1963-02-21 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTESPEALLi'�I'li CITY COUI'1C'IL hvEETIN G
FEBRUARY 21. 1963
A regular m:etino of the Pearl and City C'ou:acil eras called to order at 7:30
P. hio in file C1 Ly hall by 1-.ayor Gib' ons Z"lith ti_e foIICain. g city officials
ani guests in attendance:
The r-linutes of
of February 15,
and a.p- -roved.
i��ayor - E. T. Gibbons
Aldermen - Gene E. Sanders, Tom Alexaaxler, John Begley
David L. Sndth, Victor A. 1olen
U_Uest - Orlin O'Day, J. E. Crenshaw, Lloyd i. Yost,
Curtis Llorris, Vernon iiali.l;
Policer_,en - r. Sanders, pi 11 Ronoser
the regular n'r:etin7 of February 7, 191;3, the st,ecial reetin
1963 and 'I -he special _,.eeting of February* 19, 1963 r�rere read
14aycr Gibbons _next discussed old business and first discussed the issuing
of a rernit to operate a rifle range iritUrl the city limits of Pearl&nd,
Texas by I -r. Crensha:.r of C. & D. G -in Shop.
heir. Yost comrcented that his revie-w of the ;-dans and his experience zvdth
rifle range operations indicated the proposed range appears safe. hz. Crenshatar
-was instructed to cpnsider the possibility of In permit bei -rig .granted and -
for a given fee and report his decision back to the C -1-h council.
11:ayc;r Gibbons next as'_cmd t1he street and bridge departrlent to explain their
desires regardinS e;tending the curbing of Highi,ray 518. Alderman V. A. Nolen
reported Lr.St. John with the Ilightiway Depart::_ent is processing tine paper so
that t�ey can proceed -with the state's part of the project. kr. Orlin
O'Day, kr. Vernon Halik and 14r. Lloyd Yost expressed accord ,rc it the program
and want the state to fur= ish the specifications on curbing requirements so
that bads can be taken to estinate cost of the project.
The Street and "ridge Depart ent reported that a redsurvey 1. be made
of streets to designate to t le county co.rrr,;i ssioner for r epaI ?s.. Alderman
David L. Smith also presented repair cost estimates for repairing streets
on a maintenance basis from J. V . Doster.
h ayor Gibbons next discussed -the schools request to glace.n.,ercury vapor
lights in front of the I_i h School. This rroblen :+,rs re-r`erred to the
Street and Bridge Coy ,mittee .
Chief of T'olice D. C. Sa:aders questioned t!,e city -treasurer jtodeteria-i-ne
if,vithholdin- tax has been tal+.en out of tulhe poli cen:en's sz._Zary fo ,.
the past year. 1:;r. Smith wdvi sed he ir, 11 of-Leck on tae poliberens with
holding and report the findings to 11,Cr. Sanders.
A motion Vlas made by Ton: Alexander and seconded by Victor Ao 1,1 Z) au he
city electi on Judge be raid ti 12.00 and the electieiz Clerk1(.CO to .hold
the city election April 2, 1963 and that Ordinance' n- ' 7 be aa6pted
providing f or the election of citN"r officials . All Aldermen voted "Ayes'
with no "Kloes".
Mayor Gibnons discussed the grantip of a perr.-:it. to Regency Park Subdivision
developer to ;dace entrance signs to tiie subdivision on the city property.
The squabble that developed over the placernent of the signs by the various
people of^ming the adjoining property brings out the need for development of
a city r;olicy for placing private signs on city right of -,.-.rays.
N.'r. lorris
discu'sv'pld _?possible
road bonds to
corer financing
of new road
projects.
h. -r. loins stressed
the reed for
plaruii.ng and the
urgency to get
atarted on
part of the phases
of planning.
The Treasurer reported a balance on hand as of February 21, 1963 of ;;16,258.05
with the fo.11mrsing bills being paid:
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CI TY COUN CI L 1',• ET I NG
I'EBIRURY 21, 1963
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Name
Amou-nt
Diebold
P 6.50
Southwestern Belt Telephone
20.91
Haden
203.00
Houston Natural Gas
11.12
Cro1,.�r_ Printing
8.00
Pearle-.rd Variety
27.87
Bill Ror;_oser
174.00
D. Card e rs
173.10
P. J'J . I+!c Cormack-
F 57.60
Jack Ha ---°rison
50.00
I°.arvin Ellis
10.00
Houston Li; hting Poser
170. CC
r
Sinclair ��efini r_ Oo.
1.00
ITliesin T otor Co.
X8.19
Motorola
8.70
Ci t ,r liar drrare
12.00
Pearlar_d Hardware uupp1Y
12.98
Brazoria Co. ! C. ; I. D. 3
4.50
Pea.rlan d Texaco
16.10
Paty Go_zeral Tire Co.
7.75
0. V . Robins®n
1.50
Void
Security Kational Life
24.97•
E. E. Y;e rt in
175.61-
V . D. Haden Co.
33.20
P. E. Ser;elquist
512.00
H. C. I.olman
180.00
enf�r 4:hitt
20.00
Bill Iiomos e
7 7,1. 0'
D. C. Sanders
164.37
Security I'-abional Life
24.D7
Southive stern Bell Telephone
35.30
Pearland .Electronics
2.10
Cbunty Clerk
1.50
Ilouston Natural :s as
8.49
Coppinger Electric Co.
4.O C'
Y2,4-20.33
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Check NO - Deposits
745
746
74 7
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
To:al 2-21-63
2.5
Balanc e
1-17-63
X8,321.44
139.26*
5.C)O**
2,167.20*:k*
46®35**T*
7,028.83*****
N1C,286.94 t 18.703.38
- 2,:120.33
7 58.05
Deposits
Hous ton Natu m:-1 Gas
P,:ovin` Permit
Ci y Court
**** United Gas Corp.
Houston Li'--htin L Po Ter Co
T:ie "ayor instructed the Secretary,- to prepare a.. letter to the, county Judi -e
z,ith cony of county con.-jissioner, and copy of county tas assessor -collector
enlDressing concern over 1'earland not having a duly disignated substation
for car license collection and poll tax collection.
The Meeting, adjo reed at 10;30 P. I'o
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I PIT Gi ED T!=IIS TI -]E i DAY OF M1191U- 14 1963
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