The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1974 Page: 2 of 6
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HOWE ENTERPRISE THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 1974
Barnes Firing
Stirs Heated
Council Debate
Continued from page 1
tending remained Until council
reconvened.
The matter of Barnes’ dis-
missal came up again when
the Rev. Johnny Johnson
charged that “if he was fired
because of a personality clash
with council, then you have
done him an injustice.’’
Johnson asked if the full
council met to make the orig-
inal decision to dismiss Barnes
or if three members met to-
gether to make the decision.
Councilman Darrell Winein-
ger denied there was a three-
man meeting. “I came down
and read the contract on my
own. I took it to Ray Houston
and asked him if he was
interested in the job. The
three of us on council who
voted not to renew Mr.
Barnes’ contract made individ-
ual decisions.
Johnson said the city has
“been working in the black.
Somebody—George—was re-
sponsible for this.’’
Mrs. Watson claimed John-
son also was out of order in
speaking because he pays no
property tax in the city.
Linker, in answer to Johnson,
said he voted his convictions
in agreeing to the dismissal of
Barnes. “I don’t think we
were getting our money’s
worth in several ways. We
asked time and again to work
on various problems and in-
vestigate obtaining water from
Lake Lavon, etc. He didn’t do
iLJ’
Houston then asked for
“Clarification’’ of a rumor that
Councilman Hugh Hawkins
obtained some gravel from the
city for his TV store.
Hawkins replied that he had
sent a man to the city for some
gravel, but city hall was
closed. The man got about
30 pounds from the city gravel
pile and he(Hawkins) paid the
city “either $2 or $2.25.’’ 1 did
the same thing as any private
citizen can do,’’ he said.
Another member of the aud-
ience said that he had ‘ heard
a different story from a city
employee,’’ and Hawkins ask-
ed mayor Dwain Roberts to
call the two men and get them
to the meeting to help settle
the matter. Roberts, instead,
cut off debate, and the meet-
ing was adjourned.
S TATE CAPITAL
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AUSTIN—Texas governmen-
tal units need to spend $852
million over the next five
years to improve transporta-
tion systems, according to a
Texas Mass Transportation
Commission staff estimate.
A TMTC preliminary de-
velopment plan proposes $566
million worth of rail system
improvements and construc-
tion and $286 million for bus
systems.
The state, the report con-
cluded, must come up with
ideas for moving an increas-
ing number of travelers
among major cities by rail,
new expressways parallelling
existing ones or other means.
If travel increases as fast
as expected, according to
one' authority, traffic on In-
terstate 35 between San An-
tonio and DaHas may be: as
congested by the year 2,000
as it is on the Gulf Freeway
in the Houston area.
Cost of developing mail
passenger facilities presents
a generally unhappy picture.
Railroads, according to TM-
TC Director Russell Cum-
mings, are not enthusiastic
about starting up new pas-
senger service or turning
their tracks over to any
agency for passenger haul-
ing in conflict with their
freight business.
Only 18 cities in the state
still maintain transit sys-
tems, as compared with 37
such systems 20 years ago,
TMTC was informed. But use
of transit systems is ex-
pected to increase three-fold
by 1990_______
Reader Opinion
To the Concerned citizens of
Howe:
On Sept. 26 a special called
meeting was held by council.
Whereupon some people came
who own no property in the
Community whatsoever. One
being our former mayor. Then
the clergy got into the dis-
cussion, which was wrong
since his job is to set an ex-
ample and try to lead those
that have gone astray or lost.
To my way of thinking, Mr.
Darrell Wineiger, Mr. Hugh
Hawkins and Mr. L.H. Linker
are fine Christian Gentlemen.
1 especially admire Mr. Win-
einger for fighting for what he
sees is best for the commun-
ity and his family.
The clergy in this case point-
ed the faults of one of our
citizens. This man I had gone
to church with for several
years was running for public
office in our community.
J.R.L. Hill
[The follwoing is a letter by
Former Mayor Ray Houston
read at the Sept. 26 meeting of
Howe City Council]
Sometimes one has a dif-
ferent light to shine on certain
things when he is not directly
involved. This is the case here
and I would like to pass my
vision on to you, as well as
views of individuals who have
visited with me on City mat-
ters.
Let me be the first to say that
I am not perfect by any
means, but as you will recall,
you were elected by the people
of Howe to the best advantage
of the City, not for personal
gain, not for the benefit of any
group of people, but for the
benefit of the City of Howe.
Also in that oath you stated
that you had not and I believe
would not make any promises
to individuals which would
benefit them as individuals.
Let me go back a few months
with you to examine the act-
ions of each of you as council-
men in your own minds, if you
please. Have you really
fulfilled your duties or havy ou
taken advantage of the City,
City property,, or City
personnel? What about the
promises made to citizens on
the streets for personal bene-
fit, which were out of your
powers? The business of
the City is meant to be dealt
with in and during Council
meetings. Are secret or un-
posted meetings legal? 1 un-
derstand there have been
some, and my understanding
is that this is a NO NO.
I have said all of this to say
that each of you needs to
examine your own actions be-
fore downgrading the • actions
of any one else, (1 have), much
less take action to dismiss the
man who runs the City under
your direction without any-
thing or reason except that old
Joe said this or that. Who is
old Joe and have you checked
out old Joe’s story? Hearsay
is a very dangerous thing to
deal with—GET THE FACTS.
Do you know ihe qualifica-
tions for someone to run for a
City? Evidently not, as 1 was
approached by one of you for
the job some months ago, and
at that time I stated you you
that you must have someone
who is qualified, had schooling
in the operations of all depart-
ments. Which one of you is
willing to take the time and
effort to learn this? What
about the Sanitation Depart-
ment? One wrong move and
you could have the landfill
dump closed. Then what?
Which one can and will get
out in the middle of the night
this winter to fix a Water
Leak, or unstop a sewer line?
Who will operate the Backhoe
when the regular employees
are sick or out of pocket? This
is just a few of the things this
man does as well as manage
the City as a whole. You may
think that I don’t know what I
am talking about and just
want to stir up trouble as some
others have and are still doing
in hopes of getting Mr. Barnes
out of the City Office. Well I
can and will tell you my infor-
mation is first hand. I have
been by his side while serving
as mayor more than once in
the middle of the night. Some
things can not wait until morn-
ing unless you want the Water
Tower drained, for for you
to get up in the morning and
have no place for your sewer
to go because of the line being
stopped up somewhere.
Water
Rates
Reduced
Where and who will you the
City Council of Howe, replace
this man with and stop a
minute to consider how much
more money you will have to
pay if and when you do re-
place him. If you are not able
and willing to take on these
chores and have a clear mind
about your actions to govern
the City’s business in the best
interest of the City and not for
yourself or to benefit other
individuals, then I suggest
that you have second thoughts
about Mr. George Barnes’
contract for next year.
I realize that I have no vote in
the City, but I do believe that
I do have friends and that the
majority of the people of Howe
either now feel this way or
when they learn the facts that
they will feel this way then.
This letter was written byme
as an individual and was not in
any way solicited by any one.
I have tried to state the items
which I feel would be most
beneficial to you as Council-
men, in helping you make
Howe a better City. Don’t let
it slip. The town has come a
long way in just a few short
years, and the man who you
have not renewed his contract
has been the backbone of the
improvements.
Sincerely,
Ray Houston
The City of Howe sent out its
September water and sewer
bills this week after a delay
that resulted when City Coun-
cil backed up slightly on the
increase voted in late August.
The new rate structure, voted
at a special council meeting on
Sept. 26, calls for a rate of $3
for the first 1,000 gallons, 80
cents for the next 4,000 gal-
lons, and 70 cents per thous-
and for all over 5,000 gallons.
An extra sewer charge of 15
cents per thousand on all wat-
er used over 3,000 gallons was
abandoned in favor of a flat
25-cent increase to the sewer
charge, which previously was
$1.50.
Several residents had com-
plained that the rate based on
water usage penalized persons
who needed ’water for lawns
and gardens, while such usage
did not contribute to sewer
use.
Council took the action reduc-
ing the fees after it discovered
the rates passed at the August
meeting would produce ap-
proximately 50 per cent more
revenue, rather than the 30
per cent needed.
In another action, council ad-
justed garbage collection. fees
for several business places
that were either requiring
more or fewer collections than
now being provided.
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Speakers at Council
Must Get on Agenda
City Council Tuesday decided to place into effect a
resolution passed a year ago requiring that anyone with
business to bring before council to get on the formal
agenda at least three days prior to the meeting.
Some of the meetings, notably the Sept. 26 session,
have gotten away from the called purpose of the meeting
and the formal agenda, said one city official.
“It is in the minutes from a year ago that we voted to
require anybody with any business to bring before council
to get on the agenda. This agenda is posted three days
prior to the meeting at city hall, so the request to come
before council would have to be made by that date.
“the official said.
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