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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-14-1930 Regular Meeting• • MINUTES _~ ~ REGULAR 141i~'TT1QG '~ LA. FORTE CITY C OUTdC IL A ~~. .. _...._ f TJL;~ ~,~rv 190. I~daeting was aallad to order by ~,~ayor A N McKay. r~oz~t, cart. A17 members of the council answered to the; roll call. Mr. Jack Rafferty engineer and I~~r. Hanway rep.of the Ar_meriaan zaaFrance interests being present for the pur- pose of discussing the plans for the City Hall. 31d.g. ~.n~ contract for the Fire Engine respectively, the regular routine of business t"7as postponed to a,l.~ n~ ~?nr disposing of these matters. I~dr. Rafferty agreed to drati~ plans for the city hall as suggested by the oovncil and submit them for approval. Mr. Hanway stated that his proposition as to terms on t~.g ~'irA bngj ne wa.s not approved by his eompar~y and asked that the city pay 75000 cash and give notes for ,~' `~~, five anl~al payments of l X000 X00 each. ~! Alderman Wall made a motion seconded by Alderaman Ruff ~ that ~-R is ~Ue t-~ro ~?e.rrants , one for X750 X00 and one for `' '~ ~1 X000 ,00 due in one year without interest in place ~~° t'~A +An„s n~ c^n+.r~,at calling for X1,750 X00 to be paid in one year. Mr. Hanway agreed to submit this proposi- tion to his Comply fo~i~their approval. 1'.~otion was ?.~IN~'S carried. PSi„sites of the last meeting were read and approved, BIIatS t -~ ;NEW BUS IVES S The following bills were read and ordered paid, . Workman and Arthur X28,00 W R VickBrs l0 X50 ~'~~~~~ Sots., W Be1~ TA7 . Co 7 ~b0 ~#s!~!! La Porte Hdw. Co. 11 { 0 *~3tiisl~~R~~;~ H L and P Co. 91,50 !~=~csse~its~~rs! Huewieler I,br. Co. 2 55 ms=~tsssatfs:sad Wright Fgt. Zinc 25 ~,Rdorthington Co. Ins. 27 Chas , Beck 3 nn H.Z. and ~ Co. 49 60 Bill from Norris Bros. for~~248 64 was ordered held up for investigation. Bil' from Fritz Dingle sledt for 34 60 for pipe was ordered credited to his water account to be rebated to hir_z at f~.fty cents per Ho. Alderman Wall made that ~'! ;000 ,00 be to general fund. ~ ~~ a motion seconded bymAldermaxi TelZ.e ordered transfered From Sinking fund C~t-r ~ied., . P . ' - _ _ __ _ _ _ _. 1 .~,. i I Town ~ Theatre Month" _,- Myth J S M ; T W !; T F S Program Rls. Star Dir. Exchg Renta] Rem. -~ '~ u i 1 _ i~ .~ ---. ,~ i • . Pace Two IOW BUS INES,~, CONT. ` Alderman Wel'! m~.ae a motenn seconded by Alderman Ruff that the tender of a check for X39 38 ~s, ;;~. purchase price for a certain tract of property "~ owned ry t'he city under a tax title ~ by A 0 Rowlett be held up untill investigation could be made as to the pos~.h~lity of securing a better price for the property than offered by ~~r. Rowlett. ' Carried Motion was m~c~s '!~y Al~srman Wall and sec©nded by Alderman Ruff that the Mayor be instructed to com..- municate with J F Dabney concerning his prop- osition to collect the back taxes of the cities. Carried Alderman Wall made a motion seconded by Alderman Tolle thatthe following men be appointed to a,ct as a board of equalization for. City taxes. J 5 Johnson F H B Harrison and J TQ~ 5trahn. -- Carried. ?lotion was made by Alderman Wall and seconded by Alderman Bendel that the roof • over the ee,rt?~en ~~~~e~~rAs^rvoir at .the pumping plant be repaired with three ply slate composition roofing and x~ew __ d~cki:~g be peat in.where necessary. The old roof- ing taken from the reservoir to be used to repair rock' to -nr~*er house, A S Hamilton to do the work. - Carried, Motion was made by Alderman Wal~_ end seconded by Alderman Ruff that the Mayor appoint Geo, Sharp as a~iermaxl to take the place of Tom De Walt resigned. Carried. .Motion was made by Alderman Wall and ssc~~+~eA by Alderman Sandal-that I W Rust be a1loQed a salary of 100 00 per month. Aldermen T~a1'!. ~ S~.nde7 ~.nd Tolls votiag in the afirmative and .Alderman Ruff in the negative Ca„~~ied C t ec. . G ~-- -Mayor ,ti !c hIf . -i~' - .,. ..-_ _. .. _... _ ..: _..: ~.. il.,._.. ,. ~....,,.~y„y,W_a;....__ ~.i._c ~_i. ;~ ~. ..... :u ..d.~E.u ...:_:i ...... x~_:4.~J.r[~J~e.a~islut~.~~ G i+... ,..L.. .~.,,_...~ ..~.....~._..~,..1..ya.i. ~4:a~W~1.,`I.J4.dv.'i Cav..~_.. yr~r..u A.e.., .. `~~ To n Theatre Month ~~ __ _ ~ -__ _ - -__ -- --- M~~th S ~, M~ T W' T F S I i • {\, Program Rls. -Star Dir. Exchg Rental Rem. d \~ • ' r i I