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1956 02 23 CC Minutes, SpecialMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THP CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS February 239 1956 The City--Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session on Thursday, February 23, 1956 at 10:olcloek a.m. in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with the following members in adtendance: P. H. Mears Councilman R. B. Bergeron Councilman H. M. Campbell Councilman M. L. Campbell Councilman Lacy Lusk Councilman Al Clayton Councilman R. H.Pruett Mayor C. D. Middleton City Manager George Chandler City Attorney Edna Oliver City Clerk The Mayor called the meeting to order by stating that the special meeting was called in order for the General Telephone Company of the Southwest to show reasons why, if any, it wishes to postpone or delay the publishing of.a directory for the City of Baytown until November, 1956. Joe Ware, District Manager of the Telephone Company, opened his remarks with the statement that he would like to explain, to the best of his ability, the reasons why the company decided to rescale the normal customary April publishing date of the telephone directory. He explained that theCompany is planning an expansion program within the Baytown area which will total approximately Three Million Dollars which will include: 1. A second telephone exchange in the Wooster 2. Dial equipment in the present Baytownoffice tion of 4,600 lines and 4,900 terminals. 3. Underground cable installation and extended residential areas. 4. Additional long distance equipment. area. to be increased by the installs- service lines to several new It was believed at first that a portion of the equipment would be here and be installed by March, 1956. After this installation it would take approximately ninety (90) days to have a directory canvassed, checked, sent to printers and placed in the mail thus making the directory delayed until June, 1956, however, the Company has been notified that, due to the great demand, the telephone equipment now on order cannot be delivered until August, 1956. After receiving notice of the hearing, Mr. Were explained that he spent two(2) days in San Angelo, headquarters of the General Telephone Company, concerning the new directory. Since the directory is compiled oncontract basis, the company held a meeting with representatives of the directory company, and in view of the bad public relations problem in Baytown over the directory, a full directory will be canvassed, completed and delivered in June, 1956. Councilman M.L. Campbell moved that the City Council go on record as approving the present plans of the General Telephone Company of the Southwest to publish and distribute a telephone directory as of June, 1956. Councilman Mears seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows: Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None it Bergeron It M.L. Campbell " H. M. Campbell " Clayton " Lusk Mayor Fruett . , 1 9- The City Attorney introduced and read an ordinance enlarging and extending the boundary limits of the City of Baytown to the East Shore of the San Jacinto River and north 200 feet northerly from the North right-of-way line of State Highway 73 over to Spring Gully and back to place of beginning. Councilman Bergeron moved to adopt the ordinance as presented for its first reading. Councilman Lusk seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows: Roll Cell: Ayes: Councilmen Mears Nays: None it Bergeron " H. M. Campbell " M.. L. Campbell " Clayton " Lusk Mayor Pruett The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE. NO. 914 AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EETENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND ANNEXING ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, ALL OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED HEREIN; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN ARTICLE I, SECTION 9, OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAYTOWN. Councilman M. L.CRapbell moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilmen Lusk seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: R. H. Pr ett, Mayor Edna Oliver, City Clerk I