HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-01-65 TC MinSPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
January 1, 1965
A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Westlake, Texas, was held at the McGuire
Ranch Headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas, on the 2nd
day of January, 1965 at 4:00 o'clock P.M. pursuant to a
call of the Mayor and a waiver of notice of meeting signed
by the Mayor and all of the Aldermen.
Present were John A. McGuire, Mayor, and Messrs.
H. S. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde, John A. McGuire,
Jr, and A. L. Odom constituting the entire Board of Aldermen.
The Mayor called the meeting to order and an-
nounced that a quorum existed for the transaction of
business. He then asked Mr. A. L. Odom to act as Secretary
of the meeting and take the minutes of the meeting.
The Mayor then stated that the purpose of the
meeting was to consider the adoption of various Ordinances
which had previously been informally discussed by the
individual Aldermen as being essential for sanitation and
the general health and welfare of the people in the Town.
The Mayor then presented to the meeting a proposed form
of ordinance limiting the raising of hogs or swine within
the Town Limits. After a full discussion of the provisions
of such proposed ordinance and after several changes and
modifications thereto were made, the Mayor requested the
Secretary to read to the meeting the following proposed
Ordinance No. 32:
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ORDINANCE NO. 32
AN ORDINANCE LIMITING THE KEEPING,
HARBORING AND RAISING OF HOGS AND
SWINE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the raising of hogs or swine in unlimited
quantities withing the Limits of the Town will create a
nuisance and hazard to the public health and welfare;
and the Board of Aldermen have determined that it is pro-
per for the government of the Town and in the best interest
and general welfare of the Town and its inhabitants to pro-
mulgate certain limitations concerning the raising and har-
boring of such animals within the Limits of the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep,
harbor or raise with in the Limits of the Town more than
two (2) hogs or swine per acre of landholdings of such
person within the limits of the Town, or to construct,
erect or maintain any pen or other enclosure for such
animals which not not less than one thousand feet (1,000')
of any properyt adjoining the property of the person keep-
ing, harboring or raising such animals and not less than
one thousand feet (1,000') from any public road within the
Limits of the Town.
2.
Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance, or shall fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a midemeanor, and any such person upon receipt
of written notice from the Mayor of the Town specifying
such person's violation of or failure to comply with this
Ordinance shall be liable to a fine, and upon conviction
of any violation shall be fined in any sum of not more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and each day any such
violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitue a
separate and distinct offense.
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3.
This Ordinance shall become effective and be in
full force and effect from and aftor its passage and ap-
proval by the Mayor and duly attested by the Town Secretary,
and shall be enforceablo after publication as prescribed by
the laws of the State of Texas.
ADOPTED this day of January, A. D. 1965.
Thereafter, upon motion duly made by Mr. Wilde
and seconded by Mr. Thrasher, the foregoing Ordinance No.
32 was unanimously adopted.
