HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/06/1948 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilMINUTES OF CALLED MEETING
July 6, 1948
Members presents Mayor Langford; Councilmen Ames, Badgett, Brown,Holpin
and Orr; City Secretary McGinnis; Acting City Manager Boswell;City Attorney
Barger; and City Engineer Benson.
Visitors presents L. E. Winder, Ray Oden, J. H. Sorrells, Mr. Johnso;,
Ralph Steen, Mr. Sewell, Mrs. S. W. Bilsing, Rev. R. L. Brown, Mr. Potts,
S. L. Loveless, Judge A. S. Ware, Dean Co N. Shepardson, S. R. Wright
G• E. Potter, A. Mitchell, R. H, Mitchell, Mrs. H. W. Barlow, H. We Barlow,
Mr. T. W. Leland, Mr. Parker, Frank Visoskie, Be R. Smith, Ray Hagler,
A. E. Allen, Mr. Thompson, C. J. Gorzycki, Mr. Gibson and A. C. Magee.
Councilman Orr made a motions that Ordinance number 1219 an ordinance to
adjust the Boundries of the City of College Station, Texas, to include
all of the A. %X9 College student apartment area known. as Colloge View
Apartments within the incorporated limits of the City, be passed and an
emergency be declared and the rule requiring the Ordinance be read at two
successive Council mebtings be suspended.
The motion that the Ordinance be passed was seconded by Councilman Ames
and the Councils vote was unanimous in favor of the Motion.
Councilman Brown made a motion that the Council pass a resolution waiving
the removal requirements of Section 313 of Public Law 849, of the 76th
Congress as amended, as it pertains to the College View Apartments in
the North East section of the City.
This motion was seconded by Councilman Orr and the Council vote was
unanimous in favor of the motion.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED By the City Counc 1 o �t e City of College Station, Texas,
which has jurisdiction over the area in which Project Tex -V-21747 of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas is located, that the waiver
of the removal requirements of Section 313 of the Lanham Act (Public Law
849, 76th Congress, as amended) with respect to said project is hereby
specifically approved in accordance with Public Law 796, 80th Congress.
EXECUTED this 6th day of July, 1948
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Councilman Orr made a motion that the City pay the salary of two City
Firemen while they are attending the Texas Firements Training School
on the A & M Campus, July llth to 16th; this payment to be made on
their half-day attendance record.
This motion was,,seconded by councilman Ames and the Council vote was
unanimous in favor of the motion.
Most of the visitors at this meeting were present to assist Chairmen
C. N. Shepardson of the Citizenst Committee on Sanitary Conditions in
College Station, in presenting ten groups of recommendations for the
betterment of health and living conditions of the people within, m d
immediately adjacent to the City, to the Council for consideration.
Chairman Shepardson discussed these reoommendations under the following
groups: I Garbage Disposal; II Vacant Lots; III Sewerage Disposal;
IV Dogs; V Surface Drainage and Tanks; VI Alleys; VII Incorporation of
Woodland Estates; VIII Livestock Ordinance; IX Cooperation of Brazos
County's Commissioners Court in Areas outside of the City Limits;
X Negro Residence Areas.
This Committee is composed of fifteen members with all Civic groups
of the City represented.
Judge A. S. Ware of the Brazos County's Commissioners' Court, and
Mr. A. C. Allen, of the Brazos County Health Unit, promised complete
cooperation of their offices in bettering the Sanitation and living
conditions of the City.
At the Conclusion of the meeting 6ounoilman Badgett made a motion that
the Council thank these citizens for their interest and recommendations
and requested that the organization be kept functioning and give reporba
to the Council at intervals. The Mayor ordered that this be done*
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