06-27-1938 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

meeting was called responding to roll R. Ruff . •- I~I 1'dI1~~UTES LA PORTS CITY COLTI~TCIL JUP?I; 27, 1838, 8 : oo P. r~L. to order by ~L:ayor Sharp with the following; aldermen call: C. 2;2. Agee, F. R. Boyle, J. J. Roark, Fred PJ~inutes of the last regular meeting were read: Correction b2otion by Boyle, second by that the minutes be approved when minutes correction as follov~rs wa.s m:.de: that the City of La Fori;e pay X50.00 for the expenses of two delegates to State Firemen's Convention at Amarillo, Texas,~and X75.00 for expense of two delegates to 1"firemen's School at A.~M. College July 18th to July 23, 1~3a. Carried Drainage Dr. L. Sandel appeared before the Council stating that the lack of 5 Points drainage at Five P~, ir_ts along Eroadcray created a health menar_ce, and also tha~he was going to open up an office at Five Poi~s s.nd was in- terested in securir..g proper dra,inag;e for this area. Mr. F. I?. Boyle reported that an appropriation for work at Five Foint has 'Teen made, and that the ti:~ce of carryir~- out the ~ wor'_-- rests with the Texas ITi~;h- wa.y Department . Texas Lotion by Huff, second by Agee, tho.t the City Secretary be instructed Hi way to write to the To;:as hi-hvray Department ur~•in<~ theca to start vrork on Dept the drainage of the Five Points Area alone Broadway. Carried Glover 1=r• Glover of Goose Creek, TExaS ap~~eared before the Council and Taxi reruested the right to opers.te a Ta::i Business in ~. Porte. Iuotion by Ruff, second by Roark that I`:r. Glover's request be -~;v.rned over to the Street and Alley Conr..ittee for investigation and report back at the next regular meeting. Cary ied 1arshall Cdr. Reggie Busch ap:~eared before the City Council in behalf of City salary I.Iarshall., R. R. Baker w}:1o was tao sick to attend and su~•~~ested that the salary o~ City Itiarshall be raised 'to ''75.00 per ~~"onth and that the payment of fees be abolished. I,`r. ~nsch.r:as told by the City Council and City Attorney that the salary of City ~:arshall was fixed before the date of election and could not be changed until the ~°ull term had 'peen serz. ed. Llotion by Doyle, second by ruff, th~~t tl~.e Folice C~.xm.ittee investigate the request concerning the City I:'arshall's salary. Carried Fire The Ivfayor ap o~.r.ie~~ ''red x;_11 as fire 1~'~arshell for the folloYviil; year Marshall April 1, 1G38 to March 31, 193. I'.'otion by Boyle, second by ruff, that the payment o~ the City Fire 1=arshall's salary be made retroactive to ?a;,r 1, 193• Carr_ ed °""~~ City C}arl.es R. Norris Jr. ,appeared before the Council and re or{:e ~~~- d t2._.„ Maps the City of La Porte maps had been delivered to t-he CitypSecretary's Cffice. bFOtion by Boyle, second by duff, a;I,at the maps made for the City of over ~. ~..~