1947_09.16 CC Minutes
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' Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas
Tuesday Eve 8:30
Sept. 16, 194'7
The newly elected City Aldermen, all being duly
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sworn, met in their first session with the follo~,~ring present,
A. L. Bulin, Mayor, C. L. Cooper, Jeff Garrett, ~~!. ?rT. Davis,
J. L. Knotts and James A. Arthur, Aldermen.
Be it resolved, in accordance with r~roclarr:ation
of Clarence 0. Kraft, Judge of County Court of Tarrant
County, Texas, that the officers. of Kennedale, Tarrant
County, Texas an incorporated town shall be a itiayor, 1
City M~~rshall and 5 Aldermen, these officers to serve a
terra of two ( 2) years
1 Alderman to be elected from each trrard. There
being 4 wards in the to~;~~n of Kennedale and 1 at large.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the
Aldermen.
Election date sha_11 be the same as a_l city
elections the same being the First Tuesday in April.
The town shall be divided into 4 w~_rds, The same
to consist of the bounds as herein set forth=
InTard - No. 1 Beginning at the intersection of
Highway 287 and western boundary of Kennedale Thence North
to the No~;,Jest corner of the Kennedale School District,
Thence east to the intersection of the northern boundary
of Kennedale and the Kennedale-Arlington (2013) Road to the in ^r-
section of (205~)~
Thence along the Kennedale-Arlington (2056) Road to the
intersection with High~,JJay 28'7, Thence along Highway 28'7
to 'point of Beginning.
^lard No. 2 -Beginning at the westerly intersection
of the To~~rn of Kennedale ar_d Highway 2'~~, Thence South along
the ?rJest limits or boundary of the City of Kennedale to the
S. '~I. Corner of the To;ansh~_p~Thence in an easterly direction
with Boundary to intersection boundary and New Hope-
Kennedale (~"ll.is St.) P~oad {2025
Thence North along New
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Hoye-Kenny dale read to Broad~~ray
Thence zarest on Broad~~,ray
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to Niain.,thence North along 20b5 on to Highway Tio. 28~
thence N . ?~T. to boint of beginning .
~~~Iard No.-3. Beginning at intersection of Highway 28'7 and
t~iain St. or 2.055 thence South along 1`~ain to Broadway thence
.last to Fllis St. or New Hobe-K~-nnedale Road, thence South
to the South Boundary of Kennedale Thence Fast along
Southern Boundary of Kennedale to intersection of Highway
2~`]~ thence r, .?~1. along H~.~hway 2r?~ to i~iain St. or point of
beginning.
^~ard No. - 4. Beginning at intersection of Highway 287
and Arlington-Kennedale Road ~'2056~thence N. ~ , along 2056
to 2013~thence T?. E. to intersection of Arlington-Kennedale
Road and Northern 'Boundary lire of the toy-rn of Kennedale
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Thence Easterly along North:-ern Boundary of Kennedale to
R?. E. Corner thence south along ''astern Boundary of
Kennedale to intersection ~~rith HighT,~ray 2~7 Thence in a
N. ~-~I. Direction to Point of Beginning.
Notion made by C. L. Cocp^-r that tie ~"ayor anooint
a water and sanitation conr~ittee. Motion carried unan:i.mously.
Those appointed ~~~ere Jeff Garrett, Leroy Cooper
anal James A. Arthur.
P~lotion was made by Jas. A. hrthur. that the Niayor
a~~point a Committee on Franchises. Lotion ca pied. Com-
mittee appointed ~.~rere Ta. ~~!. Davis and J. L. Knotts.
Motion made by ~;~. '^'. Davis that tre %iayor ap~oir_t
a traffic~Committee. Potion carried. Committee appointed
were <<l. W. Davis and C. L. Cooper. This Committee to ~,~aork
with the city Marshal in formulating Mans.
Motion ma:3~~ by Jas . A. Arthur that the I:ayor
appoint a Committee on fire prevent~_on. Notion carried.
Committee appointed were J. L. Knotts~ Jeff Garrett and
James A. Arthur.
Not'_on raa~Le by James A. Arthur that Nr. ii. R.
Bishop be selected as the legal a~a.visor for the City
of Kennedale. Motion ca~°ried.
gigned,
ames A. Arthur Secy.
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