HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/23/1966 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
May 23, 1966
Q Members present: Mayor Anderson; Councilmen Holt, Boyett, Rhodes, Adams, Rosprim;
City Attorney Don Dillon; City Secretary Charles F. Richardson;
City Manager Ran Boswell.
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Visitors present: W. D. Fitch, Melvin C. Schroeder.
The minutes of previous special meeting of May 2 were passed and approved.
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CL On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Rosprim, Ordinance
Cb No. 462, an ordinance changing the name of "Sulphur Springs Road" beginning at
ME Highway 6 and extending westerly to the city limits of College Station, to
D "University Drive" was passed and approved.
® On motion by Councilman Rhodes, seconded by Councilman Holt, Ordinance
f� No. 463, an ordinance changing the name of "University Drive" in Prairie Heights
Addition to "Tarrow Street" was passed and approved.
On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Rosprim, Ordinance
No. 464, an ordinance approving and adopting plans and specifications for
improvement on certain portions of Milner Drive, Gilchrist Avenue, Foster Avenue,
Lincoln Avenue, Park Place Street and Boyett Street, and directing the advertise-
ment for bids was passed and approved. Councilman Adams was opposed to the
ordinance in its present form. The council agreed to a special meeting on
June 10 to open bids as received for street improvement program for 1966 street
improvement program.
On motion by Councilman Boyett, seconded by Councilman Adams, Ordinance
No. 465, an ordinance ordering the improvement on certain portions of Winding
Road and Orr Street was passed and approved.
On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Adams, Ordinance No.
466, an ordinance granting the Midwest Video Corporation a franchise for a
period of ten years was passed on first reading.
01 The mayor recommended that the council consider the appointment of a Charter
Amendments Commission to carefully review the present city charter, with
particular reference to its present inadequacies, and make recommendations to
the council for changes which in its opinion would be desirable. On motion by
Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Rhodes, the mayor was authorized to
appoint such a committee, with representation from all wards.
W On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Boyett, Ordinance
No. 467, an ordinance abandoning an easement running across the back of Lots 1,
2, 3, 18, 19, and 20, Block 4, Tauber Addition was passed and approved.
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CZ$ On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Rosprim, the city
manager was authorized to engage the firm of Durst, Wood and Ingram to audit
the affairs of the city for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966.
r� 0 On motion by Councilman Boyett, seconded by Councilman Holt, the final plat
0 of the Ridgefield Addition, Section III was approved and the mayor was authorized
M to sign same for the city.
The meeting was adjourned subject to call.
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May 23, 196.6, Page 2
On motion by Councilman
Boyett,
seconded by Councilman
Rosprim, the city
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manager was authorized to erect "No Parking" signs on the South side of Patricia
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Street from Boyett Street to
Main Street.
It also approved
the placement of
signs in the city parking lot in the
North Gate business section, restricting
parking from 7:00 pm. to 7:45 a.m.
On motion by Councilman
Rhodes,
seconded by Councilman
Holt, the low bid
from Nelson Electric Supply
Co. in
the amount of $4,462.08
for electrical
supplies was accepted.
On motion by Councilman
Rhodes,
seconded by Councilman
Holt, the low bid
from the International Paper
Co. in
the amount of $1,081.70
for utility
poles was accepted.
The meeting was adjourned subject to call.
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