1959 06 11 CC Minutes1342
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
June 11, 1959
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in regular session on
Thursday, June 11th, 1959, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., in the Council Room of the Bay-
town City Hall with the following members in attendance:
P. H. Mears
Councilman
W. L. Ward
Councilman
K. E. Badgett
Councilman
W. D. Hollaway
Councilman
Al Clayton
Councilman
Lacy Lusk
Councilman
R. H. Pruett
Mayor
James W. Harrison
City Manager
Edna Oliver
City Clerk
Absent: George Chandler
City Attorney
The Mayor called the meeting to order and the Invocation was offered,
afterwhich, the Mayor called for the minutes of the regular meeting of May 28th
to be read. Councilman Mears moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes,
however, the following correction was made, to -wit: "Street Lighting - Business
Areas: In order to approve a more unified program, Mr. Strickler reported that
he had received similar requests from the Market Street and West Baytown's Bus-
inessmen's Association, and his request included these business areas plus the
businessmen along State Highway 146 (Alexander Drive)." With this correction,
Councilman Clayton seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
It Ward
" Badgett
" Hollaway
" Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Approved Two Fire Hydrants - Negro Housing Units
At the request of Housing Authority Commissioner, Burt J.. Davison, the
Council approved the installation of two (2) fire hydrants along Airhart Drive,
near the recently constructed Federal housing units for colored tenants. The
installation will be made within the next few weeks.
Open Bids - Paving Scott, Harvey and Hawthorne Streets
The bids for the paving of Scott.. Hawthorne and Harvey Streets were open-
ed and tabulated as follows:
Gulf Bitulithic Company
Brown & Root, Inc.
Russ Mitchell
S84,864.80
Total Bid
82,677.40
Total Bid
85,891.50
Tbtal Bid
The City Engineer retired to another room to verify the tabulation of the
bids and returned with the statement that the bids were in order and Brown &
Root, Inc., was the low bidder. Councilman Badgett moved to accept the low bid
of Brown & Root, Inc., in the amount of $82,677.40, for the paving of Scott,
Harvey and Hawthorne;the Mayor be instructed to execute contract documents
in behalf of the City of Baytown. Councilman Clayton seconded the motion. The
roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
". Ward
" Badgett
" Hollaway
• " Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
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Open Bids - Pavina North and South Main Streets - East Faille to East Republic
The bids for the paving of North and South Main, from East Fayle to
East Republic, were opened and tabulated as follows:
Gulf Bitulithic Company
Brown & Root, Inc.
Russ Mitchell
$ 77,250.00 Total Bid
80,140.00 Total Bid
81,675.00 Total Bid
The City Engineer retired to another room to verify the tabulation of
the bids and returned with the statement that the bids were in order and Gulf
Bitulithic Company was low bidder. Councilman Clayton moved to accept the low
bid of Gulf Bitulithic Company, in the amount of $77,250.00, for the paving of
Main Street from East Fayle to East Republic; the Mayor be instructed to execute
contract documents in behalf of the City of Baytown. Councilman Mears seconeded
the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Apes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
"
Ward
",
Badgett
If
Hollaway
"
Mears
If
Lusk
Mayor
Pruett
Concrete Pipe Bids - Opened
The bids for furnishing and delivering an unspecified amount of various
sizes of tongue and groove concrete pipe were opened and tabulated as follows:
Councilman Lusk moved to accept the low bid of Schaffer Brothers for
the furnishing and delivering of tongue and groove concrete pipe to jobsite
within the City of Baytown from a period beginning with the awarding of this
contract and ending December 31, 1959. Councilman Clayton seconded the motion.
The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
" Ward
" Badgett
" Hollaway
r1 Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Proposed Exterminator's Ordinance - Rabulation Tabled
The Council unanimously agreed to table, for an indefinite period, an
Dixon Concrete
Schaffer
White
General
Bayway
Description
Company
Brothers
SuAp1Y
Concrete
Sunply
15"
C -14 -56
1.25
1.00
$ 1.12
1.25
1.25
15"
C -76 -56
1.65
1.32
1.48
1.65
1.65
18"
C -14 -56
1.55
1.24
1.39
1.55
1.55
18"
C -76 -56
2.15
1.72
1.93
2.15
2.15
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C -76 -56
3.30
2.64
2.97
3.30
3.30
30"
C -76 -56
4.85
3.88
4.36
4.85
4.8.5
36"
C -76 -56
6.35
5.08
5.71
6.35
6.35
42"
C -76 -56
8.20
6.56
7.38
8.20
8.20
48"
C -76 -56
10.30
8.24
9.27
10.30
10.30
54"
C -76 -56
14.50
11.60
13.05
14.50
14.50
60"
C -76 -56
17.50
14.00
15.75
17.50
17.50
66"
C -76 -56
20.50
16.40
18.45
20.50
20.50
72"
C -76 -56
25.00
25.00
22.50
25.00
25.00
84"
C -76 -56
30.00
30.00
27.00
30.00
30.00
Less 5%
Less 2%
Less 2%
Less 10%
Less 8% Trade
Trade Disc.
15 days
15 days
Trade Disc. Disc.
Less 2;x-15
30 days
30 days
2% 15 days
2% 15 days
days
Net
Net
Councilman Lusk moved to accept the low bid of Schaffer Brothers for
the furnishing and delivering of tongue and groove concrete pipe to jobsite
within the City of Baytown from a period beginning with the awarding of this
contract and ending December 31, 1959. Councilman Clayton seconded the motion.
The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
" Ward
" Badgett
" Hollaway
r1 Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Proposed Exterminator's Ordinance - Rabulation Tabled
The Council unanimously agreed to table, for an indefinite period, an
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ordinance proposed to regulate the operation of any and all persons engaged in
the.business of pest control by exterminating within the City of Baytown.
