HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/06/1939 - Regular Minutes - City Council Minutes of Meeting of the City Council on July 6 , 193D
A regular meeting of the City Council was held in the
City Office on July 6, 1939 , at 7: 30 P.M. with Mayor
Binney presiding and Aldermen Gabbard , Wilcox and Lip-
scomb present .
Reports were made by City Engineer McNew, Marshall
Hopper and City Attorney Barger on various matters.
Mayor Binney submitted his resignation as Recorder
of the Corporation Court. It was moved by Wilcox and
seconded by Gabbard that the resignation be adlepted .
Motion was carried. The mayor then appointed Charles
J. Gorzycki as Recorder. Upon Motion by Gabbard , .second-
( ) ed by Wilcox, the appointment was a-�nroved by the Council.
A petition was submitted by a group asking that the
Council exclude them from the boundaries of the City.
Upon motion by Wilcox, seconded by Gabbard , the petition
was refused.
It was moved by Wilcox and seconded by Gabb : rd that
the Marshall he authorized to employ students as dep-
uty marshalls for temporary traffic duty at a total
expenditure not to exceed .,:50.00: and that the Marshall
slao be directed to nut ur appropriate traffic signs where
needed , and to select end desi{-nate narking laces for
) taxis. Motion carried .
The general -rovisions of a nronoscd sewer franchise
for the utility agencies of the city were outlined by
the City Attorney. Upon motion by Wilcox, seconded by
Gabbard , the mayor wes authorized by ordinance to sign
a sewer franchise embodying these provisions. Ordin-
ance No 21.
The Mayor with the approval of the Council set July
20 , 1939 as the date for the hearing on the applications
for franchises of the Telephone and Gas Companies.
Trnon motion by Tinscomb , seconded by Wilcox, Ordin
ance No.22 was passed , nrovidinm for the creation of a City
Zoning Commission. The Mayor appoi ted E. W. Steele
Chairman and Earnest Langford , Wendell Horsley, Buy
Boyett and V,M, Faires as members. Upon motion by
seconded by Wilcox, the appointments =mere approved by
the Council.
Upon motion by Lipscomb , seconded by Gabbard , or-
dinance no 23 was passed authorizing the Mayor to entter
U into an agreement with Brazos County for the custody of
City prisoners in the County Jail.
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Upon motions by '',`ilcox, sedonded by Lipscomb or•di ,ance
No. 24 repealing Ordinance No . 8 reletinrn to an arson
r. ew_rd of e25 was passed , and Ordinance "No . 2 nrovidinm
for an arson reward of el00 was nacsed. (.
Upon motion by Gabbard , seconded by 'Vilcox, Ordinance 1 .
No. 26 prescribing the duties of the City Fire 1.tershs ] l
,ras passed.
Upon Motion by Wilcox, seconded by Lipscomb , Resolution
No requesting t _e Ctete Tailway Commission to take
concurrent original jurisdiction in city peas rates was.
passed.
Upon motion by Iiascomb , seconded by rabberd , an order
creating a. committee to make a comprehensive study of the
public utility problems of the City was passed . The
Mayor a. -pointed Y. C. Hughes , J. T. L. IcNew, and 7. '"'.
Steele s members.
Upon motion by Tinscornb , seconded by Csbberd , Ordinance
^'o . 27 , providing for licensing taxicabs was passed .
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