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Home My WebLink AboutLetters in reference to Ord. 973, Southern Pacific Railroad,.i X _, ~ ,;. .a . .,.1~,~~.=F •.J 7 • y. ~ i,tf.. __~ ~ CITY OF L~PORTE PHONE (713) 471.5020 • P. O. BOX 1 1 18 ~ LA PORTS, TEXAS 77871 r ~, ., ., ..._..a.l '.,::~._ss.?J.~-. ~~_: •~~F: ~Yy .. :. ::..;:i,:=~, :'• _..~~~':~.- ...ati^a..._.i?~S~____a. __~__ir.z __._. _R5 October 21, 1980 -~ Ms. B. K..Marsh Claims Agent P. o. Box 1319 Houston, Texas 77b01 Dear Ms. Marsh: I apologize for taking so long to answer your inquiry. I have enclosed a copy of all ordinances for the City of La Porte concerning "Railroads", and the City ordinance concerning vehicular speed limits. Our Police. Chief tells me the intersection of the 1100 block of Barbours Cut Blvd. is at State Highway 146, therefore the speed limit is set by the State of Texas. Yours very truly, ,~~~~C/~ City°Secretary outhern Pacific Transportation Company 913 Franklin Ave., P. O. Box 1319, Houston, Texas 77001 PHONE 713/222-1121 L. A. PATTERBON 5UP[RINTENO[NT. NOY510N OIV1510N City of LaPorte P. 0. Box 1115 LaPorte, Texas 77571 Mr. Larry L. Broussard Acting Public Works Director Dear Mr. Broussard: June 28, 1977 323.5 Your letter of June 24, 1977 was received in my office today with reference to train blocking Spencer Highway crossing and furnishing copy of City of LaPorte Ordinance X973, requesting answer to questions in Section 20-8, paragraph (b). Sec. 20-8. Report of obstructed croasin~s. (1) Southern Pacific switch train was operated at about 2:00 PM, June 24, 1977 on Spencer Highway crossing. (2) SP engine 3764. (3) Southern Pacific Transportation Company. (4) Conductor S. J. Cansler. As explanation, a switch crew moved in a generally southern direction with engine leading pulling a cut of cars that required switching and placed in groups for the various plants in that general area. Movement stopped and a total of three switches were made assembling the cars. The cars then were moved generally north clearing the crossing. .~ - ~- i • Mr. L. L. Broussard -2- 6/28/77 The crew members did not record the actual minutes the crossing was occupied by the movement, but stated it took very few minutes. This has been called to the attention of all train crew members working in that general area and their assurance obtained that crossings in the City of LaPorte will not be occupied any longer than is absolutely necessary by our train movements. Yours very truly, ~f L. A. Patterson i ~~._, ~ ~ i ` _~\\~ ~~ ~~~~ PHONE ( 7131 471.5020 /~ • • P. O. BOX 1115 • LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 December 11, 1973 Mr. L. R. Patterson Superintendent, Houston Division Southern Pacific Company P. O. Box 1319 Houston, Texas 77001 Dear Mr. Patterson: Please be advised that the City Commission of the City of La Porte passed Ordinance No. 973, a certified copy of which is enclosed herewith, at its regular meeting on December 3, 1973, said ordinance prohibits the obstructing of railroad street crossings for more than five minutes at one time. This Ordinance will be published in the La Porte newspaper on December 6 and December 13, and will have an effective date of December 17, 1973. Y urs truly, ' il?l~ . Virginia Cline City Clerk t~ E C' KNOX W. ASKINS, J. D. ATTORNEY AT LAW 122 S. BROADWAY P. O. BOX 1219 LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 713 471-1996 November 20, 1973 