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I~4II~IUTES OF LA PORTE CITY CGTJNCTL
DFCL+T:`BER 11.~.,1937s 8:00 P.?+~.
POSTPOPTED FROb4 DECE?vIBER 13,1937
r.4eetir_g was called to order by Mayor Sharp with the folle~ing
Aldermen responding to roll call: C.?~~. Agee, n.R. Boyle,
Fred T?. Ruff.
?viinutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and
approved.
Bids, ~?otion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that the bids o~3 i~l~ Gleaning and
iNater Tank painting the City iNatar Tank and Tower be opened and tabulated.
Painting Carried
Bids were as follows:
Claud Boatr~ht,Contractor: 2 bids; Bid on labor,~375.00, iron work
~,~0' per hourz per man, welding work X1.00 per hour*per man. Bid on
labor and material '~500.OO,complete job. A discount of X50.00 on
either bid was posted before the bids were opened.
Mater Tank Service Co.: 3 bids; Bid. No.1. To furnish all labor and
equipment and pa- n~ o~ the Company's choosing, 1 coat inside and i
coat outside of T~.nk,~325.00,discounted X25.00. Bid No.2. To furnish
all labor,equipment and paint,using 2 coats of Hum~ale Paints as per
specifications,La.90.00,discounted 5J. Bid No.3. Labor only X375.00,
discounted 5~.
^.p. Cr er, