HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-1937 Regular Meetingi •
r,ilr~uTla;s eF TiIL' LA For-rn~ clTv CovI~CIL
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Meeting was galled to order by Alayc.r harp with. the following Aldermen.respond-
iYlg to roll ca11: n.F~. Boylr, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. Alderman C.M. Agee
ctute in to the rrLeeting at a. little la.ter• tine.
P:IinutAr of the last meeting were read. e.nd approved.
Bills
.Dion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff that the bills paid March 31st,1937
in preparation for the audit, be paid. I?il.ls as follows:
Gulf Cities Ivat.Gas Co. ~ 5.7C Z7ar ~ 823
So.i"i. Bell TeI.Co 6.'~ " j~ 8~
r,~Irs r.?.C.Lambly,City Secy 9.;'6 __ " ~~ al.I~ ~ ~2?_.l~l
Carried.
r:Iotion by Aid. Boyle, second by A.ld. Ruff that the bills as per the following
schedule b® paid:
Geo. Bair
Daily S n
Gulf Cil Corp
Ilouston Lightg c?a Power
I~I wailer Lbr Co
Feed r~I. Lampkin
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La Pori;e udw. Co
La Porte Lbr Co.
r~cl.ee Door CV.
r.agnolia Petr. C~
t~etirs Pub. CO.
Pfeiffer F'lec CO
The T xas Co °
vVilson Sta. CO
A.C. ~"~orkman
APRIL 12,1937, 8:00 F'.~:.".
10.75 'f --~ 8b1
12.02 " 862
158.71 " X863
21 ''b
., " ;'r-86l~
2.2.1. " 865
11.05 " ~~66
6.3c? $67
3.75 ,~ -r~6s
5.~2 ~, -~369
3. E~ X70
4.70 "'rg71
8.14 " `-872
l . oa " =~
8'l3
1 r 72 " ~
j,=871
52.00 " ~-~75
.~ 30 •.
Carried.
r.~otion By Ald. Boyle, sceond By Ald. Rffiff that the following bills be allowed
aizd warrants bo drawn to cover:
Crar_e Co.
L.I. r,Ic Kay
3o.2c
45.5Z~
75.7
Carried.
ItTotion by Ald. Boyle, second by Ald.. Ruff, that the V`~orthington Gau~on Meter
Co. be paid X100.00 on their account of X206.25 and that a warrant be drawn
to cover s~.d payment. Carried.
Motion by Alc1.. Boyle, second by A1d. Agee, that the bill of the Election Board
for the April bth,1Q37 election,. 9.n the amount of X20.00 be allowed and that
warrants be drawn in favor of each board member to cover the individual amounts.
Carried.
ever
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Election
ghe ~,"ayor presented the reporf on the City ~'lection held April. ~th,1G37, at the
City Hall, as follows:
For Aldermen to sex'~'e fc,r tiro rears:
C.P~~. Agee 31 votFSs
i.L. Benson ~? vote:
".?'. Boyle 82 votes
Total nuriber of ~;otes cast 82
Th.e P~~~ayor declared C.T,`.. Agee,~l=.L. Benson arc F.1:;:. Boyle elected to sere°o a.s
Alrierr::en far the City of La Forte for tiro years.
l~otior_ by A_ld.. Ruff, second by Ald. Roark, that tYie election return?s be re-
ceived and placed o7i file, Cara°i ed.
The l.:ayor presented an affidavit on the burr,.ing of t<ie followi.ng described '~'ar-
rAa;ts :
Cl~ wity of La Ponta Funding ~•~~~arrants, nurbered Twenty-Two(22), Twenty-Three(23~
T~Nenty-Four (2I~) ar~d Twenty-Five(25~, together with. ail interest c~;upor~s attached
to each of said ti~arrants: each y~arrar_t being ir. the principal sum of One Thousand
Dollars(~1,000.00)~ dated lurch 10,1929, all of which y"~arrants were never sold by
the City, and pity of La Pvr±:e Tunding ti`Tarrants nun:rerec~ ::np(1), in. the principal
sum of Throe Hundred Seventy-Four arld 31f100 Dolls.rs(~~371.a..31),Two(2),Three(3),
Fourj?~.), axci F~~ve(5) each i.n the principal sum~of Five hundred l;ollars(~500.00),
together with ail Interest Coupons attached to each of said ti'Garrants, each of
said Y~arrants beir_g dated August 15,1..971, all of which said ~i~arrants were never
sold by the City The affida°r.t was received by the City Secretary and plaoed
on file.
?:'otion by Ald. Boyle, second by A1d.Ruff, that tree Council take ad~ourrnent.
v Elr ri ed.
New Council
acting was called to odder by r"~ayor Scarp, roll call sho~r~in~; the following
Ald.erzr.er~ present: C.•':`. ~'~gee, ,"'.~.. Doyle, J.J. Roark, Fred F. Ruff.
Tl7e oath of office v,-as ad~r_inistered tc the fo? lcwix~.r.- _
C.i'~. Agee. P.L. Benson. F.Y?.B~t•le afi A~(~fMnlsYt of ^F'1^.F? !'.ii-v of T.n ~nwl-c Tev~n
?,°ayur ?harp and :".lderraarz ~.:~ff ccngratula.ted the necrly elected Alderr_~en vtrho pledg-
Pd tl-.eir full cooperation in adrv.ristering the affairs of tY:e Cit~,Y.
P.=otion by A1d.. Boyle, secon:? by Ald. Ruff tl'iat the matter cf a traffic Ordinance
for t:he City be taken out of tl~.e hands of tre Police Committee and pls.ced in the
hands of the Council as a t~rhGle. Carried
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Par~ir,.g on Z~ain "t.
Alderman Boylrr presented the matter of par~ir.g ~.n the business district
~. on ~~iain :treat arld after some discussion the ~4ayor appointed the follow-
ing Coamaittee to contact the business houses in regard to this matter:
F.F.. Bcyle and P.L.. Berson.
Patrol- State Hi way
~.~otion by A.1d.. Boyle, second by Ald. Ruff treat: the City Attorney be in-
structed. to write a letter to the Patro' Dent. of the ~te.te ~Ti.ghway Com-
mss:ior. at Austin explaining tra.t the City is'putting in traffic signals
and requesting t~.e cooperstior. of ~::re Fatrml on Sundays, holidays and any
other tixries of extra heavy traffic. Carried.
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P.e~yor Sharp called a specis.l meeting of the Council for Friday night, April
lhth, lz}3" at x:00 P.?!:~. for the purpr~se of discussing Traffic Signals and
a Traffic Ordinance.
T:~otion by Ald. Benson, second by A~d. ~ens.ori that the Council take ad-
~ourmment. Carried .
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Secretary, City of La Forte
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