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Southern Pacific Company c/o Mr. John Hopkins, T Commissioner P.O. 1319 Ho on, Texas 77001 Gentlemen: Pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Municipal Annexation Act of 1963, Art. 970a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes, you will find enclosed herewith a copy of City of La Porte Ordi- nance No. 972, passed and approved November 19, 1973. A public hearing on this proposed annexation will be held at 7:00 P.M. on December 10, 1973, at the City Hall, at the City of La Porte. Yours-ver truly, ~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~. .. ~:. Knox W. Askins KWA/f h Encl. cc - Mr. Tom M. Davis Attorney at Law Baker & Botts Law Offices 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners ~~ City of La Porte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 ~.~~. ~ . A P 0 ~i. ~ E. L r t ~ ~.+~ OFFENSE REPGRT ~~O~LICC L OFFENSE GBI~ERAL PURPOSE COT~PLAINANT r•+-T.r s~~ ; • ~ '~ "'°!~•-Q _•..:.•.~ ADDRESS +W/P EP~RT~M.E~T cI~wGED fio vsoi.~oa~ of aariil~c~ ~ MKT - SEX__-, COLOR AGE ; -_ PERS-PROP PHONE ADDRESS o n nn+r At.E. t~ ~!~PHO~IH ~.~+_~+ ~,+ REPORTED BY = ~ ~•~•v -~ _ ~ -- 4dIiERE COMMITTED ~ ~t~ FIB n K Pr8 ~ ""~`~• `14 •"_' '~~" n* ~~ sTRFR'1' - DATE AND TIME OF OCC~JRRENCE 5/30/73 445 P.M• - L1ATE-TIDE.. K/ao/`73 4 ih~_ P!MHOW 0~1 Vli~i RECEIVED BY H.F. FTtT~l~Dt~ JR. js+- ZETAI Ls OF oPrEt:sE - SuSPL-Cl $ - f'E~SG~.$ 1'.P,~LSTEL - PRCPE~tTY GEi:ERAI PURPOSE -This report is designed to record Police not covered Dy other forms. and for arrests not ..associated special forms.. The nature of this report requires that t data be recorded in. the narrative form. , action in incidents with incidents :_----- he major part of the D~TAILS OF OFFENSE (Give an accurate account of what happened? Dom? - .. CITY LItQTS DF Id PCR.TR. BiCRTH OF Ii P'OB?S ZSRRLCS LDTD S Iii pl0i.-TION OF TIC SiDTD PIT ~~~~ ~ 945 • ~• , ~~ .. FUHNIS}$D THB PROJECT FCRFI+I~N ~MEi. J~~S KiNNRtiY > CRATIFIIiD . .. TIpN..: ~ E~CCIT,TIOlf AND T1LIQID TO JAS ~N~iBDY WHO ~DYISSDw T T HB IBS LW~RR OF ..TES ORD1N-N CS HUT Di HIS ~INIOIi T~ ORDDi-1~C6 W-S P~SS6D ~ FTT~ ' H ST~R'1'BD RIiMLWDia DIRT FROM T~ PIT. lei. 1~1i118'UZ ~SKBD l~ TO N~-IT > FE7 .'RU"'"~Q .. TO 1 lei. K.M. D~YIDfiODi ARF,- M~NOGBR FOS ~,STHpM OQiiPCRiTION. I~iiti MR. . I jDVI38D •HIM OF ~ S~A1iD PIT QRDI)i-NCa AND 1Nr ST~TSD TH-T HS,H~D > .- vlDSaN ~~ COPY OF TSB OADIi~T Ki ~ 1~T I$ 1~ S OF T1~B S~ OPIHIOb L3 MR. J~10;5 1~EDY ABOUT THB- - - -_ II~BY STLRTED E7(C-4~TION ON AUGUST OR SKPTEMBSR OF 19Ta • OVER • ~ . , ;-r-: ed ~T-?8fl -'1' '~-T: Tll Y-D BEI~VBD Y.~10ItOfl IITitT TO~IuI _DP 1~ ~'i;.~ i~ ~' .._ . _, ., • ~ '~ aot~i P,CII~'IC B~IIRY~. ~, iSI~BD Mt. AI-VID50~1 TO 5~7 T~ J~ Dt1Mli 1-T_Li~~_P.~._ . '• .. . K/~orr3 U~1?IL I OOULU c~NTLC! ~'}~ CITY ~08~16Y 1~ ~C~MS, ~IB. ~~I,VIDSOIi-S3 ' _ ~ _ . ~ BE UT iiN U ~ ~RD F~ b6 g ~ ~._ T ,f~T~f'T~i] ~ LAYTIiq lid i~Ti~-`if TiiQ limit ~4TBN ~' AD/ ~ 4LI '~ _~?8 A~TId(~ 4T-R'1Til R • 4Ng AR~III-N(~ Lf~3 P-S~SB 11D ~ ST-TSD TH-T 8 Y01II~ ~O~1T-CT - - - i.1~_ i~r?t3 SRS^-TTORI~Y 1T~ T~ QTY ~ L PQLTS Ob 1HIS CJ58 FOR HIS ~VISR. ~ID r 'iet,,,,yriiin -avise x~ ON,,,,~ /~ 1 /T~,~„sno~ -S ~ ~j$ ~ ~1T-C? l~. SF,iRS- • ~ ~ -SUSPECTS- Name: ~ Alias Age :' .Sex: aee : ~ Hgt .: t: es: ir: _ ' Address: ~ ~ Ot er: __ _ _ _ Person(s) Arrested if arty: t~:ame: Age : Sex: Race: -- -- --- Charge Court's -- Name : ' Age' ex : acs : _ - _ Charge: _._.