HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/17/1945 - Regular Minutes - City Council MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
May 17, 1945
Members present:. Mayor E. Langford; Councilmen, J. A. Orr, M. T.
Harrington, E. E. Brown, R. L. Brown; and City Manager Lloyd D.
Smith.
Visitors present: R. L. Hunt, Ford Munnerlyn, M. L. Cashion,
Dean H. W. Barlow, Mrs. Ethyl Burgess, Mrs. D. W. Willias,
Mrs. A. B. Stevens, Mrs. E. D. Parnell, J. G. Gay, F. G. Anderson,
J. D. Prewitt, L. G. Jones, W. D. Bunting. This group appeared
before the council to discuss the proposed recreational program.
Mr. E. E. Ames appeared to request permission to operate a taxi
cab within the city limits. The council tentatively agreed to
grant Mr. Ames permission provided satisfactory arrangements can
be worked out with the O.D.T. It was also tentatively agreed
between Mr. Ames and th4 council that if he is granted the request
that the fare anywhere within the city limits would be 35/, this
to include one to three persons if all are picked up and carried
to the same destination. If delivery is made to different points
the fare will be 35/ each.
The council authorized the mayor and city manager to prepare a
list of taxes to be cancelled, it being generally agreed that any
delinquencies prior to Mr. Smith' s appointment as city manager
would be cancelled inasmuch as there exists a possibility that a
dependable record might not be found.
Mr. Smith was instructed to name a street in the general area of
the R. L. Myers property. He was also authorized to attend the
meeting of the city managers in Dallas May 23-25, 1945.
The council approved transfer of certain funds from the electric
fund to the general and water funds.
The council fixed the penalty for speeding at $5.00. This was done
to clarify Sec. 6 of Ordinance 15 wherein the fine is not to exceed
$25.00.
Approved:
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Mayor
Attest:
Ass't City Secretary
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