1967-12-05 Regular CC Meeting
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
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Minutes of Regular Meeting December 5. 19(7
Mayor, J. L. Clowwcalled the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. December 5, 19(7
Councilmen present were; J. D. Cate, Thurman Hearn, J. J. Carlile, Earl
Williams. Ben McClure was also present.
Minutes of Regular meeting of Nov. 21 and minutes of special meeting of
November 30, 19(7 were read and approved as corrected.
The, first:business to be taken up was the payments of bills. J., J._ C;rlile
made the motion -that -we -pay the sum of $549.91to Hiway 11183" Lumber Co
for building terial used in constructing the Municipal City Hall. Earl
Williams seconded the motion and the council voted unamanious in favor.
Earl Williams made the motion that, we pay the sum of $500,00 to Lloyd
T ler for carpenter work done on the construction of City Hall. Thurman
am seconded the motion and the council voted unamanious in favor.
At an earlier time the council had discussed the possib;lities,of the
Northeast Cities Advisor Council. J'o J'.'Carlile made fhe-j ti. 'that-
aoiithlake hofa join this counbil.~ J.F'~ .M Cate seconded the motion and the
council 'voted 'unaftnious in favor. Slim Hearn and C. M. Gordon were
appointed as representatives from Southlake.
It was discussed and plans were to be made t.ol~~ eapevi_ne0s Chamber
of Commerce.
A moti was made by Earl Williams to send $50.00 to Grapevine Dispatchers
as a token of appreciation. J. D. Cate seconded the motion and the
council voted una.manious in favor.
~Mr. Carlile reported that the water department was doing fine.
- n the absence of the Fire Department Chief, the mayor gave a report of
the Fire Department Donne-onf which Southlake had more present than an
other city represented with a total of 14.
C. M. Gordon reported on the progress of the planning department. He
urged all who could to come to the Planning Board meetings. It was noted
that the building permits were increasing rapidly.
44 Burll.Richardson re~orted that the Police Department wa s doing treil. Several
questions and suggestions were ma by the council which Burl answered an-'
stated that he would take action such as chec3ing into violation of rules
in regard to vehicles following the school buses. Also to viloations of
building permits and forming of new junk yards.
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Mr. Ben Thompson from Lone Star. Co. was present with franchise proposal ready ~
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to present to Council. Each councilmen reviewed their copies along with the
mayor. who hit the high points of the franchise. Their was also a side agreement A,.
concerning Section 12 which dolt with definite time as to aaceptance of
franchise and'time of commenced gas service.
Lone Star stated that they would have the franchise printed in the Grapevine
Sun newspaper.
The mayor then entertained a motion for'acceptanee. Thurman Hearn made the
motion that we grant Lone Star Gas Comparo the proposed franchise. J. J.
Carlile seconded the motion with all councilmen voting in favor. Earl
Williams then mace the motion that We also accept the'side agreement of the
franchise. J. J. Carlile made the motion that we accept the gas rate ordinance PP
As presented by Lone Star Gas Cc...Earl Williams seconded the motion. The fa
council voted unamanious in favor.
After the mayor and city secretary had signed all copies of the franchise
and returned it to Mr. Thompson to wait Lone Star' acceptance, Ea.rl'Williams
made the motion to adjourn. Thurman Hearn seconded the motion and all voted
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A copy of Gas Franchise is attached to regular m6nutes of Dec. 5, 1967.
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