___..._ T Court: - Name: ~ Age ex: ce;: Charge : Cour~~ __ Name : Age ~ ex : ce : _ _ _ _ -- Charge: Court: _ • REMARK'S; - ;- Off Otfense - _ ( SUPPLEMENTARY ~~ ~~ Location OFFENSE REPORT i1SST OP ItQtTH TBMTB strails of Offense, Progress of Investigation etc. Investigating Officer Should Sign Date 5 X1/73 19_____ 5/31/73 MR. ~SICINS FU~IISHBD ~ A IN:T1M~i TO ~ ~ ~LIVSRZD TO Imo. H.M. D~VID90N, •RM- M~T,ItNSR, DAFSTROK OORPC~TION, L PCQ?i, aISB 77571• (l.BZ"PFR 1TT~CH$D). I Di1iIVFrRED THIS IBTTSR TO I~IIt. K.M. D~VIDSON 1T TH6 ~YPQ~T OFFICB ON ONa HI(i~1~Y 146, ,T 12 s10 P.M. 5/31/73. I ~D9ISBD ?Ht. D-VIDSON THAT •NY FURTH~t DIGGING LT THIS LOCLTI ON IAULD • ~ •T TF~IR OwN RISH LT FING Di VIOL`TIOIT OF THt ORDIYiCE ~ 9~i5, BU! ~lT I wOUI.D IiOT STDB TF JOB. 1~. D1VID90N ~DVISBD TH1T THB YTTQRI~Y FOR T~$ D~HLSTROM OORPORATION w00IA BB IN I.1 PrRTB N 3:00 aid ~ s00 P.M. - ON 5/31 73 •T MtiICH TIF TF ,-TTORNEY i~iQULD LII~ TO H.-V8 - OONFERBNCE wTID E.j~ THOM4SI MAYOR. TF •BDVS D~1P~ORI+~TION wes RELYED TO MIYCR THOMbS AT 1e35 P.K., X1.50 TF IDt~~ORI~I~TION w-S RSI~YED TO HNOY OSKI'iS BY i IN RBFBRBNCE TO THIS FETING. . I recommend that this case be declpre~ , Signed s d '[r v (not cleared [~ ~y .lrrest ~ $adge # Badge # Unfounded [~ Case Declared Inactive (not cleared Ll Cleared by Arrest [~ Signed Commanding Officer District # Date 19 This form to be used by Detectives & Patrolmen assignee ro 1. For additional facts, evidence, statements, etc. 2, tVhen significant developments occur. 3. ~Jhen Commanding Off~.cer requests exact status of case. Then case is closed, this report (with all other materials) Bureau for case folder. case must be forwarded to Records • • w In the morning of 5-30-73 Mr. James Kennedy, Job Foreman for the Southern Pacific Co. project came to my office to request water services for his project. At that time I advised this man that the City felt this was an illegal operation and we would not be a part of it. I told him that the City could not provide water to his project. THis statement was given to him upon the advice received the previous day from Knox Askins, City Attorney. During this discussion Mr. Kennedy, the Job Foreman, did inform me that they were in the process of pumping the pit dry in order to use dirt on the project. I was contacted by Mayor Thomas later this morning(5-30-73) after he had talked with City Attorney Knox Askins and he advised me that if any dirt was removed from this pit to send Mr. Dan Kennedy, City Inspector out to stop them and if the company refused to stop then send a police car out and have the foreman arrested, brought in and given a chance to post bond. At 2:30 p.m. 5-30-?3, I received a call from Knox Askins requesting that picl~ures be taken by our Police Department on the progress of the Southern Pacific project now under construction. I contacted Chief Freeman and requested that Sgt. James LaFitte be allowed to take pictures and inform me as soon as possible. Upon Sgt. LaFitte taking pictures of the project the Chief of Police reported back to me that Sgt. LaFitte had advised him that Dahlstom Corp. was removing dirt from the pit. I then contacted Dan Kennedy,City Inspector, and advised him to go out and request that such operation cease as it was in violation of our Sand Pit Ordinance No. 945. At approximately 4:25 p.m. Mr. Kennedy radioed me in City Hall and advised that the company refused to cease their operation. I advised him to stand