1957-08-19 CC MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
FARMERS BgANCH, TEIAS
AUGUST 191 1957
The City Council met in a regular meeting on August 19, 1957, at 7:30
P. M. at the City Hall with the following present:
Mayor
Councilmen
Acting City Mgr.
City Secretary
Mayor Lewis called the meeting
Lawson Lewis
H. N. Mallon
John Wilsey
Janes Brodhead
Lyman Goodnight
Naomi Goodnight
to order.
Rev. Bourdon Smith, Pastor of Christ Methodist Church, brought the
invocation.
The minutes were read and approved as read.
VALLEY VIEW VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER PLAT
Mr. H. L. McQueen presented the alley View Village Shopping Center plat
to the council with certification on same. The time limit to start construction
was set at 18 months.
PLANNING AND ZONING REPORT
Mr. George Hixon, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended to the council that all future houses will not have driveways into
the main street. Mr. Nixon showed a preliminary plat of the Bardena Corp.
development in Farmers Branch.
M. K. T. SPUR TRACK
Councilman on told the council that he had talked with Mr. Ned Kerr
and Mr. Webb Roberts, acid also the Katy Railroad Co. representative. The
Katy approved the wording of the ordinance removing the spur track from across
Highway 77 into Mr. noberts' property.
TAX ROLL FOR 1957
On a motion by Councilman &odhead, seconded by Councilman Mallon, a
resolution was approved, stating that the 1957 tax roll was assessed in the
amount of $7,778,718.00.
1957-58 BUDGET
The budg discussion was delayed because of the absence of Mr. John Gray,
City Manager.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
80 City Secretary