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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-28-1937 Regular Meeting• MINUTES LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL JUNE 28,1937, a:oo P.bI. Meeting was salled to order by DQayor Sharp with the following Aldet=en responding to roll Balls C.M. Agee, P.L. Bensoa, F.R. Boyle, J.J.Roark, Fred R. Ruff • fl?inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The'Mayor salled for the reading of oorrespondenae and the City Secretary- presented letters frog the following: Max garrison, Assistant Secretary, tkan]ciMg the Council for the resent raise in salary, Daily Court Review , Tke Texas Tax Boot ,Jno.T. Snity,Editor, Otto P~sal regarding the CitT's tax title lots in Blosh 21}, Bay ?Wont, C.~l. ~dilligaa iz reCard to a reduction in hid' City taxes. Notion by Ald. Ruff, sesond by Ald. Agee that the letter and paper frost the Daily Court ReTierr be placed on file. Carried . Tax Notion by A1d. Agee, second by Ald. Foyle, that the City Secretary be auth- Boot prized to purchase the boot on Texas Tax questions published by Jno.T. Ssdth of Austin, Texas. Carried. Lots 1.~7dc lotion by Boylo, sesond by Ruff, that the City renew its propositiaa of l~B,Blle ~~ Atril 27,1936 in which the City offered 36r Otto I~Lal a gdit dais deed Layfront on Lots 47 and l~8, Bloch 2I~, Bay !'runt Addition to La Ports, for the ~l mount of taxes due plus the aawunt of suit Bost and that the City Ses- retary figure the amount of taxes due to June 30,1937, add the amount of suit Bost, sa~aelT ~jl~.•l~., and writs l4r FL~al that the resulting amount will is be the amount required by the City to release its interest in the lots. That the City Secretary further adTise l[r FLal that the City has sold its interest in Lots 15 to 18 , Bloat 2l~, Fay r`rant Addition to La Ports and tkat the City desires to heap its interest in Lots 1, and 2, Blos~ 2~., Bay- Front Addition to La Porte. Carried. Taxes Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the City Secretary be instruoted to y'-illigaa Fite lir C.Y. Milligan that since all of the property ad3oining his pro- ~rertT in Bloc1` lF22, La Porte is assessed at the sea.e ra.luation as Bloolx h22, La Porte the City will be unable to grant his request to reduce the assessed *aluatioa of his property. Carried Motion by Boyla, second by Ruff, that the Petty-Gash be renewed in the amount if X17.02• Carried. oTer 2 ~ • Taxes Potion by Boyl®, second by Ruff, that the ta.luation f®r taxatioY of the Thos. property owa.ed by Thos. Yaes in the City of La Porte, be sostputed on a Mass square foot basis with the other tracts of land adjoining his and the taxes be cc,>rputed aecordintly. That the City Tax Cb~leotor be auto orized to st~aYe the proper adjustment of the taxes oared by 1[r Yaes, -on his City property asd. write hix to that effest• Carried. Int. Potion by Boyl®, second by Ruff, that the City Secretary be instructed to Refd issue a warrant ore the Interest de Sinki~ Warrant lhisd ixt the ssiount of War. X60.00 to sorer the Interest on City of La Porte Refunding Warrants due duly lOth,1937, that NeR Zork exsiianre f~-r this satount bo fornarded to l(anufasturers Trust Co. New Zork City. Carried. T~ostet ldotion by Boyle, second by Benson, that the ldayor be authorized to pur- Boot chase a nex Docket Book fot the use sf the Corporation Court. Carried. P®rt Potion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that. the Street and A11ey.Co:. sonfer Theatre with the nsnarenent of the Port Theatre to figd nut what will be neses- eary in ad justinr the soolint systes< of the Theatre and that the ao:- nittee be ~iTen power to net. Carried. Water ]lotion by Boyle, second by Roark, that the natter of a used water tan] Tank br turned oTer t® the Wat®r Co^urittee to in~estirate and report at the next Sou*cil =eetizu. Carried. Bids on pipe were opened with the following results: N.O. Nelsen Co. $367.28, Dualay-Armand Co. X26.86, Crane Co• $1426.86, La Porte Eardxare Co. #l~26.58 On :notion by Boyle, se©and byr Benson, the natter of purchasing pipe was referred to the Water Caa• for further in~resti~ation, report to be ands at the next Council xeeti.~ and the bids were ordered plased on file. Potion carried. Grader Bid oa Road Grader was opened and found to be as follows: Adana ldotor Grader No.20,~2,292.00, asvesssories at extra price as follows: Scarafier,$125.00 Canopy Top X60.00, Odasteter,~20.05, Curtains with Glass Windshield for Top, X65.00, Puncture Proof Tubes per set,~52.60, delitered,freiEht prepaid to La Porte, Texas. lid.. Boyle reported that the City is tryinC out a rebuilt ~tradtor grader froze Bro~ia;-Ferris Co. After discussion Ald. Ruff noTed,sesond by RoarY, that the City buy the One ~(an ldaintaiaee' Tractor-Grader- frase Brow~tint-Ferris Co. Por ~'j00.00, terx:a ~200.OOr ash, balanse in the followint paya:ents : -xbte ix the prinsipal suss sf X250.00, to besone due and payable on. er before Jan. lst,1938 and a note in the principal suz of $250.00, t©°besoxe due and payable on or before Jan•lst,1939, each with interest at the rate of siac per seht (6~~ per axinw:, frog date until aaturity; that the City Attorney be is- structed to draw up a contrast and the notes and that the Mayor and City Sec- retary ba authorized to execute soak sontraat and motes to saaaglete tke transastion• Carried • Motion by Eoyle, second by Ruff, that the EudEet for the City for the fiscal rear of 1937-3$ 1aaTin~ been on file s imce dune 11,1937, the City Secretary be instructed to eausa a notise to be Published in the official newsPaPer, statin,~ that a Public hearinC will be had at the City Tall on duly 12,1937 at 8:00 P:~i. Carried. Easiness bei~ coxpleted, on xotion by Ald. Ruff, second by Roane, the Council toot ad3ourn:aent. 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