1961-04-15 Regular CC Meeting
City of Southlake
April 15, 1961
The regular meeting of the City Council was held on April 15, 1961 at 2 PM,
April 15, 1961. Mayor John Stevenson, Councilmen John Cope, C. M. Gordon, J. J. P
Carlile, answered roll call. C. M. Gordon administered the oath of office to
John M. Stevenson, elected mayor for a second term on April 4. 1961, and J. J.
Carlile, elected Councilman, Place Two. Mr. W. C. Cummings, Councilman Place One, PP
was not present.
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Mayor Stevenson reappointed the following special committees and officers:
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Zoning: (Planning and Building): Frank Denton, W. E. Mayfield, George
Schultze, H. M. Hunter, Harold Knight.
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Board of Adjustments: John Quinn, Charles Young, L. T. Cathcart, Judson
Joyce, Crawford Hall.
City Marshal: Keller Austin, a*
City Secretary: Irene Nelsoi;. a
The appointments were unanimously approved. C
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Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Statements were presented for current expenses: $25.00 to Frank Lanford,
for seven cases in Corporation Court for traffic violations; $18.56, Stafford.
Lowden, for election supplies; fees for election officials: Judge, L. T. Cathcart,
$12.00; clerks, Mmes. Cleo Howard and Doris Hall, $10.00 each. °
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The Council approved these bills for payment.
A proposal for speed control in construction areas was read by Mr.
Stevenson. The State Highway Department asked the City to enforce such
regulations as it deemed necessary in the course of construction. The Council
approved the request and signed copy was returned to Mr. R. A. Bossy, Highway
Engineer; the original was added to the permanent files as Ordinance fiber ~
125. Mr. Keller Austin was to be notified of the City's action and instructed
to see that the regulations were observed. PP
Donation to the Carroll School Athletic field was discussed and tabled for
one month, Mention was made that the Carroll PTA propsed donating $204.00; that
the Texas Power and Light Company had given help toward this project. Mr. J. J.
Carlile agreed to contabt REA for a contribution; John Stevenson, to ask the
Southwestern States Telephone Company for similar help.
The possibility of investing the City's surplus funds in an interest-bearing is
account was discussed. Also, a donation to the Civic Center of Grapevine was discussed
and tabled for further consideration. O•
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On motion of C. M. Gordon, the meeting was adjourned.
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