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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1959-11-30 Minutes MINUTES MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL November 30, 1959 A meeting of the CitY' oeunoil was held at the oity f£ ti.o. OD. NOT8JDber .0 1959. with the following present: Bill Perry, Mayer, C1Y'de Zellers, Stan Graaer, Paul Kutilek md Harden Rowe, Aldermen. The meetiD.g was oalled to order at 7: 05 P.M. lidenun Graner, calls..¡ attention to 'the tact that ho had given nett ice at the Ceuncil meoting ot November 23 that he would bring the matter of replacement 01' the City AttorneY' baok be:tore the COUD.oil on its next regular or special meeting, made the tollowing motion: Meve that the actioa 01' the COUD.oil in replacing T. S. Christopher a. CitY' AtterneY' and the seleotion ot Gordon Whitman a8 CitY' AtterneY' be revoked, and that T. S. Christopher be renamed as CitY' AttorneY'. The motion was seconded by Clyde Zellers. Kayor Perry- retused to entertain the motion, from which refusal Alder- man Graner appealed, which appeal was seconded bY' Alderman .lellers. The MaY'or having retused te enterta1n the appeal, the motion was put to a vote bY' Mayor Pro Tem, Paul Kutilek. Those votilLg to sustain the ohair: Alderman Harden Rewe. to overrule the chair: Alderman Zelle,s, Graner, Kutilek. vote the appeal was sustained and the Ka;yor overruled. Those votin, By whioh Thereupon ~or Pro Tem Paul Kutilek put the previeus .otien to remeve Gordon Whitman and re-appoint T. S. Christopher as CitY' AttorneY'. The.e voting in favor of the motion were: ClY'de Zellers, Paul Kutilek and Stan Graner, Aldermen. Those voting against the motion: Harden Rowe, Alderman. The Ka;yer Pro Tem thereup.a announoed that the motien had carried, and returned the ohair to the Mayor. Jles8rs. Hamilton, Starling and Morrow were present, reprosenthg Smith- tield Volunteer Dire Department,Ino. Those partie., together with the Council and the City Attorney, caretully reviewed a contract looking te the.purchase of said equipment, and agreed up,.. the terms of the contract, inoluding the agreement to PIiY $2,000.00 cash and a balance of $4,000.00 i1\ two equal payments without interest, the first to be due on June 15, 1960, and the second te be due on June 15, 1961, whioh would be repre.ented by a note in the .mount of $4,000.00 .eoured by ohattel mortgage, and the City Atterney wu direoted to redraw the contraot in aooordNloe with said agreement, alon, with the aforesaid note and chattel mortgage, and deliver the contract to Mr. Fred Morrow fer required signatures, and, after obtaining the alme, to present the contract, note and chattel mortgage at the next regular meeting .t the Counoil to be held on Mondr;, December 14, tor PAGE 2 oonsummation .t the agreement. A plat of Richland-Haltom Addition was presented by the J48¥or for action thereon by the Counoil. Messrs. Haltom, Humphrey and Rogers, developers and engineers for said Addition, were present, md matters pertaining to the plat were discussed but the Counoil deterred aotion thereen until suoh time as such matter had prooeeded through its normal oourse through the Zoning Commission. There being no further businen to come before the meeting the s &me was adjourned at 9:10 PM. APPROVED : VAYOR * PRO TEM PAUL KUTILEX ACT ING SECRETARY. MINUTES MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL Novemb,,?r 30, 1959 A meeting of the Council was held at the city officss on NO'"",,mh r 30,1959, with the following present: B i I I Perry, May'or, C! cL' Zelleréõ, stan Grainer', Paul I<utileh and Harden Howe, f\lderrnen. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. Alderman Graii/ur, calling attention to the fact that he had giv,,'1 notiCE at th(, Council rneetirL] of NO'/fHnb,::r 23 that he 'Nould bring the lPatÌf.òr of replacement of the City Attorney bach before thE: Council on its next r e Ç} ul a r 0 r s po cia I me e t i nJ, ma d e the fa I I ow i n G mo t ion: Moved that th,,} action of the Council in replacinG T. S. Christopher as City Attorney and the select ion of Gordon Whitman as City Attorney be revoked, and that T. S. Christopher be renamed as Cit}, Attorney. The motion was seconded by Clyde Zellers. Mayor Perry refused to enter'ta in the mot ion, from wh ien refusal Alderman Grainer appealed, which appeal was seconded b \/ , A Ide r ma n Z ell e r s . The Major having refused to entertain the appeal~ the motion was put to a vote by Mayor Pro Tern, Paul Kutilek. Those vot ing to sustain the chair: Alderman Harden Rowe. Those votinG to overrule the chair: Alderman Zellers, Grainer, Kutilek. By which vote the appeal was5ustai"ned and the M¿yor ove~- ruled. Thereupon Mayor Pro Tern Paul Kutilek put the previous motion to remove Gordon Whitman and re--appoint T. S. Christopher as City Attorney. Those vat ing in favor of the motion were: Clyde Zellers, Paul Kut ilek and stan Grainc:r, Iddermen. Those 'lot ¡ng against the mo t ion: Harden Ro.ve, Alderman. The Mayor Pro Tern thereupon announced that the mot ion had carried, and returned the chair to the Muyor. Messrs. Hdmilton, Starl ing and ''i1orrow were preser¡t, repr'~:;-' sent ing Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in connect ion ....¡¡th the proposed purchased by the City of all of the fire fiSJhtinq equipment presently held by Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, I rlC . Those pBrties, together with the Council and the City Attorney, carefully reviewed a contract looking to the purchase of said equipment, and agreed upon the terms of the contract, including the agreement to pay $2,000.00 cash and ~ balance of $4,000.00 in/~ t Vi 0 e qua 1 pay rn e n t s wit h 0 uti n t ere s t, t hI ~T s t t 0 bed u eon J u n e ~, 1960, and the second to be due on June 4, 1961, which would be repre- sented by a note in the amount of $4,000.00 secured by chattel mort- gage, and the City Attorney was directBd, to re~raw the coniract in accordance with said agreement, along with the aforesaid note and chattel rnortgage, and del iver the contract to Mr-. Fred Morrow for required signatures, and, after obtaining the same, to prescnt the contract, note and chattel mortgaçe at the next regular meet ing of the Council to be held on Monday, December 14, for consummation of the a'2r~:ement. A pl21t of Richland-Haltom Addition was presented by the Major for act ion thereon by the Council. Messrs. Haltom, Humphrey and Rogers, developer~ and engineers for said Addition, were present, and matters pertaining to the plat were discussed but the Council defsrred act ion thereon lint i 1 such t imeas such matter had proceelL,d through its norma) course through the Zoning Commission. There being no further business to come before the meet ing the same was adjourned at 9:10 P.M. APPROVED: r-:;:--:J . / .., ~~ <~-- MA YOK-rI~'<;:të::;:.- Acting Secretary ___ r:;) _.~