Request - Junior Chamber of Commerce - Policing Quack Shack
Cecil Sutphin, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented
a formal request for an annual gratuity appropriation of $768.00 which will'
be used to provide police protection at the Quack Shack, a teen -age recreation
center. The Quack Shack opens 128 nights during the year, members of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce are sponsors of the project and members and wives serve
alternately in the supervision. Police protection for the center is almost
essential, however, funds are not available. It was the thought of the Jaycees
that the Council would approve such an expenditure, to assist in the supervision
of the Quack Shack, if given an opportunity. It was the recommendation of Mr.
Sutphin, that Patrolman Wayne Barfield be assigned to the job as he has been
working with the Jaycees in the patroling; the teen -agers like him very much
and respect his orders. City Manager Harrison stated that this can be classi-
fied as over -time pay and placed in the forthcoming proposed budget for 1959 -60,
however, any current expenditure will have to be appropriated. Councilman
Badgett stated that he felt the Council should give the Jaycees this support,
in cooperation with Chief Montgogomery, for the summer and moved to approve an
additional appropriation of $768.00 to the police budget to pay a City patrolman
to police the Quack Shack for the 128 days it is in operation. Councilman Mears
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
" Ward
it Badgett
it Hollaway
to Mears
of Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Vote of Confidence - City Manager
Since City Manager Harrison has been with the City a year as of the
26th of May, and in view of his efforts on behalf-of the City of Baytown, and
for the records of the action of the Council; Councilman Mears moved that we
(City Council) - give him (City Manager Harrison) a vote of confidence for try-
ing sincerely to make Baytown a better place in which to live. Councilman
Badgett seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Ward Nays: None
Badgett
Hollaway
Mears
Lusk
Mayor Pruett
City Manager Harrison expressed his sincere appreciation of the Council's
action and pledged himself to continue in his efforts to work toward the contin-
ued progress of the City.
Lights - Teen -Age Ball Park
Mr. Wilton Roper, representing the Baytown Optimist Club, petitioned
the Council for funds to pay the lighting of the teen -age ball park for this
season. He stated that presently the club was using the school park by per-
mission of the Board, however, they had been informed that the club must pay
for the lights, an estimated expenditure of'$600.00 for the entire season.
After discussing the manner in which funds may be appropriated for this request,
Councilman Mears moved to grant the request made by the Optimist Club and
appropriate $600.00 to pay for the lighting of the teen -age ball park for the
current season. Councilman Badgett seconded the motion. The roll call vote
was as follows:
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Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
" Ward
to Badgett
If Hollaway
it Mears
of Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Presentation - Acceptance - Semi = Annual Report
Mr. T. E. Dossey, Jr., C.P.A. of Houston, gave a very favorable report
on the condition of the City's finances and presented copies of the semi- annual
audit report 6f the City's records, He further stated that the current collec-
tions are baove the expectations for the budget year and offered to meet at a
later date should the Council wish to discuss any phase of the budget report.
Councilman Lusk moved to accept the semi - annual report as presented; the City
Manager be instructed to pay Mr. Dossey $600.00 for professional services as
per contract. Councilman Mears seconded the motion. The roll call vote was
as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
U Ward
Badgett
Hollaway
Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
Appropriation Ordinances
Councilman Mears moved to adopt an ordinance appropriating $4,688.56 to
pay Layne -Texas Company for repairs made to City water wells. Councilman Lusk
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
Ward
" Badgett
" Hollaway
" Mears
Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 546
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN TO APPROPRIATE FOUR THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY -EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY -SIX
(42688.56) CENTS FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS
WATER FUND TO BUDGET ITEM 1001 E -2.
Councilman Mears moved to adopt an ordinance appropriating $2,280.91
to pay for the publication of annual report, rental fee on parking lots, barbe-
que pit at Roseland Park and City employees' annual picnic. Councilman Badgett
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Clayton Nays: None
u Ward
" Badgett
'r Hollaway
" Mears
" Lusk
Mayor Pruett
The caption of the ordinance follows:
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ORDINANCE NO. 547
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN TO APPROPRIATE TWO THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS AND NINETY -CHE ($2,280.91)
CENTS FROM THE ANTICIPATED UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS
GENERAL FUND TO BUDGET CLASSIFICATIONS 101 F -5i
101 G-8A, 107 F -7 AND 601 Y -1.
Policy - Improvement Streets - Bond Funds
At the suggestion of Councilman Ward, the Council unanimously agreed to
set a policy, as of this meeting, for priority street construction under the bond
program. The City Manager was instructed to note the date each completed street
petition is presented and the priority rating will be established in the order
in which each is received. This was done in order to avoid any future misunder-
standing with property owners on streets whose petitions are presented after
the bond funds are depleted.
Miscellaneous
The City Manager reported that Fireman L. V. Bailey will serve as an
Instructor at a Firemen's School which will be held at A & M from June 19th
through June 24th.
The Council received a letter of thanks from the Chamber of Commerce for
the recently approved request for "White Way" street lighting in the business
areas of Baytown.
A complete report on the traffic situation at Airhart Drive and Woodruff
will be presented to the Council by the City Manager at the next meeting.
The City Manager was instructed to purchase three (3) more traffic
counters which will be used in conjunction with any traffic survey request
which the Council may authorise..
The Mayor presented an acknowledgement of appreciation from the family
of Mrs. Sadie Lusk for the expression of sympathy at their recent bereavement.
Adjournment
Councilman Mears moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Lusk
seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting
adjourned.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
/ "
. H. Pruett, Mayor
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