by until I could send a police car out to the site. I then contacted Police Chief Freeman and he sent a car out to take care of the situation. ~` w • • KNOX W. ASKINS, J. D. ATTORNEY A7 LAW ~ r 182 8. BROADWAY P. O. BOX 1216 LA PORTE, TEXAS 7'7b71 713 471.1666 May 31, 19.73 (Hand deliver) Mr. K. M. Davidson, Area Manager DAHLSTROM CORPORATION La Porte, Texas 77571 Re: Lot 17, NEBRASKA SYNDICATE SU$DIVISION, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas Gentlemen: I represent the City of La Porte, which passed and approved its Ordinance No. 945, on January 15, 1973, being an ordinance regulating gravel pits, sand pits, stone quarries, rock quarries, and earth excavation pits within the City of La Porte. It is my understanding that Mr. Dan Kennedy,, Building Inspector for the City of La Porte, has previous~.y,furnished you with a certified copy of this ordinance.' The activities of your corporation on the above referenced property appear to be in violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance, and you•have been so~advised. I understand that you have advised the City of La Porte representatives that you have sought the advice of your attorney as to the applica- tion of this ordinance to. your present activities on the above- referenced property, and that your attorneys have advised you that your activities'a're not in violation of this ordinance. We would appreciate receiving a letter from your attorneys, stating the reasons for their opinion that your activates on the above referenced property axe not in violation of the ordi- nance. We would appreciate you giving your immediate attention to this request. A copy of this letter is being furnished to the owner of the subject property, as shown by the latest tax rolls of the City of La Porte, ~ Chem-Soil Engineering, at ~khe• address shown below. • You ve y truly, • ~~ ~ ~Z~ u i~ .~ ~ z~ . -ems . ~--~ ' Knox W. Askins, City Attorney • ~~'• City of La Porte KWA/fh ~ ~ . ~ . rr , ' • • ' Mr. K~,;. M. Da~tison - ~ 2 May 31, 1973 ,. • ~ • ~ , cc - Chem-Soil Engineering 107 Cabiness Street ~ ' ' Baytown, Texas 77520 ~.~ Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners City of .La Porte P.O. Box 1115 ~ . .,La Porte, Texas 77571 . ~ .~ .~ • tl I ~ ' ~~ .i ~ A A():P -._ .-OL1~X~"'~_-~..._ v+' ~aJ~ f ~ . _ _ .. ~ Ad•~ W.~~. _. ... ~. 1.. Otl3X! OL13X~ -~ ~ ~ I Oti_i.: a_... ..r:.. CITY OF ~ PORTE COMMISSIONERS ~/ ~ ,~f ~ ~ • LOTS J. COMPTON 7"'""` CHARLES D. BOYLE LA ppRTE. TEXAS 77571 RUSSELL SHEPHERD W. A. STABS, JR. February 10, 1967 CERT /FIFO MA~1 L RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. L. A. Patterson Superintendent, Houston Division Southern Pacific Company P. 0. Box 1319 Houston, Texas 77001 Re: Your File No. 321.2 Dear Mr. Patterson: Please be advtsed that the City Commission of the City of La Porte passed Ordinance No. 757, a certified copy of which is enclosed herewith, at ifs regular meeting on February 6, 1967, which Ordinance requires train approach signals at designated dnngerous street crossings in La Porte.- This Ordinance will be published in the La Porte newspaper on February 9 and February 16, and will have an effective date of February 17, 1967. Thanking you in advance for your co-operation in this matter, we are MAYOR . H. P. PFEIFFER CITY CLERK MARILYN KELLEY Yours very truly, City of La Porte Mrs. Marilyn Kelley ~~ City CZerk Mk/fh cc- Hon. Mayor and Cify Commissioners La Porte, Texas Y