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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-12-1935 Regular Meeting• • REGIiL~t YEETI NG LA PQkTE CITY COUNCIL 1viARCH 12/35 Meeting was cal led to order by DUagor H B Harri a on. The following members of the c~buncil were present. Ald. Geo. Counts, C D~ Agee, L C Lawrence and J J Roark. D~inutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The following bills were presented and ordered paid. ~Yorkman and Arthur,~2.50. Gordon Ellis, X23.83. Dueller Co. X2.61. Workman and Arthur,~10.?5. Pfeiffer Elec. Co.,~-55.30. Daily Sun,10.00. La, Porte Hdw. Co., X1.26. i~ilson Sta. and Ptg. Co.~ 2.20. Hughes rotor Co. ~2.UQ. Houston Lighting and Power Co. X128.48. Sou. Western ~11 Tel. Co., X25.10. ~V ~! Hunt,~5?.38. kunicipal Supplies, x.3.92. Bg oration made by Ald. Counts and seconded by Ald. Agee the council appro~red the payment to Herby Lyons and King the sum of X1,480.00 due them on their contract for refinancing the Cities Bonded indebtedness, as follows,1,000.©© demand ~iarrant and ~480.00,thirty dig antics sting warrant. These amounts represent 1;~ of the t otal of 148,000.00 of Refunding Bonds. By motion of Ald. Counts which was seconded by Ald. Agee the sewer committee was instructed to confer with DGr. Culpepper as to the feasibility of lifting the motors in the Lift plants out of the pit and install them at ground level. byr a motion of Ald. Counts and second by Ald. Agee the council adopted the graduated scale of penalties on delinquent takes as provided by law. Alderman Agee offered a motion which was seconded by Ald. Roark that the city employ a certified accountant to audit the account$ of the City for one gear dating from April 1-1934. Upon Roll call the following results were obtained. Ald. Counts ~• Ald. ogee Yea. Ald. Iewrence Yea. Ald. Roark Yea. Dhoti on carried. Ald. Counts offered a motion which was seconded by Ald. Roark that Citg ask for bids by a Certified Public Accountant for auditing the Cities accounts and that bids be canvassed at next regular meeting Larch 25th. ~' By a ma jority vote the council refund to Li2ie La Fond X3.00 An explanat on of this may be v .:~'~. City See authorized the tau collector to on her tease on account of error. seen in letter file. Mayor.