HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/15/1954 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilIII,
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November 15, 1954,
The C'it'y' Cou-nci"I mot in sespion on November 15, 1954, with
the following Langford; Councilmen Orr) Boyett, Seeger)
Pugh, and Sorrels; City Wager Boswell and City Attorney Barger.
Dr. F. B. Clark, developer of the Knoll, appeared before the Council
and proposed that the present road Mending from Ernest Tangford Street,
northward across parta of Lot8 6, 7, and 8 of Block 11 of tho Knoll be
oxchanged with him for a 00 foot strip of land in Lot'651 bordering on the
alley between lots 5 and 6 of the Knoll nnd the latter be used as a road-
way connecting Ernest Langford Street with the projected county road
extending from the Knoll to the A & M Consolidated School Ympus. The
proposition was the Counpil.
A Letter was read from T. R. SpenceS of Plants, in.
behalf of A &Y College relative to a continuation of sale of electric
power to the City of College StationThe letter stated that the capacity
of the power plant was to be greaidy expanded olid a otand-IT ll.ne c:xl-,endod
to Brya'rl. llr.i offer was madn to reduce the electric power rate to the city,
from 1.10 to I cent per kwh.
Councilman Orr moved and Councilman Boyett seconded that the offer
of the College as transmitted throuL),J) %""a-. Silence's letter be accepted.
The vote of the Council was unanimous in favor of the motion.
A letter from the State Highway Commission, relative to cons tructin[-,,,,
a grade separation on Highway 60 vt the M. P. and S. P. tracks was
read but no formal action was taken,
!,",,ayor Langford asked 'osent informally to designate Herschel Burgess
to do any necOSMQ future negotiation relative to acquiring rights of 1'7ay3
casements, and related matters.
TheCouncil set 5:15 p.m., December 2 as the hour to meet to canvass
the returns of the election of December 1.
APPROVED:
Myer
ATTEST;
City Socrota,