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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 05.10.1937 CC-RGeorgetown, Teams. May I09 I937. The City Council met in tegularsession_on the above date, Mayor M. F. Smith presiding_ and .the_ f.ollowing.. aldr.emen -anal officers were present: Aldermen--F. E. Buchholz-,.J.. R. Chastain:, W. S. Frasier, S. C. Godbey and S. E. Tilcox. Officers--W. H. Nunn, city attorney; S. A. - Hodges, tax. -assessor _and.:.eollec.tor.; Albert May., marshal-., .M. L. Cates, secretary and-R. E. War_d, manager city utilities. On motion of Alderman Frasier_., . minut.es of the_ previous.. meetings were read and approved as read. On Motion of Alderman _Chastain_all.appr.oved_-acc-ounts.were .order- ed paid. Mr. Lee If. Taylar_, chairman .of, _the auditing committee . was. .pre sent and read the reportof_ the .commi.tte.e and. complimented .the_ .councilmen, and manager of the power and -,light -system -,very highly,..On motion of Alderman J. C. Godbey the report was.. received. and.filed, and -the. com- mittee discharged. City ealth Officer Dr..Talter_,So - art.in reported to the. council that sanitary conditions in the..city.in gene.ral,were improved.., there being only a few irregularitiea.to.be.attended_to by the. proper au- thorities and.cited a cess po.of..in.the.southeast.portion_.o.f the city, and the bone yard near the .jail.. Dr.... Martin sugge.ate.d..aa..a matter of caution the public should not drink water from .the.spr_ings at the San Gabriel Park without. f..irst .boiling it. Officera reports including dity Treasurer- Byr.om...;, .Ass.e_ss_ar. .and Collector S. A. Hodges; and. City Marshal Albert. -May .wer_e. received and filed un motion_of Buchholz. An Ordinance pas presented ny Ordinance Committeeman J.-C. God - bey, of `Thich the following is the Caption: -- "An ordinance of the City of Georg6town, Texas; fixing the limit l� of the rate of sneed..at whieh.railroad engines and railroad.trains may be operated within the cor_p.orate.,.limits _of aaid .city*, and._.fiui.n,g ,axge penalty for its violation; and _de_claring_.an._emergency:" Alderman J. C. Godbey moved that . the. said -.ordinance b.e read. in full, Ltd passed tesitsr!eadodd'oyehddng�wAldertan,'.3pa,,-,BQ1Bgchhdlsaeed.edded t1te Uotfon; �whiah �wae '.carried tby a unanimous .. vot.e_, as. follows: Ayes; Buchholz, Chastain, Frasier , Godbey, Wiloox�..Noe..s: None. On motion _of Alderman F. E. Buchholz.,_,_ae.conded by Alderman W. S. Frasier, thatm*lk*r said--. ordinance b.e_ r_ead. by caption, that the usual rules requiring ozdinances.be_ read, in full at successive meet- inge of the council -be hereby suspended,__and.the same.be.pa.ssed to its third reading,, was .carried by unanimous- voteas. follows_: _Ayes: Buchholz, Chastain, Frasier, Godbey, Wilcox. Noes: None. The ordinance was read, by caption.. On moLi.on _oi Alderman S. E. Wilcox, seconded by Alderman.-J. R. Chas.t,ain, the said, ordinance was passed to its final reading. by the. _following. vo i.e. Ayes: Buchholz, Chastain, Frasier, Godbey, Tilc.ox, Noes: None, On motion of Alde.rman.