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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-12-1936 Regular Meeting_:''! I i~NT CAS 0 ~, REGrJLAR ~:~EET I iVG • OF THE LA POR'iF CITY Cr~iT?dCIL OCTOBER 12th,193b, 8:00 P.Ti. T:~e~ting was called to order by ~rta.yor Sharp with the folloz~*ing Alder~en responding to Roll Call: C.~~I. Agee, F.P.. Boyle, J.J. Roark, Rred R. Ruff. Mil~utes of the las` meeting were read and approved. Bills The following bills were presented for approval: IJouston Liohto & Power~204.58, So.'d. Bell Tel Co. ~7.05,'~:itchsll's Serv. ~: ta. X10.80, News Pub. Co. X3.75, Pfeiffer Elec. Co X1,50, Fred pvl. Laznpkin N2.10,Geo. R. Blair '"1.g0,Fiy~weiler Lbr Co.~..9~.,La Porte Hardw. Co.12.03, Parker Bros.~b.00, Stade Mach. b";'ks~7.00,Beard ~ Stone Elee.Co.""0.6~., The Daily Sun X15.00, ° . R..:Sraith (Elec.Insp) ~18.1g, R~rrs ~4.O.Laenbly, City Secy~10,00. Motion b3T Ald. Agee,second by Ald. Ruff that the bills be allowed and warrants dratiron on the General Fund in settlement. Carried t~~~ o rte in~;t on-~a~^: on b it l P:notion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Roark that one third,na~ely,~139.78, of the ti1`orthington-Gaon bill of ~~19.35 for meters be paid at this tune and that the City Secretary be authorized to forward a warrant for this amount to the b'i~orthinton-Gat?r~on Co. Carried. Atotice- to Sylvan Beach a"dater Cons~_zmers P~?otion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff that the City terminate the water contract with the water consumers known as the Sylvan Beach Addition Propert~,~ Owners on January lst,1937 and that according to contract, sixty days notice be given said consunsers. Carried The report of the Corporation Court was presented,aeeepted and ordered placed on file. A.E. Kerr,-Taxes ,'~~~ater Bill A communication from A.E. Kerr in regard to taxes and water account was read and after discussion the following motions were offered: i:~otion by Ald. B~ryrle, second by Ald. Agee that the water bill of A.E. Karr on his Bayshore property be investigated by .the t"rater Com. Carried. L~~otion by Ald. Boyla, second by A~d.Ruff t~~.at adjustment be made on taxes owed by sir A.r,. Kerr on property described as Lots lb to 19, Block 27, Bay Front, ToYVn of La Port©, for the years 1930 and 1931, to the valuation placed on thQS property by the Equalization Board of the City for the year 193b. Carried. Dicl~~erson Motion by Ald. Agee, second by Ald. erson water bill be turned over to' T.~d.Des?: ~ Chair. ?.^_otion by Ald. Agee, second by Ald. desk and chair for the City Sec'ys Cox:. ~nrith power to act. Carried. Roark that the ~.tte r of Airs :,. ~~. Dick- the mater Corr.. for settlement. Carried. Roark that the purchase of a typewriter office be turned over to the Finance over 2 • Ald. ~Iolton, res i;;nat on A letter from Ald. Geo. Holton offering his resignation as Al~er~.an. and member of the La Rorte City Council, effective November lst,1936, was read. I~4otion by Ald. Agee, second, by Ald. Ruff that the resi~natior_ of Ald. Geo. Holton be accepted and placed on file. Carried Tax Ordinance vra.s presented An Ordinance,~to be ~c4~m ^.s Ordinance ;;'253, providing for the le~r,~,assessnent and collection of an ad valorex~ tax for the year 195 of and at the rate of X1,50 on each `100.00 valuation of the taxable property in the City of La torte for the purpose of paying the interest on and a Sinking Fund for the r~de~ption of,"City of La r'orte Refunding Bonds" and "Citty of La forte Refunding :',arrants, Series 1935" and for paying; current expenses of said City. I.~otion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff thatTax Ordinance r~253 be passed as read. Carried. Special P:?eeting- The Idayor called a Special. t:'-eeting of the Cih,~ Council for V'~'ednesda~~ niht, October 21st. at the City mall at 8x00 _~.T~T. to take up the z~&.tter of the purchase of Fire .lose. Shell Sidewalk- School ~'otion by Ald. Boyle, second bar Ald. ~~ee that the C1.ty o on record as favor- inb the project oz" building a ~~ bloci:. of shell sides^ralk, crossing and culvort across the street to the ~''~est of the School douse and that the 1,"a~.ror appoint a cop?m.ttee to meet ti~-ith the Schoo 1 Board to go into the ~,att~.~', of pla.ci ng a tra.f fic light at this point. Carried. 4 The i;"ay~~:~ r~.r~;o~p.n~ed ~"_ld. ~?oyle a?7d ~.1d. °ufl' to act on tY:is ':'o~.~_ii:tee~. '~~'~otion by Ald. _`_~ee, second by Ald. ~?~_~~"f that the Coy~.~il a.djourtis tTarried.. ~/ r, City of La ~c~rte Secreta.xy, City o~ I a, torte, -- Z, a