08-15-1943 (City Council) Minutes August 15, 1943
The City Council of the City of Wylie met in the City Hall at Wylie Texas on August 15,
1943. Those present were Mayor J. A. Pitts, Councilmen R. R. Addington, C. R. Hillis, E.
Housewright, C. G. Housewright and D. B. Willis.
The Minutes of the last meeting were read by secretary. On motion by E. Housewright and
second by C. Housewright the minutes stand approved as read.
E. Housewright made motion that minutes of April 15ti' 1943 be corrected by appointing Fire
Marshall C. R. Burch, City Treasurer Glen Daniel, City Water Supt. H. A. Long . C. R. Hillis
seconded motion—motion carried.
Mayor J. A. Pitts appointed F. E. Neilon J. H. Riffe and Chas. Smith to act as Equilazation
Board for City Tax assessment.
Resignation of Glen Daniel as City Treasurer addressed to Mayor J. A. Pitts was read by the
Secretary. C. R. Hillis made a motion that resignation by accepted. R. R. Addington Seconded
motion—motion carried.
Motion made by C. G. Housewright that City Tax assessor—collector be asked to re-imburse
City Treasury in the amount of$54.62 Fifty-Four dollars & sixty-two cents amount of debit found by
the auditor—a balance of over-paid and under-paid City Taxes. Motion seconded by C. R. Hillis—
motion carried.
Mayor Pitts was accepted to act as City Treasurer until an appointee was found to fill the
position.
An Ordinance fixing rentals to be paid by electric and gas companies for the privilege of
using their poles, wires, conduits, pipes and fixtures in the streets, easements, alleys and other public
ways within the City of Wylie Texas and providing for the making of reports and fixing penalties for
violation and an ordinance fixing rentals to be paid by telegraph and telephone companies for the
privileges of using their poles, wires conduits, pipes and fixtures in the streets, easements, alleys and
other public ways within the City of Wylie Texas providing for the making of reports, and fixing
penalties for violation, was read. Motion made by Claude Housewright that ordinances be passed
motion seconded by D. B. Willis—motion carried.
The following bills were read:
R. C. Squires St. Labor, Carrying off Dog& Cat 4.20
Murff Bros Gravel 24.00
E. Housewright St. Material 57.50
R. G. French Sharpening Mowers &Labor 1.75
Louis Turner Street Cleaning 6.50
J. L. Maxwell Street Labor 3.40
A. A. Phillips Street Labor 27.80
Edna Allison Meter Refund&Int. 3.17
Cash Part of Meter Refund to
Cover Water Bal 2.00
August 15, 1943 (Cont'd)
H. A. Long Pump Supplies 5.07
H. A. Long Salary Less Tax 48.80
W. W. McCreary Salary 15.00
Lone Star Gas 4.06
Louis Hudson Meter Refund 3.00
Murff Bros Gravel 7.50
Jack Allen Labor on Bldg 12.50
Central Nat'l Bank Dep 3,115.62
R. C. Squires Labor on McD. Bldg 7.60
J. F. Putnam 2 dogs hauled 1.00
Nelson Co. Pipe 16.11
Texas Power&Lgt Pump Sta 28.80, St&Hall 36.98 65.98
J. H. Callaway Sal 15.00 N. Watch 7.50
Coll. 2.27 Postage .70 25.52
Claude Housewright Pump Station 2.50 Lime 1.00
St 76.20 Bldg 14.92 95.22
H. O. McCallum Audit 300.00
Wylie Groc. Light Bulbs 2.00
Fed Stamp for Truck 5.00
Glen Daniel Sal 6.00
Rita Gallagher Sal 5.00
City of Wylie Meter refund 3.00
H. A. Long Sal 49.10
H. H. Watson Sal 22.50
Motion made by E. Housewright that Bills be approved as read—C. R. Hillis seconded
motion—motion carried.
Mayor
Rita Gallagher Secy.