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� x regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grapevine, �i
� Texas was held on June 16, 1957 with the following members present: a
Mayor Tip Johnson; xldermen, William H. Kaker„ Doil Dalton,
j Rodney Shelton, and talbert Harwell ; �cting City Secretary Jim ;
Hancock. .vlderman Graham was absent. i�
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A�inutes of the meeting of June 2�, 1959 Were read and approved. �
Messrs. Fatherree and Glover of the Lone Star Gas Company were ',
� again present for further discussion of the adoption of the Gas
Companies standard Street Rental Charge Ordinance. .�.lderman
i Kakermoved to pass the ordinance to expire August ll�, 1967 if
it would not be illegal or too difficult ot ammend. Motion was
Seconded by .ylderman Shelton and passed.
Mr. Root of the Texas Power and Light Company was present to
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discuss the ado tion of a Street Rental Char e Ordfnanc s a
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to that of the Gas Company. xlderman Kaker moved to take the same
action on this ordinance as just taken on the one for the Gas �
i Company. Motion Seconded by xlderman Sh�lton and Passed.
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' Mr. Keller of First of Texas, and Messrs. Franklin and Hundley 6
of Dittmar and Company were present to make the City on offer for €
the purchase of Water and Sewer �Vorks improvement bonds totaling
�425,000. Bonds to retire in thirty four years. The offer was i
as follows:
1960-196�.----- 3.75� 1977-1989 ----- 4-.75�
1965-1970----- 4.25� 1990-1993 ----- l�.85� i
1971-1976----- 4. 50� � �
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t�ction as to accept or reject this offer was postponed until
Wednesday, June 17, 1959.
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1-�.lderman Shelton moved that the City mowing machine may be used I
to mow parts of the grounds of the Cemetary xssociation and
other City-wide civic organizations. Dlfotion was by �lderman `
Harwell and passed.
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' Notion was made by Alder-man Shelton that the �ity not do mowing ;
for Churches and private property oweners for '_the present time. �
Motion seconded by �lderman Harwell and passed. �
� Alderman Harwell moved that the City Hall be kept open until I�,
� noon on S�turday and that the employees have one-half day off
during the week to compensate for working on Saturday. IV[otion
seconded by xlderman Shelton and palled.
xlderman Kaker moved that the City should get approval on plans
for the construction of Road No. 2, picnic tables, and toilets
in Silver Lake Park, and then call for bids for the compleste �
job. Motion seconded by Rlderman Shelton and passed.
It was agreed by the n�ayor and aIl Councilmen that a11 purchases
of insurance by the City would be through agencys established
in Grapevine.
� Meeting continued until June 17, 1959.
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(Continuation of ineeting of June 16, lg 59)
Members present were: 1�4ayor Tip Johnson, �-�ldermen, WilZiam H. i
Kaker, Doil Dalton Albert Harwell ,and Norris Graham. Acting �
City Secretary Jim Hancock. �lderman Shelt4n was absent. i
Mr. Kelley an�i Mr. Franklin were present to here the decisfan '
of the Council on the sale of the Water and Sewer Works Improve-
ment bonds.
xlderman Kaker moved to decline the offer of First of Texas �
and Dittmar and Company on the bonds and to �ave a public auction '
`' for the bonds at 7:30. P.PJ�. on June 24, 1R57. A�[otien seconded
by alderman Harwell and passed.
Alderman Kaker moved that a letter be written to County Commiss- I
ioner Earl Johnson requesting the resurfacing of West College �
Street from main Street to Ridge Road to l�Test Wall Str�et, and '
East Worth Street from Main Street to the school campus and the
four streete on thefour sides of the school campus. fl�?otion by
�lderman Harwell and passed.
1�?ayor and all councilmen decided not to tear out a section of �,
curbinq on Vine Street and �� replace to a grade that would j
change the direction of flow of water along a portion of Vine '
Street. j
The following ordinances were adopted on a motion by alderman
Kaker and seconded by Alderman Harwell, and are to expire
Apr i 1 15, 1961 . Yo�e - � -� �o �dsS.
1. �N ORDINAIVCE FIXING AND DET�RMINING FOR LONE ST�.R �
GtiS COMP�\NY, ITS SUCCESSORS 1iND .E-�SSIGNS, �L STREET
, RENTAL C�RGE OF TWO PER CENT (2�) OF THE DOMESTIC
AND COD1�I��RCIAL �RECEIPTS DERIVED FROD.�I THE SH.LE OF GAS
WITHIN THE CITY LI�,�ITS OF THE CITY OF GRxPEVINE,
T�-tRRANT COUNTY, TE:CAS, LXPRESSLY EXCLUDING RECEIPTS
DERIV�.D FROA�I THE INDUSTRI�tL SALES xND FRON� THE SI-�LES
TO GOV�RAJ�ENTxL CONSUMER S; PROVI Da'I�G FOR THE PAYI�TENT '
OF SP�ID 'I1�'d0 PER CENT (2 0) RENTI-�LCHARGE; PROVIDING
FOR THE FILING OF A SIUORN REPORT SHOi�JIN�z THE GROS5
RECEIPTS RECEIVED FROPJ� THE StiLE OF GAS; .��ND PROVID-
- I NG x P ENAL TY FOR TH E FA I LUR E TO P.�.Y S1-�.I D R�NTxL
CHARGE OR FILL S�ID REPORT. i
The above ordinance is fully described ancl filed in the ordinance
book as Ordinance number S'9-�J . I
2. hN' ORDIN�INCE FIXING �1ND DETERn�RINING FOR THE TE;C�tS
POWER & LIGHT COMPxNY, ITS SUCCESSORS r:ND �;SSIGNS,
A STREET P,LNT�1, CH�-1RGE OF TWO PER CENT (2�) OF THE
DOPJ�ESTIC 1-�ND CO1V�I�ERCIAL RECLIPTS D.'�tIVED FROM THE
� Sl�LL OF ELECTRICTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TARRANT COUNTY, TE>C��S EXPP.ESSLY
�XCLUDING REC�IPTS DERIVED FROAJ� THE INDUSTRIAL SALES
AND FROAII THE SAI..ES TO GOVERNl��ENT�tL CGNSUMERS; PROVID- '
ING FOR TH� FILING OF A StiVORN REPORT SHOUIING THE GROSS I
RECEIPTS RECEIVED FROM THE S��L� OF ELECTRICITY; xND '
PROVIDING 1a PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE 'Ib PP�Y S�tID
R.ENTAL CHtiFtGE OR FILE S�ID REPORT. '
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This ordinance is fully described and filed in the ordinance I
book as Ordinance Number J 9'—(0 . '
r�^eeting ad journed.
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