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February 16, 1917
Minutes of City Council Meeting
On the night of February 16, 1917 City Council of Grapevine met in regular session with the following members present BR Wall, Mayor, JH Withrow, GE McCombs, DD Wall, LH Cook and ET Brown Alderman, MT Chambers, Marshall and CV Hale Secretary
After reading and approving the minutes of the last meeting the Mayor called the house to business and proceed at once with the business of the hour. The accumulated bills were ordered paid and discussion of firefighting apparatus was brought up and carried to great length when a motion was carried to continue the meeting on Thursday night of the next week.
A motion was carried to allow MT Chambers to hire help to build a concrete culvert at the north end of Church Street said culvert to built as per ET Brown's specifications.
ET Brown reported on the bell for fire alarm. No definite conclusion was reached. Council adjourned to meet next Thursday night.
February 22, 1917
The Council met at regular session with all members present. We went immediately into business. After discussion of the firefighting apparatus, and upon the presentation of subscription list by Bob Lucas, a motion carried to buy the Ford Chassis for $300.00 . Mayor Wall appointed a committee of DD Wall and ET Brown to buy the chassis. There being no furhter business Council adjourned.
468 February 16, 1917 WC Brown for graveling Smith Street $50.00
January 1917 No. 480 George Barger for work 4.50
1915 No. 479 JP ____ shop work 3.50
January 26 478 CM Millican shop work 3.50
477 EM Stephens time work on sprinkler 2.20
Jan 476 Grapevine Light and Ice Co for toll 6.00
Jan 475 Grapevine Water Works for toll repairs 10.10
Jan 473 JW Brock for gravel and plowing 18.60
Jan 474 DD Wall credit to JW Brock on work 5.00
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Dec 20 472 DE Austin Chemicals for machine 6.03
Jan 27 471 AC Hillish shop work 1.50
Feb 10 470 BR Wall for dog tags 4.00
Jan 20 469 MT Chambers salary and work 29.35
March 16, 1917
On the 16th of March 1917 the City Council of Grapevine met in regular session with the following officers present BR Wall Mayor, GE McCombs, EG Brown, DD Wall, LH Cook Alderman,. MT Chambers Marshall, and Chas V Hale Secretary
The bills were read and ordered paid after which the discussion of civic improvement was brought up. Upon a suggestion by one of the members Mr. LH Cook presented a motion which carried to have City Marshal to repair the old hitching racks and to build new ones at any convenient place in town.
Upon the suggestion of DD Wall it was agreed to have the Marshall do some work upon the side streets of the town.
There being no further business Council adjourned to meet upon our regular meeting night.
Feb 27 Bill No. 481 WB Harsel work 3.00
Feb 27 Bill No. 482 L Andrews to Wall and Lowe work 3.20
Feb 27 Bill No. 483 TE Maxwell to John Estill work 3.00
Nov 15 1916 484 ___ Smith for gravel .80
March 1 bill to 485 Grapevine Light and Ice Co. Toll 6.00
March 1 Bill No. 486 Grapevine water works toll 2.50
March 10 Bill No. 487 Bob Patton to JT Lucas work 1.50
Feb 27 Bill No. 488 Bob Patton to Buckner work 3.00
March 16 Bill No. 489 MT Chambers salary and work 21.50
March 16 Bill No. 490 Sam Powell hauling gravel 3.20