HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-1931 Regular MeetingREGULAR iQEETI NG
LA PORT; CITY COUNCIL ~ ~ ~ ~~
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T.~eeting was called to order by the Mayor A N T~eKa y.
All reembers of the counoil. were present except Ald. Wall.
?minute s of the previous meeting was read and approved.
~ The followin bills were ordered paid.
Crorthin ton ~o. Ina. 1 C 0 VPilliams ~ ,70 Huweiler
g ,~ ~ I3, 50 . , , 1
Lbr. Co.,~12,30., Magnolia Filling. Sta.,~s6,26.,VJ L l~aKenzie.
13;60.", La Porte Hdw. Co., X14,10., 1~orkman and Arthur.,
'vr16,°0., ~ R Vickers etc. ~:18,50., VJ V Sullivan., wf3,50.
cdr. R C Barbee representing B F Goodrich Rubber Co. was pre-
sent and offered the City 500 ft. Brown King 2~" fire hose
I' 0 B Iiouston at x;1,25 per foot. This being a shipment of
hose left on his hands he offered to give us a discount of
~75.fl0 to be applied on the first payments at the following
rate. d,~150,00 sash upon reciept of hose.,~200,00 one year
from date of invoice and X200.,00 ttivo years from date of inv.
Six percent Int. on defered payments.
Alderman Sharp offered a motion seconded by Ald. Sandel tha~~t
we purchace the hose Carried.
Communications
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A letter from ~i F Sherfesee was read complaining about tras ~
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being dumped in the diteheri and on property in the Bay Front
°--~` Addition. After some discussion the council instructed the
City Secretary to see that signs tivere placed at stragetia
places in this territory farbiding the damning of garbage
t~,nd to imrestigate the use of awash on the F'ig farm dust iio.
of the Vest depot and if it was Practical, tend permission
could be had to use it as a pu'olic dumping 'ground to so
notify the puUlie.
A petition .from thirteen property owners in the Bayfront Ad.
:ass presented, asking that a bridge at Brownell and ~' strs.
~rhich had b een burned be replaced and that . durr~ning of trash
in• tht~t vecinity be stopred.
Alderman Ruff offered a motion seconded by Ald. Tolle that th
Street and Alley eo:~:mittee irvestigat the bridge erith power
to act. ~ Carried.
. A13erman Ruff offered a motion seconc~e~. by Ald. ;sandal t~-.at
the 8ec'y. write to R FI Diller advising him that the pontoon
in the street ditch in front cf his property oor. 2nd. wnd
.k~ C s'creets was o~~structing the drai~ie,ge and unless he hs,d it
removed caithin five c'_e,ys the city ~vould reriove it.
~_ Carried.
ter. Ii ;:,~ Harrison ~~as present and sake?. ths,t arrangements be
made to provide a stan~~~ard fire plug .in the vecinity of
r~ ~~ I3oltr:es and i~iain 8t. for the protection of prcpexty in the,t
rieigh~~orhood. A1:~.erm~.Y, Fluff offers,: a ~rnotion seconded by A1:~.
:~~,n el that the ~~ee'y. ~.scertain the a~nouY~t of rronPy s,v~:.il-
sble in the IGter Entensio~: rand e,ryd the co;~t of c",ripe
5usiciert to extend the 6f° li.:e ~~o Tioliiie3 st t~~ p ,~.}~1~: u
to i~istwl ~. s~t::.n ~.:.? fire ;;~lu~ ~.s re;,1uFs'u~:::~y .-r. "._ rri~cr.
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:'hi:ti~:s Is,tree•tmer2t no's. ~,r~:~ssit~ o~. '~e ~cce~,ted. ~. _~~.1. •,-v;a,~
t~;,ken •~~iti? tfle ft~~. O~'i2s~ re8~a?-t8. -
r?laerraan Ruff yes, ~en~.el yes, ti.h~,rp yes, `T'r~lle yes.
Aajcurn-r~,ent :vase •~~.ken.
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