T?1G�":1� � dTla T�'':I'. Lon �iti01'd 1T2
reference to the City abancinc� the all:�;� in B1oc',; ?J bEtv��cn icts
2 and ? in the G;apevin� Survey. Alderman Deacon was to proceed �,vith
thc nec�ssary step� ir. �'isposi �g or this allry.
A motion by :�ldermar. Ka?t�:r , sc:conded �y .�.l� �rman Hay�����ard to ad just
Tax Statement ;"��0 of It:r. Earl Dzacon on the north � of Blocic 1�?C
in the Dooley Survey. This property �ti�as incorrectly bill�d for the
year 1960 . P"otion carried .
Levelin.g oi the additional dirt that has lbeen put cn th� Cit��
FaT�r �vas to tafccn care of by �fr. Johr7son who volunteered to do
thzs service when hi � �quipm�nt is available at no charge to the
City. The T.°ayor was t� ta1�-, to T�,^r. �ti'ric�ht in r�gard to his mattcr,
Council dec,id�d to meet with the Fire Departr;�ent the ?nd 1��onday
niaht in January 1�51 , �am.e beinq the 16th of January.
La?'ue , Lawerence , an�' Ke11y ,4uditinq firm was to be contacted
abuut auditinry the City records for the year 1�60 , and to a�t
- � their price £or this s^vvic� . .Alsa to consu'. t ther� in ���fer�nce
to ���x endina the City f.i. scal y�ar cn September ?0 of ��ach
Yaar.
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City uill � nf�rm a21 p�r�ct2s wi�l�l tw�-way radic� ss Iicens�d �zndcr
the Cities bas� st�.tion, that is not awnh;� b�� the C� t.}�, not in ;
eit,y vehiclas ar au�horized cit�r �.�hicl�-�s , :�ri. 11 b� cr��r�ec� a f�e �
of '�25.00 p=r ?�.cnth for usr?nc� th� ci tV ts bas� �tat.i �n and city ;
persnnel . This will br �ff�ctive January l , 1�61 . {
' The proposed 1�61 budg::t on salarie .� was studied by th� council . �
' A motion by Alderman ?�a�er , secc�nded b;J a2d�rman Haywar� to
� autY:�ori2e �','?OO .00 p�r ��ont'� f�� ac:�ditional �i�=�1p in the G� ty �ffic?. , �
a2sa the present �alari ��s af the �rrtployees wiil r�main t��� same as :�
th� 1�60 salar,ies sch�dules. P.ROti cn carried . Th� 2n�' mretin�
in January was set for addit3.orial sturiy on th� l�?61 prc�posed
budqet . ,
A moti�n by �lderman K�ker, second�d by �.2derman Deacor. to c�ive i
each employeE a 19-12 1b , turkey for Christmas. I��otion carrie;l . ;
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No further busir�E�ss r�:ee�inc� ac?journeci ,
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