HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/1946 - Regular Minutes - City Council MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
October 10, 1946
Members Present: Mayor Langford, Councilmen, Ames, Brown, Crawford, Orr and
�._. .._.: Wilcox, City Secretary McGinnis and City Manager Vaughn.
Visitors Present: Luther G. Jones, Reed Wipprecht, Joe R. Motheral and
A. F. Chalk.
The Council discussed, at some length, with Messers Wipprecht, Motheral and
Chalk the problems of city finances, garbage tax, city taxes, utilities
extensions, fire prevention, street improvement and ragweed control.
The Council tentatively set October 29, 1946, as the date for citizenship
meeting in the high school gymnasium for the purpose of discussing the
proposition of issuing bonds for utilities extensions; and other city
problems.
Mr. Luther G. Jones came before the Council with a written request for the
for the City to help him in controlling the flood waters on South Hereford
Street. The Council authorized City Manager Vaughn to do what he could to
help with the problem.
Mr. Guy W. Adriance, Chairman of the Building Committee of the College
Station Presbyterian Church, made a written request for the City to approve
the erection of a Church edifice on the Peterson property at the south-
east intersection of Jersey Street and East Dexter Drive.
The Council will approve a building permit, when presented, if i.t meets
all the requirements of the City Building Codes.
The property owners within 200 feet of this proposed site are: C. W. Burchard,
V. A. Little, Mrs. C. C. Todd, P. L. Downs Jr., 0. W. Silvey, A. G. Edmonds,
and the Anna V. Smith estate.
The firm of Gibson, Gibson and Boothman, Austin, Texas, proposed to do all
required research and prepare all legal papers and documents pertaining to
a City bond election for $97.00.
On motion of Councilman Orr and seconded by Co. ici.lman Brown, the Mayor
was authorized to accept the proposal of the above firm if and when they are
needed in connection with the City' s bond election for utilities extensions.
The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Mayor Langford reported that a conference with City Manager Summers of Bryan
indicated that the City of Bryan is attempting to get a baluation set on the
R.E.A. power lines in College Hills. He thinks that the R. E. A. will acts ually
get'to this valuation soon.
Answering the request of Mr. Marty Karow for the City to pave a portion of
Luther Street, the City will pay one-third the expenses of making those
improvements and the abutting property owners will pay the other two-thirds.
City Ordinance No. 92, an ordinance pertaining to the collection of garbage
..' was read for the second time.
On motion of Councilman Crawford andseconded by Coll. ilman Wilcox the Ordinance
was approved by a unanimous vote.
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