Min - City Council - 1974 - 09/05 - RegularREGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 5, 1974
City Council, City of Allen
Present: Mayor: Frank Dugger
Councilmen: C.D. Whitaker, Clifford Hart, Johnny Pannell, Johnnie
Li Blankenship and Bob Lowman
Motion Bob Lowman Second Johnny Pannell that minutes of previous meeting be
approved as read. Motion carried 5 for 0 against.
Postmaster Bill Enloe appeared before Council to present plans for new mail
delivery service that is to become effective in the near future. Mr. Enloe
asked Council cooperation in trying to arrange for patrons on Meadow Mead,
Roaming Road and Wandering Way, to place their mail boxes on their side pro-
perty lines instead of in front of their dwellings, so that they will co-
incide with the placement of boxes in the rest of the City.
Motion Bob Lowman Second C.D. Whitaker that a letter be written by the City
and addressed to all occupants of residences in the City advising them of the
specifications and other information relative to Mail Delivery Service. Also,
the residents in Hillside Village that now have delivery service , be request-
ed to move their mail boxes to their side property lines instead of in front
of their residences. Motion Carried 5 for 0 against.
Amendment to Telephone Ordinance was presented to Council from Southwestern
Bell Telephone , advising of a rate increase, which is to become effective
September 25, 1974.
Bid was received from Wayne Bitterton on sealing of parking lot at Municipal
Building and paving of drive way at Library and Fire Station. Council felt
this bid to be too high and asked Fir Chief Ronnie Gentry to secure more
bids on this project.
Council agreed to hire Larry Moore as City Secretary and Juanelle Cooksey as
Clerk for City. These employees will be hired on a six months probationary
period. Mr. Moore to receive a salary of $160.00 per week and Mrs. Cooksey
$125.00 per week.
Jerry Burton appeared before Council in regards to a hand Radar Gun now
leased by the City. Chief Burton asked Council approval on the purchase
of a new gun of this type, since the Police Department bad been having a
considerable amount of difficulty in keeping the old gun in operation, due
to malfunctions of the gun. Council asked Chief Burton to invite a repre-
sentative from the company that sells this equipment to appear before
Council at its meeting on September 19th.
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Resolution No. 169 was unanimously approved by Council to oermit Texas
Power and Light to use PJC pipe for service conduit instead of galvanized
pipe, only in the event they are unable to secure galvanized pipe.6 For
0 against.
Motion Bob Lowman Second C.D. Whitaker that meeting adjourn. Motion carried
5 for and 0 against.
These minutes read and approved on this the
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