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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
February 19, 1959
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session
on Thursday, February 19, 1959, at 5:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Room of
the Baytown City Hall with the following memebers in attendance:
P. H. Mears
W. L. Ward
J. C. Garrison
Lacy Lusk
R. H. Pruett
James W. Harrison
George Chandler
Edna Oliver
Absent: W. D. Hollaway
Al Clayton
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Councilman
Councilman
The Mayor called the meeting to order and the following business was
transacted:
Ordinance -Underwrite Exemptions - Williams Street
Councilman Ward moved to adopt an ordinance appropriating $5,436.72 out
of the Street and Drainage Bond Fund to pay the cost of curbs, gutters, and
paving Williams Street on property that appears to be exempt from assessments
or the owners failed or refused to sign with the City's contractor. Council-
man Garrison seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Ward Nays: None
it Garrison
" Mears
Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 521
AN'ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $%1+36.72 OUT OF THE
STREET AND DRAINAGE BOND FUND, SERIES 1958, TO PAY THE COST
OF CURBS, GUTTERS, AND PAVING TO BE ONSTRUCTED BY THE CITY'S
CONTRACTOR IN FRONT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING
UPON 14ILLIA14S STREET BETWEEN THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF PRUETT
AND THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF NORTH MAIN STREET (FORMERLY GOOSE
CREEK STREET), BAYTOWN) TEXAS, WHICH PARCELS OF PROPERTY APPEAR
TO BE EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS OR SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS WHICH
ARE NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
Drainage - Culverts
Councilman Lusk moved that the City.Engineer and Director of Public
Works be instructed to replace driveway culverts where necessary for proper
drainage; replacement costs to be borne by the City where original culverts
had been laid on a design then directed by the City. Councilman Ward second-
ed the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
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Roll Call: Eyes: Councilman Ward Nays: None
Garrison
Mears
Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Ordinance - Curb and Gutter Assessments - Alexander Drive
It was agreed that an Ordinance will be passed levying an assessment
for the cost of curb and gutter installation against all persons whose pro-
perty abutts upon that portion of Highway 146 now under construction. This
ordinance will be passed at the next regular meeting of the Council.
Adjournment
Councilman Ward moved for the meeting to adjourn. Caucilman Lusk
seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the
meeting adjourned.
R. H. Pruett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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