HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-02-15 Regular Meeting a The reguler meeting of the City Council of the City of Grapevine i
was held on February 15, 1955 with the following members persent: �
w Mayor H. M. Cosnahan; Aldermen Joe Box, .Bill Guest , E. M. Pair, �
�� & R. F. Shelton; Secretary Hugh Millican.
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�� Minutes of the meeting of February l, 1955 were read and approved. i
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� Fire Chief Greener met with the �ouncil to request permission �
m to increase the mem�ership of the Grapevine gire Department to 35; s
� the additional 5 members to be day time firemen. 3
� Alderman Shelton offered the following motion: �
Q 1) Membership of the Grapevine Fire Department be increased to `
p thirty five; t
z ,� -'3 2) New membership be limited to day time available men until �
Q m at least one-third of the members are available for fire �
N duty during the day time; �
3) This change is not intended to affect any member now on the ;
department, only the new members accepted. ;
/�) The Fire Chief is to supervise the administration of these
provi�ions. p
Motion seconded by Alderman Guest and passed by vote. �
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Alderman Guest moved the the pay for nightwatch service along the �
m SS-''� Highway (114) section be set at ..4`p 45.00 per month begining with �
the current month. Motion seconded by Alderman Shelton and passed
by vote.
Alderman Shelton offered a resolution calling for a General City
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Officers' Flection to be held at the City Hall on the 5th day of I
� April, 1955 for the eiection of a Mayor and five Aldermen and i
, 1 authorizing the Mayor to issue the necessary orders and author- ;
fLSs izing the City Secretary to furnish the ne�essary supplies� The !
motion adopting the resolution was seconded by Alderm�n Guest and I
passed by vote� 4-0.
Alderman �ox moved that payment to Pittsburg-Desmonies Steel Co. �,
for the overhead tank be authorized w��hholding � 2,000.00 as ' j
^ M55�� provided for late completion damage claim. Motion seconded by �
a A l derman Pair an d passe d by vo te.
�w Alderman Guest introduced the followin� ordinance and moved its
0 adoption:
AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING ANNrXATION OF CERTAIN H�REINAFTER
� DFSCRIBED PROP�RTY TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TFXAS, '�VHICH
0_ PROPERTY IS KNO'TIN AS BFLLAIRE �DDITION, SFCTION A; BELL-
�s t..: :'RI�.D_�ADI�TT�ON, SFCTION B; SFCTION A, SKY HARBOR ADDITION;
m AND SECTION B, SKY H4RBOR t�DDITION; ALL OF SAID SUBDIVISIONS
� BEING ADDITIONS TO THF C�TY OF GRAPEVINE IN� TARRART COUNTY, ;
� TEXAS.
Q Alderman Pair seconded th e motion which passed by vote, 4A0. �
Z (Ordinance numbered 55-1) , �
Alderman Box moved that the Mayor be authorized to secure data
� �',_T � concerning the erection of an $' fence with barb wire strands �
, I� and to proceed to let the contracts for this work around the lots" �
�SS containing the new water tank and the 2 water plants. Motion
was seconded by Alderman Shelton and passed by vote.
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i Meet'n adjourned.
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Hugh Millican, City Secretary
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