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1956 06 14 CC MinutesW
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING GF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TUAS
June 14, 1956
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in regular session on Thursday,
June 14, 1956 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with
the following members in attendance:
P. H. Mears Councilman
,R. B. Bergeron Councilman
11. M. Campbell Councilman
W. C. Swain Councilman '
Al Clayton Councilman
Lacy Lusk Councilman
R. H. Pruett Mayor
C. D. Middleton City Manager
George Chandler City Attorney
Edna Cliver City Clerk
The Mayor called the meeting to order, Councilman Clayton moved to dispense
with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting of May 24th and_.the special.
meeting of May 31st and they be approved. Councilman Lusk seconded the motion. Tle
roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
Bergeron
Campbell
" Swain
" Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Group Hospitalization - City Employees - Bids Opened
The bids, as presented, for Hospitalization coverage on City Employees and
their dependents were opened. The names of the Companies presenting bids follows:
The Travelers Mutual of New York Blue -Cross -Blue Shield
American Indemnity Co. Republic National Life Northwestern National Life
Western Indemnity Life Crown Life Insurance Life G Casualty of Tenn.
Councilman Campbell moved to accept the bids as presented, however, no further
action be taken on them at this time; the bids be referred to the Insurance Committee
and Department Heads for tabulation, study and recommendations. Councilman Bergeron
seconded the motinn. The roll call vote follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
" Bergeron
Campbell
" Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Oath of Office - Plannino Commission
City Attorney Chandler administered the Oath of Office to Milton L. Campbell,
James E. Sherwood, Harry F. (Massey, Steele M. McDonald, Jolly Lynn Woods, Bohn N.
Sylvester, Billy M. Knowles and Lynn A. Seaman as Commissioners of the Planning
Commission of the City of Baytown, as named and approved by the Mayor and City
Council at the special meeting of May 31st.
Policy - Curb and Gutter Installation - City of Baytown
The Council heard a report from the Curb and Gutter Committee on further curb
and gutter projects by the City of Baytown. The Mayor explained that contractors en-
gaging in cement work within the City had been contacted relative to their feelings
toward the City doing such improvements and the majority were opposed to it. The
opposition was based on the fact that it was impossible for the work to be done as
cheap as the City has been doing it, even though the City was eliminating a drainage
problem in the installation of curb and gutter, and the competition was unfair to
contractors. The Committee made recommendation that the City discontinue the curb C
gutter program. Councilman Campbell asked the Council to forestall action at this
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time in order to give some consideration and study to the overall program during the
budget review, however, Councilman Bergeron moved to accept the recommendation of
the Committee; the Council go on record as doing no more curb and gutter work unless
the widening of a street demanded the replacement of it. Councilman Lusk seconded
the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears
Bergeron
Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Landfill Dumping Ground - Budget - Bull Clam Dozer
Nays: Councilman Campbell
Councilman Clayton moved to instruct the City Manager to incorporate in the
1956 -57 budget sufficient monies to provide land for a landfill garbage disposal
ground and a bull clam dozer to be used at the jobsite. Councilman Mears Seconded
the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman
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Mayor
Waste Oil - Sanitary Sewer
Mears Nuys: None
Bergeron
Campbell
Swain
Clayton
Lusk
Pruett
A memorandum was presented to the Council by Director of Public Works Grantham
relative to the evidence of waste oil and other petroleum products at the sewage
treatment plants, especially the new plant on West Main Street. fie explained that
these products destroyed the bacteria and the hazzards of a sewer explosion cannot
be overlooked either. He presented a tabulation as to the results of a survey
recently made to determine the source of the petroleum products and urged some
action in the matter.. Councilman Clayton moved to instruct the City Attorney to
draw up an ordinance prohibiting the dumping of petroleum products into the sani-
tary sewers of the City of Baytown, requiring a regulation trap, etc. Councilman
Lusk seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as, follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
" Bergeron
" Campbell
Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Dog Ordinance - Committee
Councilman Campbell, as Chairman of a Committee appointed by Mayor Pruett, pre-
sented an ordinance prohibiting dogs from running at large within the corporate limits
of Baytown, requiring quarantining of exposednanimals, regulating vicious dogs and
setting a pound fee. After the reading of the ordinance the Mayor opened the meet-
ing for further discussion from the floor. Most of the persons heard favored the
strict ordinance and a petition was presented with thirty -eight (38) additional
signers favoring it also. After much discussion Councilman Campbell moved the
adoption of the ordinance as read. Councilman Bergeron seconded the motion. The
roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: Councilman Clayton
Bergeron " Lusk
Campbell Mayor Pruett
Swain
The caption of the Ordinance follows:
CRDINANCE W. 338
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DOGS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN THE CCRPORATE
LIMITS OF BAYTOWN, QUARANTINING OF EXPOSED ANIMALS; REGULATING OF VICIOUS
DOGS; SETTING A POUND FEE; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND THE EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
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Baytown Health League - _Budget Presentation
Bill Henson, Baytown Health League, presented the Council a copy of the pro-
posed 1957 budget together with data of the operation schedule of the League.
