1967-06-20
Regular Council meeting
City of Southlake
L June 20, 1967
The meeting was called to order by Nayor Paul Schell.
Councilmen present were, J. D. Cate
Les Clow
u,„ DSEarl Williams
Also present was Jerry *elaen of the B. L. Nelson firm.
Mr. Clayton asked the council to approve a permit for a pre-fab
portable store building to be operated as a grocery store dealing
in freight damaged and other food items. Mr. Clayton was instructed
to take his request to the planning and zoning committee. He was
told that he might store his wares in his garage for now but that he
must not use it as a store until permission from the zoning board is
given.
Mr. Doug Moore asked if a swimming pool ordinance had been found.
The council agreed to look into this further.
It was reported that there had been no progress this week on the new
City building.
Notice of a special meeting to be held on July 11, 1967 at 7:30 pm
to canvas the votes of the bond election was announced. Also notice
that the next regular council meeting would be held on Thursday night
July 6 because of the 4th of July falling on the regular council night.
The secretary was instructed to put a notice in the newspaper to this
effect the week before the meeting and also a notice in the Post Office.
There was a discussion on how the count on the municipal gas appli-
cations were coming in. Mr. Schell discussed the letter mailed out
by the council to further inform the citizens of the advantages of
' a municipally owned gas system. Councilman Les Clow said that if
there was a representative turn out on the bond election and it indi-
cated that the citizens by a large majority did not favor the municipal
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It was decided that the secretary would make out the checks for the
Chief of Police at the last regular meeting. His day off is to be
Vvednesday. A motion was made to pay Mr. Richardson $475.00 a month
for 90 days and to increase to $500.00 at the end of that time if
both the city and Mr. Richardson are satisfied. Also he would be given
a $20.00 a month uniform allowance. Mr. Richardson is to pay for his
uniforms and the cleaning of same. The motion carried unanimously.
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Regular Council Meeting
June 20, 1967
Mayor Schell discussed a letter he had drafted to send to the citizens
of Southlake just previous to the Bond election. The gist of the letter
is to encourage the people to consider the future needs of the city
and the cost of same. That the revenue from a municipally owned gas
system can help defray these expenses. That this bond election is a
definite way the citizens of Southlake can postpone ad valorum taxes.
The secretary was instructed to write a letter to the Texas Municipal
League to request information on building codes and especially rates
for a city of this size. Also for an example of a swimming pool,
ordinance.
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