1956 11 08 CC Minutesfoe
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL'OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
November 8. 1956 _
The City Council of the City of Baytown. Texas, met in regular session on Thurs-
day, November 8, 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
H. 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 Oliver
City Clerk .
The Mayor called the meeting to order. Councilman Swain moved to dispense
with the reading of 'the minutes or the regular meeting of October 25 and they
be approved. Councilman Bergeron seconded the motion. The roll call vote was
as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Name Designated - Replace Weed Road
Little Miss Brenda Sue Carney came before the Council and presented the name
selected by the children attending the James Bowie Elementary School, to replace
the name Weed Road. The name chosen was Bowie School Drive with a second choice
choice of Elementary Drive. Councilman Lusk moved to adopt an ordinance changing
the name of Weed Road to Bowie School Drive. Councilman Campbell seconded the
motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE N0, 372
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF WEED ROAD TO
BOWIE SCHOOL DRIVE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE THEREOF,
Key Club - Steam Locomotive - Roseland Park
Three members of the Key Club at Robert E. Lee came before the Council concern-
ing their negotiations with the Southern Pacific Railroad for a steam locomotive
to put on display at Roseland Park. The Key Club, which is sponsored by the Baytown
Kiwanis Club, has been advised that a locomotive may be available soon and the Club
sought assistance from the Council in the locating of the steam engine. Councilman
Clayton moved to assure the Key Club that the City would give assistance in the trans-
portation of the steam locomotive, if and when, the Southern Pacific gives notifica-
tion of an available engine. Councilman Mears seconded the motion.
The roll call vote was as follows:
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Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
.Councilman Swain °
Couocilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett ?
Report Committee - Salaries and Reduction of Work Hours per Week
The Council Salary Committee gave a report on the study made in regard to
a reduction in hours, raise rather than shorter hours, new personnel by reason of
necessity, etc. The summation of the report was as follows:
We recommend four new personnel in the Public Works Department, if the Council
accepts the committee's recommendation to go on the forty hour week;
We recommend two new policemen and two new firemen by reason of necessity;
We recommend on part time person, a D. 0. student, for the Water Collection
and accounting office by necessity;
We recommend twenty -four individual salary equalization adjustments;
We recommend that the thirty -nine policemen and firemen be granted a $15,00
per month raise instead of a reduced number of hours, and salary increases to
six department heads who have had only a $10.00 raise in the past three years.
A detailed list of recommendations follows:
Dept, G Items
Paid by
Police Department' Paid by Gen. Fund Paid by Water Fund Traffic Fund
2 men @ $395.00 per mo. $ 9,190.00 $ 9,190.00
car 2,200.00
Salary adj. 22 Gen. 15 /mo. 3,960.00
2 traf. 36D.00
Jailer 1 @ 15,00 /mo. Adj. 180,00
Fire Department
2 men @ $325.00/mo./
7,800.00
Salary adj. 19 men @ 15 /mo.
2,520.00
Health Department
Salary adj. 1 man @ 15 /mo.
180.00
Sewer Department
1 man @ $300.00 per mo.
3,600.00
Garbage Department
2 men @ $1.50 /hr.
6,290.00
Water Department
L man @. $1,82/hr.
Sewer Department
Ope. 7 @ $35.00 /mo.adi. 2,990.00
Street Department
1 @ .06 adj.
1 @ .16 adj.
2 @ .15 adj.
Total $0.51 x'190.67 Hrs. 972.92
$ 3,786.00
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Department G Items (Continued)
Paid by
Paid by Gen. Fund Paid by Water Dept. Traffic Fund
Garage
2nd. Mach. 10. /m.! yr. $ 40.00 $ 20.00
Water Department
Meter Readers 420.00 1
2 e $36.20/mo. 868.80
4 men @ .10 /Hr.$76.28 /mo. 915.36
Supervisory Addn's.
C. W. Grantham plus $551mo. 330.00 330.00
C. D. Middleton plus $38 /mo. 456.00
A. V. Barber plus $20 /mo. 120.00 120.00
Gen. Chandler plus $20 /mo. 240.00
A. J. Busch plus $20 /mo. 240.00
C. W. Suesse plus $20 /mo. 120.00 120.00
Water Collecting and Accounting
Salary Classification Adjustments
Bookkeeper from $250 to 260 60.00
Budget Machine opr. $240 /no change
Billing Machine Oprs.
1 from $220.00 to $240
1 from $195.00 to $240 -
Clerk Cashiers
1 from $240.00 to $250
1 from 220 to $230
Additional Personnel
1 D.O. Student @ $65 /mo.
Corporation Court - D.O. Student 760.00
Police - Clerk - Traffic (2000 A -2)
60.00
240.00
540.00
120.00
120.00
780.00
$2,280.00 i
After some discussion Councilman Lusk moved to accept the recommendation of
the Committee; the salary adjustments be approved effective as of November, 16th,
1956, Councilman Bergeron seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears Councilman Clayton
Councilman Bergeron -
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Countilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett -
Suesse - Offer Resianation - Effective November 30, 1956
The City Manager presented the following letter from C. IV. Suesse, City Controller:
I.C. D. Middleton, City Manager
City of Baytown, Texas
Dear Sir:
After careful consideration
of the action taken by the
Council Committee on Salaries,
I believe it appropriate that I offer my resignation. I
believe the responsibility
of my position deserves the
courtesy of at least thirty
days notice. Therefore,
-
should you choose to accept
it, my resignation would be
effective November 3d, 1956.
Respectfully*,
/s/ C. W. Suesse
Chief Accountant"
The Council discussed the contents of the letter, afterwhich, it was referred to
the City Manager for study and recommendation of final disposition.
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C. D. Little - Halloween vandalism
C. D. Little, Attorney for a group of Baytown parents, appeared before the Council
and urged the Council to order blanket charges of Halloween vandalism against 56 juven-
iles dismissed. He accused the local police department of mishandling the whole thing
in that it would be absurd to charge all 56 boys with the:same misdemeanor. Tie contended
that it was not right for the boys to have a police record through no fault of their own
and recommended the dismissal of the 56 against whom the charges are filed, then, if the
Police Chief knows of a guilty party, produce the evidence and prosecute those that are
charged. City Attorney Chandler advised the Council that it had no right to order or re-
commend to the Chief of Police that charges be dismissed. The Council discussed the pro-
perty damage which was suffered in the cglebration, however, no favorable solution to
the problem was presented at the meeting. After a lengthy discussion the group agreed
to give the Chief of Police sufficient time to confer with Walter Queen, District Judge,
relative to the final action to be taken against the juveniles.
McClelland - Blocking Driveway - Third and Hunnicutt
The Mayor appointed a Committee composed of Councilman Clayton and Swain to inves-
tigate the complaint of Mr. and Mrs. McClelland on the blocking of their private drive-
way by patrons using the Robison's Laundry Mart, 915 N. Third.
Preliminary Approval - Street Alignment - Country Club Oaks Subdivision.
Bill Ehrhardt, State Land Surveyor, presented a plat of the proposed Country Club
Oaks and asked preliminary approval of the street alignment. The Council reviewed the
plat and recommendations were made to ppen Bdsch Road into the proposed Country Club
and Golf Course plat section. Also it was recommended that a radius be shown on the
corner lot of two (2) streets which presently d@8ignated "Dog- Legs ". With these cor-
rections, Councilman Campbell moved to give preliminary approval of the street alignment
of the proposed Country Club Oaks Subdivision - C.C. & I.D. No. 58. Councilman Lusk
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
E. H. Rheaume - Completion of Tenth Street Topping
E. H. Rheaume and son appeared before the Council relative to the stoppage of sur-
face construction on Tenth Street. Each informed the Council that the survey had been
made by the,City, dragline moved in and the street excavation work completed, about
$150.Q0 in shell placed on the street and then work halted. Since each property owner
had signed an agreement to pay for his /her portion of the material costs they were at a
loss .to understand the apparent abandonment of the construction. City Manager Middleton
informed the group that he had been in a meeting with C. Bond promoter of the street
opening, and he wanted the City to be responsible for the shell and MC -1 material payments.
Mr. Middleton refused and referred Mr. Bond to Kilgore's where appangements were made for
the delivery of the shell on time payments, but, apparently some,misunderstanding arose
between those in charge of the credit arrangement department and no shell was delivered.
It was.suggested that the signed contracts be picked up from Mr. Bond:by the City Attorney,
afterwhlch, the City Manager be instructed to proceed with the completion of the original
agreed construction. Should the property owners fail to pay the pro -rata assigned against
them the City Attorney will be instructed to bring suit against the offending party or
parties. Councilman Campbell moved to instruct the City Attorney to pick up the contracts
from Mr. Bond, afterwhich,:the City Manager is to proceed.immediately to complete the
street construction that the City originally started to complete on Tenth Street. Council-
man Bergeron seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Lusk
Councilman Clayton
Mayor Pruett
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Street Lights
Councilman Lusk moved to accept the recommendation of the Street Lighting-Commi-
ttee and authorize the installation of two'(2) 2500 lumen incandescent street lights
at the following locations:
1 - $timpson and West Main Street.
1 - In Alley on Huggins between Illinois and Michigan Streets.
Councilman Clayton seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll.:Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron +
Councilman Campbell
Councilman SfRain - -
Councilman Lusk
Councilman Clayton
Mayor Pruett
The Committee will study the request to replace an incandescent Street Light
with a mercury vapor lamp at the intersection of West Cleveland and West Main.near tle
South Main Church of Christ.
Resolution
The City Manager introduced and read the following.resolution:
A.RFSOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PROVIDING
FOR AND ESTABLISHING THE MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE
CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR THE.FILLING OF VACANCIES
THEREIN; ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ENUMERATING THE POWERS
AND DUTIES :OF SUCH COMMISSION,
Whereas, pursuant to law applicable to it, the City Council of the City of Bay-
town, created a Planning Commission on the 31st day of May, 1956, consisting of the
following members:
(1) M. L. Campbell (5) Bill M. Knowles
(2) John W. Sylvester (6) Lynn A. Seaman
(3) James E. Sherwood (7) John Lynn Woods
(4) Steele McDonald (8) Harry F. Massey, and
WHEREAS, in such.resolution, the City'Council.did not provide for and establish
the membership and terms of office, provide for the filling of vacancies, establish
rules of procedure and enumeration of the powers and duties of such Commission,-and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Baytown Planning Commission are of the opinion
that such should now be provided for so as to increase the efficiency of the Planning
Commission by providing for the internal functioning thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the present eight member Commission shall hold positions and
the names of such members and their respective positions shall be as follows:
First:, MA. Campbell, Chairman Fifth: Bill M. Knowles
Second: John W. Sylvester Sixth: Lynn A. Seaman
Third: James E. Sherwood Seventh:John Lynn Woods
fourth: Steele McDonald Eighth: Harry F. Massey
Section 2: That the members in position one and two shall serve through
April 30, 1957; positions three, four and five through April 30, 1958;: and positions
six, seven and eight through April 30, 1959.
Section 3: That as the terms of office of said positions terminate, the City
Council, shall, as soon as possible, and at any rate within sixty days after such
expiration, appoint members to fill such vacancies for a term of three years. A
person may serve for as many terms as he is appointed. The Council, if interim vacan-
cies occur, shall appoint a successor for the remainder of such term, within thirty
days.
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Section 4: The Commission may establish its owni-rules as to the attendance of
its members to its meetings and, if furtherance of such, the Commission may, by a
majority vote, expel any ipember, who, in the opinion of the Commission, misses an
unreasonable number of meetings.
Section 5: The Commission is hereby empowered to establish its own parliamentary
procedure, provided that such shall not be in conflict with the law applicable to the
Commission or the following:
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the entire
membership of the Commission and any issue to be voted
on shall be resolved by a majority of those present.
The chairman shall be entitled to vote upon any
question, but shall have no veto power.
Section 6: Meetings shall be open to the public, and minutes shall be filed with
the City Clerk, and shall be treated as a public record.
Section 7: The Commission will have the power and shall be required to:
(1) Make, amend, extend and add to the. master plan for the
physical development of the City.
(2) The Commission shall study plans and plats of proposed
subdivisions and shall, within legal limits, recommend
that such subdivisions meet with all the standards and
requirements of construction as required by the ordinances
of the City regulating subdivisions.
(3) Draft and recommend to the City Council for its adoption,
an official map of the City and recommend or disapprove
proposed changes in such map.
(4) Make and recommend to the City Council for its adoption,
plans for the clearance and rebuilding of slum districts
and blighted areas which may develop within the City.
(5) Make and recommend to the City Council for its adoption,
highway facilities and proposed expansions thereof.
(6) Make and recommend to the City Council for its adoption, a
zoning plan and recommend or disapprove changes in such plan.
(7) Review and recommend to the City Council for its adoption.
alterations to existing building, plumbing electrical and
related codes.
(8) Submit annually to the City Manager, not less than ninety
days prior to the beginning of the budget year, a list of
recommendations for capital improvements, which, in the op-
inion of the Commission, are necessary or desireable to be
constructed during the forthcoming five years. Such list
shall be arranged in order of preference, with recommendations
as to the year such improvement shall be constructed.