The 1957 budget was in the amount of $23,016.88 and he asked the Council to consider
assuming one -third support of the overall budget. The Council made no comaittments,
however, Mr. Henson was asked to have a representative present during the 1956 -57
budget review in August.
Water Line - Darrell Nickerson
Darrell Nickerson asked the Council for extension of a water line to service
his home which he proposes to construct on the east side of the Southern Pacific
Railroad opposite Stewart Heights Subdivision. City Manager Middleton informed the
Council that the Railroad Company had granted an easement for waterline .extension
purposes to service the homes of the Albright Brothers, but, no installation has
started pending approval by the Council. Councilman Lusk moved to approve and auth-
orize the installation of a 2 -inch water line across the Railroad property at Hines
Street; said installation to extend to the east right -of -way property line of South-
ern - Facifice Railroad Company. Councilman Mears seconded the motion. The roll call
vote ms as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
" Bergeron
Campbell
" Swain
" Clayton
Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Appropriation Ordinance
Councilman Swain moved to adopt an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
appropriate $359.95 from the Unappropriated Surplus General Fund to pay for lights
and power at garage, additional automotive insurance and medical insurance. Council-
man Clayton seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
Bergeron
" Campbell
Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE W. 339
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
TO APPROPRIATE THREE HUNDRED FIFTY -NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY -FIVE
CENTS ($359.95) FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS GENERAL FUND TO
CLASSIFICATIONS 701 F -11, 702 F -3A and 702 G -0
Water Fountain - Police Station - Appropriation
Councilman Campbell moved to approve the purchase of a water fountain for the
Police Station and adoption of an ordinance appropriating $199.00 for purchase of
same. Councilman Mears seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
Bergeron
Campbell
" Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 390
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
TO APPROPRIATE ONE HUNDRED NINETY -NINE ($199.00) DOLLARS FROM THE
UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS GENERAL FUND TO CLASSIFICATION 201 Z -1
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Salary Increase - Corporation Court Clerk
Upon the recommendation of the Corporation Court Committee, Councilman Clayton
moved to increase the salary of the Corporation Court Clerk to $190.00 per month
effective as of June 15th. Councilman Campbell seconded the motion. The roll call
vote vas as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
" Bergeron
" Campbell
Swain
" Clayton
Lusk
r Mayor Pruett
Purchase Monitor Radios - Fire Department
The City Manager reported that funds were available to purchase thirty (3) monitor
radios which will be used by the volunteer firemen in their homes as receiver sets
to assist in reaching fires faster. Stations 1, 2 and 3 will each have nine (9) sets
and Cedar Bayou will receive three (3) sets. Councilman Mears moved to approve the
purchase of thirty (3) Monitor Radio receiver sets; the City Manager be authorized
to transfer necessary funds to make such purchase possible. Councilman Bergeron
seconded the motion. The roll call vote wasras follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman
Mayor
Mears Nays: None
Bergeron
Campbell
Swain
Clayton
Lusk
Pruett
Acreage - Fire Station - Cedar Bayou
Councilman Swain moved to approve the purchase of a one -half acre triangle
tract, located at the corner of Ward and Davis Roads at Gillette, as a fire station
site for Station No. 4. The purchase price was $360.00. Councilman Clayton seconded
the motion. The Roll Call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Mears Nays: None
Bergeron
" Campbell
Swain
Clayton
" Lusk
-Mayor Pruett
Plans were submitted to the Fire Station Committee on a proposed Fire Station
which will be located on the above site. The building will be brick veneer and
the cost estimate is $9,700. After the Committee has had time to make a thorough
study of the plans the Council will receive recommendations and proceed with plans
for the construction.
Adiournment
Councilman Mears moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Lusk seconded
the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
Mayor, City of Baytown
ATTEST:
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk