Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 216, Ed. 1 Monday, March 31, 1952 Page: 3 of 7
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EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON THE 27th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1951
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GREGG
CITY OF GLADEWATER
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Gladewater,
Texas, met in regular session at the City Hall, within the City
on this the 27th day of November, 1951, with the following
members present to-wit:
Carl Bruce, mayor
L. T. Hunnicutt, commissioner
W. M. Phillips, commissioner
H. I. McAfee, city secretary
others present weret
T. W. Lee. oil operator
Tommie Randolph, Chamber of Commerce
Neil Cooper, Insurance
M. D. Swearingen. Swearingen Wholesale
M. E. Precise, minister
R. M. Wood, real estate
John McAfee, clothing store
Jack Hearrell. drilling contractor
Phil Shipp, real estate and insurance
Bud Shipp, real estate and insurance
Howard Hall, Hall Lumber company
Glenn Causey, manager of gas company
Pete Moossy, ladles' ready-to-wear
Paul Rounsaville. president First State Bank
J. J. Traughber, White Auto store
Walter Bennett. Ford dealer
O. A. Ward. Ward's studio
Click Clark. Pritchard and Abbott
Stewart Trawick. machinery salesman
Alton Strickland, real estate
C. C. Cook. Cook's Cleaners
Everett Wiseman, furniture and furniture manufacturing
Sam Jordon, real estate and oil property
D. C. Earp. Earp's Grocery
Arlan Woods, tax collector and assessor
Jess Turner. R. B. George Equipment company
■-HOY WILLIAMS, insurance
Bud Weiser. service station operator
Sid Hurwlts, clothing store
Dale Brookings. Res-Mor Tourist Courts
John Stoner. Stoner s Grocery
S. C. Harris, savings and loan
Randall Stokes, manager Firestone store
W. E. Mitchell Jr., oil well servicer
Roy Leggitt. accountant
K. J. Preston, postmaster
Tom Sturdivant. Sturdivant's Barber shop
_HOMER REEVES. Magnolia oil products
V. C. Hightower. Hightower's Barber shop
Frank Borsalino. manager K. Wolens
Claude Dailey. Dailey's Auto store
Charles Dawsonr manager G. F. Wackers
E. D. Dillard. Dillard's Grocery
B. C. Falls, manager Southwest Gas and Electric
Joe Forllnes. Forlines Auto store
Chester Higgs. Higgs Lumber company
L. C. Keoun. Keoun Music company
Jack Long. Long Motor company
A1 Meadows. Meadows Jewelry
Charles Mullinax. Red Top Cab ccmpany
W. M. Myers, city inspector
Sarah Saye. Gladewater Daily Mirror
R. A. Underwood Jr.. R. A. Underwood company
Paul G. Bentley. Paul G. Bentley company
Mr. Bass. R. A. Underwood company
W. W. Wood., purchasing agent
when the following was transacted:
Mayor Bruce called the meAting to order and asked for the reading
of the minutes of the last meeting. Upon the reading of the minutes. Com-
missioner Hunnicutt made a motion that same be approved as read. Com-
missioner Phillips gave the second with all members present agreeing.
Mayor Bruce said he called the meeting to explain to the people of
Gladewater the plans that are now under discussion to ready the city for
the expansion expected in the next 10 or 15 years.
The mayor gave a report on the expenditures made from the Water
and Sewer Improvement fund provided for in the 1949 bond issue. The re-
port showed that the city had cash and materials on hand as of Nov. 26.
1951. of $207,938.94. Cost of land purchases, condemnations, engineering and
construction of Lake Gladewater up to this date amounted to $109,183.79.
The following improvements had been made to the water and sewer sys-
tems at a total cost of $77,080.15 by using city-owned equipment and by
using city labor.
I. Constructed 2.640 feet of 6-inch cement asbestos water line from
the county line on the Gilmer highway to the present city limits, serving
50 new water customers. Fire hydrants were set every 500 feet.
2. Constructed 8-inch sewer line to the eastern section of town includ-
ing Ames street. Richardson street. Burnett drive. Ball Park road. Money
street. Jeter street, and East Broadway.
3. Constructed water and sewer lines in all of the Everett-Hyland
addition, serving 25 new water customers and 25 new sewer customer.
Made 20 blind water and sewer taps for future use and set fire hydrants.
4. Constructed sewer line from the lift station at the corner of Pa-
cific and Cotton streets to the Sunset addition. Made sewer service avail-
able to all of Sunset addition.
5. Constructed 12.000 feet of 12-inch sewer line to the sewer plant,
removing three lift stations in the western section of Gladewater.
6. Constructed sewer lift station at the end of Refinery to take
care of 10 houses on Post and Refinery streets.
7. Constructed sewer line through the new H. W. Jenkins addition.
8. Constructed water and sewer lines to the two housing projects.
9. Made water and sewer service available on Saunders street. South
Main from Miller to Saunders. Eleanor avenue from Main to Clair street,
and on Clair street from Eleanor to Main.
10. Constructed 6-inch cement asbestos water line from corner of
East Broadway and Money streets to the Clarksville area, adding approx-
imately 70 customers.
11. Made sewer and water service available to the Spencer addition.
12. Made water service available to the Pine Ridge addition.
Mayor Bruce said that in order for the city to gro^ and prosper we
must have a master plan of public improvements. He then introduced Mr.
Paul G. Bentley of Paul G. Bentley company, engineers of Dallas. Texas,
who are working on a master plan for Gladewater.
Mr. Bentley explained the needs of the water and sewer systems and
other improvements that should be made in the city. He stated that the
planning was in the first stage and would have to be worked out and ad-
justed according to the expense and the future needs of the city.
The present plans call for a sewage disposal plant, a water purifica-
tion plant at Lake Gladewater. and a service road on the north side of
Highway 80 to relieve the bottleneck at the grade school. Mr. Bentley
asked that the group ask any questions regarding the planned improve-
ments and several details of the planning were discussed.
Mr. R. A. Underwood Jr., with R. A. Underwood and company of Dal-
las. stated that his company had worked very close with the City of Glade-
water for the past several years, and had handled most of the Gladewater
bond issues. He added that his company expected Gladewater to pay both
the principal and interest on any future bonds up to a one million dollar
issue from the earnings of the water and sewer department. This could
be done by the addition of several hundred water and sewer customers
from the proposed improvements and extensions.
Mayor Bruce informed the group that the commission had studied the
present needs of the city and had recommended that three separate issues
be submitted to the people of Gladewater. These are to be a S500.Q00 band
issue for water improvements and expansions, a S300.000 issue for sewage
improvements and extensions, and a S200.000 bond issue for street im-
provements.
The mayor also reported to the group of business men that a lot of
people want to come into Gladewater and the area must be developed
for residential expansion before the town can grow and prosper. He said
that a great majority of the people in an area of one-half mile of Glade-
water had expressed a desire to become a part of the city. He brqught out
that with the extension of the city limfts. the bonds as proposed to be
voted would not increase city taxes, but would be practicable even with
an expected decrease in the city tax rate.
Mayor Bruce explained that by accepting people in the proposed one-
half mile extension of the city limits, the valuation of the city would in-
crease by about seven or eight million dollars. This would bring in an ad-
ditional amount of revenue to the city to take care of the edditional ex-
pense of a new bond issue.
Mr. Bruce called upon anyone present to express their views on the
proposed improvement program.
Mr. T. W. Lee. one of the largest taxpayers of the city, said that he
approved the program and would do all he could to see that it was car-
ried forward.
K. J. Preston, postmaster; Pete Moossy. merchant; Jack Hearrell. oil
operator; Atlon Strickland, real estate; W. E. Mitchell Jr., oil well serv-
icing; R. M. Wood, and many others expressed their approval and pledged
their cooperation.
Mayor Bruce expressed his appreciation to all those present for their
confidence and support on the proposed improvement program, and lodg-
ed his continued effort on a program for a bigger and better Gladewater.
The State of Texas
County of Gregg
City of Gladewater
I, the undersigned, city secretary of the City of Gladewater, Texas,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, full and correct
copy of an "extract from the minutes" of the city commission meeting held
on the 27th day of November, 1951. and is of record in the minute book
of the City of Gladewater. Texas, on pages 178-179-180 of book 11.
Executed under my hand and seal of office this the 29th day of March.
A.D. 1952.
H. I. McAFEE
City Secretary
(Seal)
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• The campaign of the opponents of the present administration has been a campaign
of false and misleading statements. The above "extracts from the minutes of the meeting
of the city commission" held on the 27th day of November, 1951, proves that two of the
candidates were present in the open meeting of the city commission when a statement
was made concerning the expenditures of all water improvement money. Mayor Bruce
and others present at this meeting explained the improvement program in detail. Every-
one present understood fully the program as outlined by the present administration.
HERE ARE THE FACTS:
All of the improvements made in our water and sewer system, including all expen-
ditures on Lake Gladewater, have been paid from the $400,000 bond money of 1949.
* Not one cent of the money approved in the bonds election of December, 1951, has
been used. (The bonds have not even been sold.) The contractors have worked every day
on the clam when not prevented by rain.
The contractors are still working every day possible on the.dam.
The lake will be completed in July this year as scheduled.
The bonds voted in December, 1951, will not be sold until the engineering plans are
approved on the projects for which they were voted.
The total valuation of properties in the City of Gladewater when the present admin-
istration went in -.ffice four years ago was $12,000,000. Today, after four yeafs of good
business administration, the total valuation of properties in the City of Gladewator
amounts to more than $60,000,000. This is a record of good business administration.
VOTE
CARL BRUCE, For
DICK HUNNICUTT, For Commissioner
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, For Commissioner
(Paid political advertisement by friends of Bruce. Hunnicutt and Phillips)
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