(9) Meet not less than once each month; meetings to be held at Ue
City Hall „unless notice of change of meeting place be pub-
lished in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Baytown.
(10) Perform such other functions as may be duly delegated to them
from time to time by the Council.
Section 8_: The City Manager, of an officerof the City delegated by the City Mana-
ger, shall attend the meetings of the Planning Commission.
INTRODIXED. READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council on this the 8th day
of November. A.D., 1956.
/s/ R. H. Pruett
Mayor. City of Baytown
ATTEST:
/s/ Edna Oliver
City Clerk "
Councilman Rbrgeron moved to adopt the resolution as read. Councilman Lusk
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
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Roll Call: Ayes:
Councilman Mears
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Lusk
Councilman Clayton
Mayor Pruett
Nays:
,None
M. L. Campbell - Chairman Planning Commission - Recommends Refunding Program
Milton L. Campbell, Chairman of the Planning Commission,presented a resolution
unanimously adopted by the Commission respectfully recommending that the City Council
take steps to refund all revenue bonds now outstanding against the City. The
resolution stated that the Commission had made a careful study of this phase of &m-
proving the City's financial structure and a meeting had been held witfi Ernest L.
Brown, Jr. of Houston who had advised suchsteps since no additional revenue bonds
may be issued unless and until all present revenue bonds are refunded. The Council
agreed to meet in a joint session with the Planning Commission and invite Mr. -Brown
to address the group on the recommended procedure to take in the refunding of the
City's bonded indebtedness.
Final Approval - Amended Plat Richardson Place No. 2
Councilman Clayton moved to give final approval of an amended plat of Richardson
Place No. 2, Councilman Campbell seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as
follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: ' hays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Lusk
Councilman Clayton
Mayor Pruett
AARpropriation Ordinances
Councilman Lusk moved to adopt annordinance appropriating $780.00 to
of a diversified occupation student working part -time at the Corporation
man Swain seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Lusk
Councilman Clayton
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 373
pay salary
Court. Council-
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO APPROPRIATE
SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ($780.00) DOLLARS FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS
GENERAL FUND TO CLASSIFICATION 103 A -2 I i
Councilman Lusk moved to adopt an ordinance appropriating $3,929.00, to pay for
clerk hire in the amount of $2,280.00 and one motorcycle and a Cushman Motor -Trike in
the amount of $1,649.00. Councilman Swain seconded the motion. The roll call vote was
as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
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The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO, 374
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE-CITY OF
BAYTOWN TO APPROPRIATE THREE-THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY -NINE ($3.929.00) DOLLARS FROM.THE UNAPPROPRIATED
SURPLUS TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT FUND TO CLASSIFICATIONS
2000 A -2 and 2000 Z -4.
Resolution - Time Deposit
The City Manager introduced and read the following resolution:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN TO DEPOSIT, FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY DAYS, A TOTAL OF FORTY THOUSAND ($40,000) DOLLARS
IN THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
THAT the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized and directed
to deposit a total of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) DOLLARS in the official depository
of the City of Baytown, said sum to be placed in time deposit account on November 12,
1956, to mature March 12, 1957.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council on this the 8th day of November, A.D., 1956.
/s/ R. H. Pruett
Mayor, City of Baytown
ATTEST:
U Edna Oliver
City Clerk"
Contract Award - Ward Road Fire Station
Councilman Campbell moved to approve the revised plans of Maxwell Construction
Company on the construction of a Fire Station on Ward Road near Eva Maude Subdivision.
Councilman Bergeron seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Abolish List --Prepare New - Firemen and Policemen:
At the request of the City Manager, Councilman Campbell moved to abolish the
present eligibility list of the Civil Service Commission on Firemen and Patrolmen and
ordered the Director of the Civil Service to hold an examination and prepare a new
eligibility list. Councilman Clayton seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as
follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
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Appointment of New Civil Defense Director
Upon the recommendation of City Manager, Middleton, Councilman Swain moved to
appoint Robert G. Feinberg as Civil Service Director of the City of Baytown to fill
the post vacated by the death of Col. George Keene, former director, Councilman
Campbell seconded the motion. The roll call vote,was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Nays:
Councilman Mears None
Councilman Bergeron -
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Swain -
Councilman Clayton
Councilman Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Adiournment
Councilman Swain moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Lusk seconded
the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
C
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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