1958-01-11
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MINUTES - 1EGJI.,.R MEETING - JLNUiRY il 1958
TOWN COUNCIL, TO,,,PN OF SOITTTHL&KE, TEKhS
Pu Pursuant to the call of the mayor and to notice given to all members
of the City Council, stating time, place, and purpose of the meeting,
the regular meeting of the Town Council, Southlake, Texas, was held
Saturday January 1958 at Carroll School. The following members were
present constituting a quorum:
Mayor: Mr. L. Gail Eubanks
Councilmen:
Messrs: J.J. Carlile
J.E. Douglas, Jr.
C.M. Gordon
J.E. "uinn
Also present were C.M. Prade, Ken knder son, and Mr. Jamieson.
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, and the minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved.
The Playor announced that an election will come up Lpril lst for the
replacement of three Councilmen who were elected for one year. It
was brought out that Mr. Gleeson had recommended a numbering system
such that voters would vote for place 1,2,3,4, or 5 instead of the
candidates by name. Candidates would run for a given place only.
C.M. Gordon made a motion that an ordnance be passed adopting this
system. The motion was seconded and, in a vote, the ordnance " Election
of Councilmen by Sequence" ws adopted unanimously.
It was recommended that a large map of aouthlake would be convenfeent
for the town's use if it were placed in the Carrol School lunchroom.
John Iluinn suggested that it could be ordered from tine engineer.
The recommendation was also brought up again to make a gift to the
school in appreciation of the use of the scriool building for the
Council meetings. John 4uinn moved to donate 25 dollars to the Carroll
School P..T..L. to be used as they saw fit for the benefit of tine school.
The motion was seconded by C.M. Gordon and the Resolution passed unani-
mously.. The City Treasurer was instructed to present the check to
the P.T.A. at their next meeting.
A discussion followed concerning the annexation of some territory
in the John A. Freeman and J.W. Hale surveys. Mr. Jamieson was present
to request the annexation. He was instructed by the City Council to
obtain a petition requestin annexation from the residents of the t
territory. C.M. Gordon offered to help him get the petition to Mr.
Gleeson, the city attorney, to enable the drawing up of an ordnance.
No further business coming before the Council, the meeting was ad-
journed a 3:20 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted
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D. A. P rr , wn Secretary
A. pail Eu anks, Mayor