HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/1944 - Regular Minutes - City Council 11::) MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 1944
Members present: Mayor Langford, Councilmen Orr, E. E. Brown,
R. L. Brown, Harrington, Crawford, Wilcox, and Business Manager
L. D. Smith.
Mr. James W. James was present to discuss the question of
rent control. The Mayor was authorized to address a letter to
the Houston Office to request that additional help be given
Mr. James. .
Mr. Smith reported that Mr. F. R. Brown had been relieved of
his duties as Electrical Inspeotor at the advice of the Business
Manager of A. & M. College. Mr. Smith was appointed by the
Mayor and Council to serve as electrical inspector pending the
appointment of a regular electrical inspeotor as no one seems
to be available at this time. Mr. Smith was given the power to
deputize Fred Seale as an assistant until the regular electrical
inspeotor was appointed.
Mayor Langford, Councilmen Crawford and Orr, and Mr. Smith
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I • were authorized to present a request for reduction in service
charges to Acting President F. C. Bolton.
Mayor Langford, and Mr. Smith were authorized to interview
the Bryan-College Traction Company relative to inaugurating
a regular run through the City.
Upon petition of Elmo Bell, Sam Pierce, and Louis Fieldmen,
the following tract of land was admitted to the city limits:
Being all of that certain tract located on the
northwest side of College Hills Estate and commencing
on west line of said College Hills Estate, 944.9'
from the east line of Highway 6 and at the point
where the city limits now strikes College Hills
Estate on the Old Lincoln road; thence north 45
west 340' to an iron stake; thence north 45 east
1687.1' to a stake; thence south 47 east 340' to
the north corner of College Hills Estate; thence
south 45 west 1687.1' to the place of beginning.
Ordinance #76 calling for a general election on April 4,
1944 was adopted.
The following resolution was adopted:
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RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of College °tation, Texas, that the question of
adopting the City imager. Plan as authorized by
Rouse Bill 728 be submitted to a vote of the
legally qualified voters of College Station at
the regular April election.
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