__.J.. R. Chas twin},. ,se_c.onded _by.. Alderman W. S. Frasier, the s.a.id_ ordinance was read._ by_ captsnnand passed finally by the following vote: Ayes; Buchholz..,.. Chaatainy .Frasier,_ Godbey, `'nit - Cox. An Ordinance was presented..by Alderman.J...C. Godbey.., the following is the. Caption:."An..Ordinanc.e .o .. the. Ciiy of Georgetown, Texas, making it unlaw.fui.f.or, any. _person, for himself, . or as. _the ser- vant or agent of anoi;ner or o6ners, to have, keep or hold any horaes, hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, or other. animals in any. barn, lot or en witnin said city,, that -is a less dis.tanc.e .tnan live Hundred (500 3 feet from block Forty -Eight . (48) of the . said _c.i i y; ( the . blo.ck : on which is located the well from which _i;he. city obtains_ its principal_ water., sup- plyo and fixing a penallLy for.. i;he. violation .,here.of.,.. and making eaan_ day violation a sepapht.e;f offense., and. making.. this ordinance cumulative and declaring an emergency, In Alderman Godbey moved...tnat..the- ordinance be read in iuil, Alderman. J. R. Cnastain ,.s.econded ::lie mo i ion, whim was carried by unanimous vote as follows: Ayes, Buchholz., Chastain, Frasier, Godbey, Wilcox. Noes: None. The ordinance.was read -in full. On motion _of Alderman J. R. Chastain, seconded _by Alderman Frasier, the said ordinance containing an emergency clause that the usual rules for passing ordinances hereafter -be and are suspended, requiring that the said_Qrdinance only be read by caption., and the same be passed to its. second reading, was .passed by unanimous. -.vote. The ordinance was read by capti.on,. and the vote was -as -follows: Ayes: Buchholz, Chas.tai.n., Frasier, Godbey, Wilcox. Noes --None. On motion. of S. E. '!Wilcox,. seconded by Alderman F. E. Buchholz, the ordinance was read by caption and passed to its third reading, by the following vote. Ayes --Buchholz, Chastain, Frasier, 26 Godbey, ''.'ilcox. Noes --None. On motion of Alderman J. C. Godbey, seconded by Alderman Frasier, the ordinance was xxxxxd read by .cation and passed finally. The following being the unanimous vote of the Councilmen: Ayes;. Buchholz, Chastain, Fres- ier, Godbey.s. Wilcox.._._N.oe.s.: -None. _ Treasurer The Bond of Mi.ss.Estella Byrom/with the following surieties; H. G. Gillett, D. K. Wilcox, and H. N......Qraves., on.,motion of Alder- man Chastain, seconded by Alderman Wilcox was approved. Mayor. Smith'.'�appointed X�.ssers. A. "W. Sillure, C.. C. Hamilton, and A. W. Gray to, act. as Boards of Tax Equalization. The..Council was., unanimous in its approval. A.petition.was.pr_esented the Council, said petition containing numerous names_..of citizens, requesting the Council to appoint the city marshall. as_ street _oommisai.oner_. The petition was referred to the Street Committeemen, who are,t.a.report their recommendations to the Council_ at the me8#ing of June U. On motion of Alderman 1#1 S. Frasier, seconded by Alderman F. E. Buchholz, by a unanimous vote the council inserted in these minutes the following, concurring to the Firemen's Pension Law, House Bill No. 258s "On May 4th, I9379 a committee composed of mayor !% r. Smith, Estella Byrom, city treasurer, three members from the Fire Department, Viz. Bolton Gilliland (3-yearman); James Shaw (two-year man); and D. K. '7ileox (1-year Sian ; met end organized a Baard of Firemen�s Relief and Retirement Trustees for Geor etown Firemen. M. F. Smith was made chairman and D. K. -xlilcox, ace -chairman, and Estella Byrom, secretary of the organization." "On May 4th,the Fire Department met and decided they wanted to participate in the benefits of this organization. Theirb assessment to be $5.00 per year. The above report of the organization was given in writing to the City Council and requested that it be inserted in the minutes of the Council. This to be done not later than May 9." (report of Secretary of the organization, Estella Byrom.). There appearing no further business for the _.evening_the..Council adjourned. Mayor, ity of George.townp Texas. Attest: q'Z Secretary, City of Georgetownp.. Texas.