1956 08 10 CC Minutes, Specialq 1A
SPECIAL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
August 10, 1956
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in special session on
Friday, August 10, 1956, at 6 :00 p.m. in the office of the City Manager at City
Hall with the following members in attendance:
Absent:
P. H. Mears
R. B. Bergeron
H. M. Campbell
W. C. Swain
Lacy Lusk
R. H. Pruett
C. D. Middleton
M. L. Campbell
Al Clayton
George Chandler,
Edna Oliver
The Mayor called the meeting to order.
Realignment - Voting Precincts - City Limits
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor
City Manager
Chairman: Planning Commission
Councilman
City Attorney
City Clerk
M. L. Campbell, Chairman of the Planning Commission, presented a proposed draft
of some changes in the present voting precincts within the city limits of Baytown.
It was recommended that the voting precincts be divided so as to add two (2) new
precincts, thus making a more equal distribution of the qualified voters within
the city. Councilman Campbell moved to accept the recommendation of the Committee
on the redistricting of the voting precincts within the city limits of Baytown.
Councilman Lusk seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes:' Councilman Mears Nays: None
to Bergeron
it Camppell
to Swain
to Lusk
Mayor Pruett
A committee composed of Councilmen Swain and Bergeron and City Manager Middle-
ton were appointed by the Mayor and instructed to relay the action of the council
on the proposed draft to the County Commissioner's Court on Monday. August 13th.
Adiournment
Councilman Bergeron moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Mears seconded
the motion. The ayes were unamimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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R. H.yPruett, Mayor