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August 5, 1963
The Owssso Board of Trustees met in regular session on August 5, 1963 and
was called to order by President Bryson at 7:30 p.m.
Present; W. J. Bryson
Floyd Flournoy
Don Austin
V. D. Duncan
Ralph Carr
Inez Odom
Josephine Downey
President of the Board
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Treasurer
Town Clerk
Deputy Clerk
The minutes of the regular meeting on July 15, and the special meeting on
July 29, were read and approved with one exception: Mr. Austin said he had
moved that we pick up and charge $1.C0 for extra refuse only when requested.
Mr. Austin suggested we make a special effort to get vacant property mowed.
Mr. Flournoy presented a sketch for a city building. It was agreed to ask
Herbert Hale about the cost of a sketch for a building with future additions
on the city lot at 105 West Broadway.
Let the minutes reflect the purchase of a used Cub Lo-Boy tractor, serial
No. 283g; $1,000.00
Rotary Mower 250.00
Sickle Mower 200.00
Total 1,450.00
Less Trade in 800.00
Balance 650.00
Hose, connector etc. 13.05
Total 663.05
Ford tractor and equipment
John Welch, Electrical contractor, who is establishing a business at Main
and Broadway, Owasso expressed a desire to draw up an electrical code for
the City. He was given permission.
Mr. Clay made a suggestion that we reduce the speed limit from 25 m.p.h.
to 20 m.p.h. in the residential area. It was agreed.
Mr. Clay asked for a $25. raise for Mr. Harmon which was refused.
The following claims were approved:
Cooper Supply Co. 7.83
W. S. Darley and Co. 22.25
Bob Thomas 10.00
Tulsa Communications Service 10.50
Gordon 0. Clay 146.32
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. 20.67
Public Service Co. 10.21
Bankers Life & Casualty 4.93
Bankers Life & Casualty 16.51
Fred Harmon 114.15
Note:
Let the minutes reflect that
Lee Barnes resigned on July 1,
1963.
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Commercial Lumber Co. 60.00
Dorothy Allsup 82.42
H. C. Bradley 119.86
B. W. Vetter & Co. 350.00
Public Service Co. 38.69
Tulsa Utilities Service 834.85
J. H. Tyler 146.22
Public Service Co. 8.42
L. G. Hale ,
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Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 3.46
Garrett Municipal Sales 41.60
Harry Worley Garage 57.15
Oklahoma Janitor Supply Co. 3.05
W. N. Hale 5.00
Standard Auto Supply 31.48
A. B. Fields 54.k0
H. Dorsey Douglas, Inc. 7.75
George Haug 120.00
Jim W Hale 10.00
Herbert Cooper 10.00
Marguerite J. Sheldon 2.75
Scott Rice Co. 23.99
H. Dorsey Douglas, Inc 18.50
Tractor Parts ~c Equip. 8.37
The Jir,,mie Jones Co. 6.18
Sinclair Refining Co. 44.99
Inez H. Odom 60.85
Josephine Downey 107.95
David Allsup 125.7?
John N. Keech 15.00
Cooper Supply Co. 215.44
Owasso Lumber Co. 20.63
Cooper Supply Co. 6.04
Tulda Tractor & Implement Co. 663.05
Quality Chevrolet Co. 2,712.80
Crager Ford Tractor Co. 23.13
Arnold-Chandler Supply Co. 22.50
Healy Ruff Co. 10.20
Rush Implement moo. 3.60
Owasso Motor Co. 21.85
The following Treasury Report was submitted as of August
General Fund 4,068.93
Refuse 174.78
Street & Alley 5,111.88
Sinking Fund 8,568.49
Water 6,795.48
Sewer 716.21
Sewer Improvement 309.58
Meter 2,295.05
Park 137.49
Cemetery 1,620.03
Total
1, 1963
X29,797.92
Flournoy moved we adjourn at g:15. Austin seconded. Ayes: Bryson, Flournoy, Austin
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August 12, 1963
A special meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by the
President of the Board, W. J. Bryson, a t city Hall, August 12, 1963 for
the purpose of discussing the water bond issue.
Mr. Bryson turned the meeting over to John Groth, chairman of the previously
appointed citizens committee, who read a nine page report including maps,
drawings and cost estimates. The conclusion of the report and the recom-
mendation of the committee was to present a $210,000. bond issue to the
people for the purpose of constructing water storage and filteration.
They recommended the storage tank be built east of the highway as had been
recommended by Owen, Mansur & Steele, Consulting engineers.
After much discussion, Bryson and Duncan expressed a desire to accept the
recommendations of the committee, but Austin and Flournoy would not agree
to the choice of location, engineers or cost.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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W. J. Brys n, Preside of the hoard