The Mayor then presented to the meeting a proposed
form of ordinance providing for the licensing of junk and
scrap businesses within the Town Limits. After a full dis-
cussion of the provisions of such proposed ordinance and
after several changes and modifications thereto were made,
the Mayor requested the Secretary to read to the meeting
the following proposed Ordinance No. 33:
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ORDINANCE NO. 33
AN ORDINANCE PROVIHIBGt FOR THE LICEMINQ
OF J= AND SCRAP WSINESSES WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF WEdTLAEE,
TEW 3 PROVIDING A PEN'ASTY; AHD PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
iiHKRU3, the accumulation and storage of certain
items of scrap and junk including unserviceable or second-
hand automobiles purchased for the purpose of being dis-
mantled, within the Limits of the Town will create a nuisance
and a hazard to the public health and welfare and the Board
of Aldermen have determined that it is proper for the govern-
ment of the Town and In the beat Interest of the public
health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town
to promulgate certain procedures for the lawful licensing
of such businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF VEETIAU, TEW
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to buy, ac-
quire or receive for storage from the general public and
accumulate or store on property within the Limits of the
Town for the purpose of resale or dismantling and resale
any scrap iron, scrap tin, scrap brass* scrap copper, scrap
lead, scrap sine and all other scrap metals and their al-
loys, bones, res, cloth, rubber, rope, tinfoil, bottles,
old cotton, m ehaenical garden tools, utensils, dismantled
or used plumbing fiaeturest, appliances or parts, dismantled
gas fixtures, fittings, pipes, dismantled or used water
heaters or parts, used hoses, harnesses or glass, or any
character of unserviceable building, or Wilding materials
or unserviceable or secondhand automobiles, including un-
serviceable or used parts and accessories, unless such
person shall have first obtained a license from the bard
of Aldermen of the Town of Westla1m, Texas, after a public
hearing for which written notiee thereof shall bane been
published for at least two weeks prior to such hearing by
being posted at the usual places where notice$ of elections
for the Town of W*stlaiw have been heretofore posted, which
license shall contain such proper regulations and safe-
guards to be observed by the license*,, including the: pay-
ment of a proper lieensing fee, as the Board of Aldermen
upon such hearing shall deem necessary to protect tkiee
public health and general welfare of the inhabitants of
the Town.
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9.
Any person who Shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance* or shall fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements theerecff, Shall doomed
guilty of a mi.sdOwanor, and any such person upon reooipt
of written notices from the "r of the Town specifying
Such wSon'• violation of or failure to comply with this
Ordinance Shall be liable to a find p and upon olanvi+eati.oq
of any violation shall be flood in any Muni of not more
than One WL"d pollex* ($100.00)l and each day any Such
violation Shull be permitted to exist shall eorAti.tutt a
separate and distinct offense.
This Ordinance Shall become effective and be is
full force and effect from and after its passage and ap-
proval by the Xayor sM duly attested by the peon Secretary,
and shall be enforceable after publication as proscribed by
the laws of the State of Texas.
AWPM this day of iJawarys A. D. 1965.
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Thereafter, upon motion duly made by Mr. Odom,and
seconded by Mr. Thrasher, the foregoing Ordinance No. 33 was
unanimously adopted.
The Mayor )then presented to the meeting a proposed
form of ordinance prohibiting the dumping of garbage and other
rubbish in certain areas within the Town Limits. After a full
discussion of the provisions of such proposed ordinance and
after several changes and modifications thereto were suggested
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and made, the Mayor requested the Secretary to read to the
meeting the following proposed Ordinance No, 34:
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WHOM the dumping of garbage,, trash owd other
waste materials to streaaaes, der Stream beds, drainage or
erosion ditches and gullies, *ad on public attd private lands
within the its of the T4nm will create an unsanitary ,con-
dition and &,basard to the public baealtb aad werolfarel and
the mrd of ,Aldermen hays determined that it Is proper for
the government. :%f the Tom aaad In the bout interest smd
general welfare of the Town and its inhabitants to prohibit
such duaapi.ng within the Limits of the Towaj
It Shall be unlawful for any person to throw,
pU*e, dump or deposit amy rubbish, trash, kitchen and house-
hold waaEste, ashes, paper food eeonta,iners, tin tears, bottles,
paper, hedge and lawn trimiings and other rubbish and waste
material Loan SM str*Sm..dry streambed., drainage or erosion
ditch or other vdly within the Limits of the Down, or On
the privates ' prOpbr ty of any other person within the Limits
of the Town, or an or in Say gutter,, street.. road or public
property within the Limits of the Town.
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Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
a on$ of this Ordinanoo,, or shall fail to comply therwewith
or with any of the requirements thereof,. shall be 46eea04
guilty of a misdeemeanor$ aaad any Such person upon receipt
of written Mice from the Mayor of the Town speee ity1 �g
such person's vi o)*tl.oa of or failure to comply with this
Ordinance shall be liable to a Mai, and upon ea;onviation
of VW violation shall be fined in any sum of not more
than Om ihuadreed iaollars ($lOo.00)j aasd each day any such
violation shall. be permitted to exist sharll constitute a
Separae.te andl distinct offeea';tso.
