HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-06-68 TC MinMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
April 6, 1968
A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
Town of Westlake, Texas, was held at the McGuire Ranch
Headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas, on the 6th day
of April, 1968, at 11 o'clock A.M.
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Present were Mayor John A. McGuire and Aldermen
H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster
and John A. McGuire, Jr.
The Mayor stated that the purpose of the
Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the Election
held on the 2nd day of April, 1968, for the election of
Municipal Officers.
The Returns of said Election were examined
and the following proposed Resolution No. 24 was then
read to the meeting:
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RESOLUTION NO. 24
WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of April, A. D. 1968,
pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Revised Civil
Statutes, the Election Code of the State of Texas, and
Resolution 23, heretofore adopted on the 2nd day of
March, 1968, after due notice as by law provided, the
General Election to elect a Mayor, Five Aldermen and
a Marshal for a term of one year was held within the
limits of the 'Town of Westlake, Texas ,j and
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of April, A. D., 1968,
at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of said Town, the
results of said Election were canvassed by the Mayor in
the presence of the Board of Aldermen and said canvass
showed the result thereof was as follows:
FOR MAYOR
John A. McGuire 9 votes
John A. McGuire, Jr. 9 votes
FOR MARSHAL
Wesley Harvey 9 votes
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE TOWN OF WES'TLAKE, TEXAS:
That, the canvass of the result of said Election
be, and is hereby approved, and that John A. McGuire having
received the highest number of votes for the office of
Mayor is hereby elected to said office and is to serve as
such officer for the term of one year from date hereof or
until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
That, H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom,
H. T. Webster and John A. McGuire, Jr., having received the
highest number of votes for the office of Alermen and
Wesley Harvey having received the highest number of votes
For Marshal are hereby elected to said offices and are to
serve as such officers for the term of one year from date
hereof or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified,
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FOR ARMMN
H.
S.
Thrasher
9
votes
A.
H,
Wilde
9
votes
A.
L.
Odom
9
votes
H.
T.
Webster
9
votes
John A. McGuire, Jr. 9 votes
FOR MARSHAL
Wesley Harvey 9 votes
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE TOWN OF WES'TLAKE, TEXAS:
That, the canvass of the result of said Election
be, and is hereby approved, and that John A. McGuire having
received the highest number of votes for the office of
Mayor is hereby elected to said office and is to serve as
such officer for the term of one year from date hereof or
until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
That, H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom,
H. T. Webster and John A. McGuire, Jr., having received the
highest number of votes for the office of Alermen and
Wesley Harvey having received the highest number of votes
For Marshal are hereby elected to said offices and are to
serve as such officers for the term of one year from date
hereof or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified,
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That, all such officers are hereby instructed
to take the oath of office as by law provided and file
with the Town
such oaths Secretary.
ADOPTED this �, day of Apri 1, 1968 .
APPRONEDs
Upon motion duly made by A. L. Odom and seconded by
H. T. Webster, the foregoing Resolution No. 24 was
unanimously adopted.
The Mayor then announced that it was now in
order for the newly elected officers to take over the
management of the Town and that he would be glad to
entertain a motion for adjournment of this meeting.
Whereupon motion duly made and seconded, it
was resolved to adjourn.
A. L. Odom, Secretary
APPROVED:
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MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING
OF THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF ALDERMEN
April 6, 1968
The newly elected Board of Aldermen, consisting
of H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster,
and John A. McGuire, Jr., and the newly elected Marshal,
Wesley Harvey, were duly sworn in and signed Oaths of
Office before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and
for Tarrant County, Texas, on the 6th day of April, 1968,
at 11:30 A.M. and then proceeded on with their first
meeting.
Mr. John A. McGuire, the newly elected Mayor,
acted as Chairman of the meeting and called the meeting
to order.
Upon motion made by A. H. Wilde and seconded
by H. T. Webster, John A. McGuire, Jr. was unanimously
appointed Mayor Pro Tem to be vested with all the powers
and to perform all the duties of the Mayor of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, in the absence or disability of the
Mayor unless or until the Board of Aldermen should other-
wise determine.
The Mayor then stated that the first order of
business was to appoint a Town Secretary and Treasurer.
After a full discussion, upon motion duly made by John
A. McGuire, Jr. and seconded by H. S. Thrasher, Mr. A. L.
Odom was unanimously elected Secretary and Treasurer of
the Town of Westlake, Texas.
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The Mayor then directed the Secretary to file
the signed Oaths of Office in the permanent records of
the Town of Westlake, Texas.
The Town Marshal, Mr. Wesley Harvey, then an-
nounced that there were several persons he would like to
deputize as Deputies Marshal of the Town of Westlake and
in this connection submitted the names of the following
persons for the consideration and approval of the Board
of Aldermen:
A. H. Wilde John A. McGuire, Jr.
J. Glenn Turner H. S. Thrasher
H. T. Webster William L. McInerney
John A. McGuire A. L. Odom
Jack Carter
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the deputization of
the foregoing persons as Deputies Marshal of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, was unanimously approved. Thereupon, the
foregoing persons repeated aloud the Oath of Office and
were duly sworn in as Deputies Marshal of the Town of
Westlake before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and
for Tarrant County, Texas.
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was, upon motion duly made and seconded,
adjourned. el
A. L. Odom, SECRETARY
APPROVED:
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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
We, the undersigned, being the Aldermen of the Town of Westlake,
Texas, do hereby severally waive notice of the time, place and pur-
pose of a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen and do hereby call
said meeting and consent to the holding thereof at the Circle "T" Ranch
Guest House in Tarrant County on thelfth day of February, 1969, at
10: 00 o'clock ,Q. irJ. 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.
ALDERMEN:
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