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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-14-1932 Regular MeetingREGULAR MEETING LA PORTE CITY COUi~1CIL MARCH FOURTEEN 1932 Meeting was called to order by Mayor A N Mc Kay. ROLL CALL All members of the epuncil were present except A1ds~ne,n Shaxp. Minute of the previous meeting were read and approved. BILLS The following bills were presented and prd~red paid. 1Norkman and ~ hur ~28 04. News Pub . Co . .50. C 0 Williams, 2 8 .Magnolia Filling Station. ~9 00 Jno. S Kiibler, X10 03. Ls. Porte Hdw. Co.~p7 26. Geo. Blair, .75.Pfeiffer Elec. Co.~2 10. Sou. Engine and Pump Co. ~ 9 89. Committ®e Committee on cutting shoulders off of certain streets reported that shoulders on the following street blocks should be cut off. First, A to B. Second,A to B. Third B to D. Sou A Third to Fourth. Sou B, Bd~way t o Th~.rd . Alderrns.n Wall offered a motion seconded by Alderman Ruff that S®aretary be instructed to confer with City Atty. in r®ference the legal status of of a drainage outlet for Block 1? B P Add. through the property of J A Tenant; Also estab:l.ishing the center of Donaldson ave. from Park ave. to the Bay. in ref®rence to getting H S Filson to remove his Pence. Carried. Alderman Ruff offered a motion seconded by Alderman wall that the cost of a used punch clock now in Workman and Arthurs possession b® in~restigated. Carried . Alderman Tolle offered a motion seconded by Ald®rman Wall that secretary be instructed to get cost of a 2" water meter for use at Sylvan Beach Park and that water committee ~d be given power to act. Carried . City Jeer®tary reported to the council that it would cost approximately X25 00 to finish the ditch slog the east side of tenth st. from Main to B. Alderman Sandal offered a motion seconded b y Alderman wall that the secretary be instructed to ask the La Porte netief committee to have the ditch finished and that the city would contribute X25 00 toward the work. Carried. Page Two. A Alderman Y"uall offered a motion seconded ~y Alderman Ruff that the City Secretary be instructed to confer with Tex Dreyfus in reference to furnishing us with specifications for the hard surfacing first, second and third streets from Ms.in to B and that bids be called for for this work. Carried. No further business to come before the council, ad- ~ournment was taken . ~. ~ ,_;, ~~ ~~ 'ity Secretar°~ Mayor. SPECIAL MEETING LA PORTS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 26/32. MiEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR A N MC KAY. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WERE PRESENT EXCEPT ALDERMAN RUFF. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETINt~ WAS TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR DRAINAGE IN THE TERRITORY BETWEEN THE RAIL ROAD AND SYLVAN BEACH PARK IN ORDER _~~ THAT C R BRAGS BE PERMITTED TO FILL THE PRESENT DITCH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PARK VIEW DRIVE FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH LINE ~F THE PARK PROPERTY. ALDERMAN WALL OFFERED A MOTION SECONDED BY ALDERMAN TOLLS THAT PERMISSION BE GIVEN C R BRACE TRUSTEE TO FILL SAID DITCH PROVIDED HE WOULD GIVE THE CITY~IN WRITING, AN EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY ALONG THE NORTH LINE ~~~~~~~~~~@ WHERE SAID PARK PROPERTY JOINS THE PROPERTY' OF THE SAINT MARYt S UNIVERSITY,FROM PARKVIEW DRIVE TO THE BAY, SAID EASEMENT PRIVILEGE TO BE USED AT ANY TINE THE CITY DEEMS IT NECESSARY. PROVIDED ALSO, THAT C R BRACE TRUSTEE COOPERATE WITH THE CITY IN AN EFFORT TO GET TAE COUNTY' TO PUT A CULVERT UNDER SAN JACINTO STREET NORTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACK. Garried. CITY SECS Y. REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PRICE OF ~8 00 FOR THE FINISHING OF THE DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF TENTH ST. AND THE COUNCIL INSTRUCTED HI2vi TO HAVE TAE WORK , 3~ONE. ~ :~ ~, '5,~~~t:'~~ MAYOR. `.'" _ C~