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. Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grapevine �
was held on August 18, 1959 with the following memCers present. �y
A�layor Tip ?ohnson; Aldermen Doil Dalton, �ldermen Al Har�vell, ,
Aldermen R. F. Shelton, Aldermer� Har�ld Kaker , City Secretary �
Jim Hancock.
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M�_nutes of the meeting of July 21, 1959 were read an ap��roved. i
Nlr. William P. Esslin�er of the Southwestern States Telephone �
Company presented a franchise o.rdinance for the Council's �
consideration. The Council disapr�roved of t he twenty fiv� year
(2.5) term of the franchise and also wa��ted it stipulated that in the i
event state statutes all_owed��increase d•n gross receipts precentage
the City would not be bound to the 2% ��utlined in the cont��� ,
of the tranchise. It was finally decided that the Lity Attorney,
June Welch, would re-write the franchise to be submitted tor '
approval at � later date.
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Discussior�S'were held pertaining to trai� ice problems on '�Jest +
College Street and East Worth Street. The following tr�ffic �
- resolutions were presented and passed. i
NGiN �iE IT RLSUL .EL' �Y 'IHE C;ITY CUUI�'CIL �r THE CITY �F GRf11'E vINE,
TEXAS, TF�AT;.
1. The traffic on the following streets be restricted to
a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour except the portion
of said street which shall be classif ied as school
2one and trafric in said school �one shall be restricted
• to a maximum sp�ed of 15 miles per hour.
A. Ea.�t �yorth east from I��lain street to dead end.
B. West Colle�e from Nlain �tre� t 4aest to Ridge
Road. Ridge Road North to West Wall �treet.
2. The intersection of �ast Worth Street and Dooley Street
t�e made a f our way stop.
3. The intersection of �3a11 anc] West Colle�e be made a
three w�.y stop intersection.
4. The traffic L�e restricted to one way flow as described
on the followinr strects.
A. lVest (=olle;;e taest to Ridge Road, ,
B'. Ridge t�oad North. to West Wall. ;
5. Overnight parking of trucks in the residental areasbe
prohibited.
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Aldermen Kalcer motioned to ammend the street bud�et to cover
road gravel nurchased in th�# month of August. hlotione�t
seconded by E?ldermen Graham and passed.
�9eeting Adjourned:
City Secretary
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