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This Ordinance shall become effective and be in
full Force and effect from and after its passage and ap-
proval by the Mayor and duly attested by the Town Secretary.,
and shall be enforceable after publication as prescribed by
the laws of the State of Texas.
ADOP"i`&D this day of January, A.D., 1965.
Thereafter, upon motion duly made by Mr. Webster
and seconded by Mr. Wilde, the foregoing Ordinance No. 34
was unanimously adopted.
The Mayor then presented to the meeting a proposed
form of ordinance providing for the licensing of trailer
court businesses within the Town Limits. After a full dis-
f'
cussion of the provisions of such proposed Ordinance and
after several changes and modifications thereto were suggested
and made, the Mayor requested the Secretary to read to the
meeting the following proposed Ordinance No. 35:
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ORDINANCE NO. 35
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICMING
OF HOUSE TRAILER COURTS WITHIN THE COR-
PORATE MUTS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS; PROVIDING A P=LTY j AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHACRXAS, the use of lauds within the Limits of
the Town for house trailer courts without necessary and
proper sanitary facilities will create an unwholesome con-
dition likely to produce disease and be a hazard to the
public health and welfare and the Board of Aldermen have
determined that it is proper for the government of the
Town and in the best interest of the public health and
general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town to promul-
gate certain procedures for the lawful licensing of such
businesses to assure the observance of Proper sanitary
requirements.
sows TjiER"ORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WRSTI , TKM s
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make avail-
able or permit the use of any lot, tract or parcel of land
within the Limits of the Towner for the accommodation of
transients in house trailers to be used for temporary dwell -
Ings by the day or week, or for a longer peri6d of times un-
less such person shell have first obtained a liceense - from
the Beard of Aldermen of the Town of 'Weestlaake,. Texas, after
a public hearing for Mich written notice thereof shall
have been published for at least two weeks pricer to such
hearing by being posted at the usual places where n0tieets
of el*ctlom for the Towne of Westlake have been heretofore
posted, which license shall contain such propor regulations
and safeguards to be observed by the license*, including
the payment of a proper licensing feeee, as the Burd of
Aldermen upon such hearing shall deem necessary to protect
the public health and general welfare of the inhabitants of
the Town.
2.
Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance, or shall Fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a aisdemeanor, and any such person upon receipt
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of written notice From the Mayor of the Toxo specifying
such persons violation of or failure to comply with this
Ordinance shall be liable to a fine, and upon conviction
of any violation shall be fined its any suns of not more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)) and each day any such
violation shall be persaitted to exist shall sonstitute a
separate and distinct offense.
3.
This Ordinance shall became effective and be in
full force and effect from and after its passage and ap-
proval by the Mayor and duly attested by the To Secretary,
and shall be enforceable after publication as prescribed by
the lams of the states of Texas.
ADOPTED this day of Januarys A. D.4965.
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Thereafter, upon motion duly made by Mr. Wilde
and seconded by Mr. Odom, the foregoing Ordinance No.
35 was unanimously adopted.
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There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was upon motion duly made and seconded,
adjourned.
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7Secretary
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
We, the undersigned, being the Mayor and all of
the Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas, do hereby
severally waive notice of the time, place and purpose of
a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen and do hereby
call said meeting and consent to the holding thereof at
the McGuire Ranch Headquarters in Tarrant County on the
6th day of March, 1965, at 11:00 A.M., and we hereby
severally consent to the transaction of any and all business
that may come before said meeting, including the call of a
general election for the, officers of the Town.
re,
MAYOR
ALDERMEN:
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H. S. Thrasher
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H.T. Webster
A. H. Wilde
ohn A. McGuire, Jr.
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A. L. Odom
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