The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1961 Page: 10 of 23
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THE BELLAIRE TEXAN
Wednesday, July 5, 1961
"Sacrament" Will Be
Lesson-Sermon Topic
Genuine appreciation of the
sacrifice and triumph of Christ
Jesus must be expressed in daily
living.
This is a theme of the Lesson-
Sermon on “Sacrament” to be
presented at the semi - annual
communion service in Christian
Science churches Sunday.
Paul’s charge to Timothy,
“Watch thou in all things, en-
dure afflictions, do the work of
an evangelist, make full proof of
thy ministry” (11 Tim. 4), will
be included in the Bible read-
ings.
There are some defeats more
triumphant than victories.
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Council. . .
(Continued from page 1)
ditches on Chimney Bock, Ave-
nue A and the remainder of Rice
ditch.
With the increase already ear-
marked for the Post Oak project
this would mean a tptal hike
of 33c, bringing the tak rate to
$2.15 per $100 evaluation.
Offered As Solution
Mr. Summers who offered the
tax proposal to council as a
solution to the city’s drainage
I problem said it would mean that
all the city’s ditches could be
I covered by 1974 on a pay as you
go basis — saving the tax payers
some $600,000 they would have
to pay in interest if bonds were
issued.
He said the extra 25c tax
would give the city $75,000 a
year to spend on drainage and
j said that for most property
I owners it would mean an in-
crease of from one to three dol-
lars a month in taxes.
The added tax could be spe-
cifically earmarked for ditch
covering only and the tax rate
reduced as soon as the work was
completed, he said.
Councilman Emory Carl said
he felt that the problem of
drainage is one which the citi-
zens of Bellaire will have to
face squarely if they want to
maintain and improve property
values.
Depressed Values
“Drainage problems have de-
pressed property values in Bell-
aire more than any one thing,”
said Mr. Carl, “And if we don’t
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get these problems solved we
aren't going to have the taxable
value to pay for some of the
services wo now have.”
City Attorney Paul Strong and
Councilman John Lockwood,
sounded a warning note point-
ing out that increasing taxes has
never been a popular issue with
the Bellaire electorate.
.Mr. Carl said he thought the
drainage problem and the pos-
sible solution should be put
squarely to the people anyway.
No Easy Solution
“There’s no easy solution to
this,” he said. “We can just
present the possibilities to them
and if they won’t accept
it then that’s all there is to that.”
Both Councilman James Mc-
Bride and Council James Roos
said they agreed.
Members of the Bellaire Coun-
cil and the city manager have
been negotiating with the state
highway department for some
time on Bellaire’s participation
in the Post Oak Freeway drain-
age project. The highway de-
partment originally set Bellaire’s
part of the project at $450,000.
The lengthy negotiations brought-
the figure down to the $200,000
which the city has now agreed
to pay. The state highway de-
partment and the City of Hous-
ton will foot the remainder of
the bill.
Drainage Bonds
The city will get the money by
the sale of $200,000 in drainage
bonds voted back in 1950. The
8c tax increase will be required
to service these bonds over a
ten-year period. The council
called for bids on the sale oft
the bonds for 8 p.m. on July 24.
City Manager Summers said
the Post Oak storm sewer will
not only solve the drainage pro-
blem in the immediate area byt
will help other areas as well—
including the Terminal Addition
area, Elm Street and Acacia
Streets. He said state highway
engineers expect to get under-
way with the work in Septem-
ber.
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Railroad Ditch
He said the Railroad Ditch
deepening and lining project is
almost certain to be taken care
of by the county, provided a
proposed public improvement
bond issued in September is
voted.
He then offered the special
..tax solution which would bring
in the estimated $1.3 million
needed to cover the remainder
of Bellaire’s drainage ditches
on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Other Action
At the Monday night meeting
the council also:
Set a public hearing for 8 p.m.
on July 24 on a proposal to re-
zone the triangular lot at Locust
and Richmond Rd. owned by
John Taylor for an automobile
parts store building.
Accepted with regret the re-
signation of Mrs. Frances Law-
rence as city clerk. The coun-
cil passed a resolution of ap-
preciation and commendation for
her years of service to the city.
Mrs. Lawrence was forced to,
resign for health reasons.
Mrs. Nellc Gallagher was ap-
pointed acting city clerk and the
city attorney was authorized to
draw up an ordinance naming
her to he position permanently,
her to the position permanently.
Passed an ordinance putting
plastic garbage cans on the ap^
proved list of containers and,
specifying that residents must
bring in their garbage cans by .
9 a.m. on the morning of the day
following the day the can was-
set out.
NEW POWER FOR PROBERS
Future witnesses before legis-
lative investigating committees
can be compelled to tell the
truth or face perjury penalties
under a measure that passed
both houses.
Last year the perjury con-
viction of former Insurance
Commissioner J. Byron Saunders
was voided by the courts on
grounds the anti-perjury statute
did not cover statements to legis-
lative committees.
This bill spells out the right
I of legislative committees to make
investigations and makes it a
penal offense (two to ten years)
i ,f-> lie deliberately to such a com-
I mittee.
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1961, newspaper, July 5, 1961; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521870/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.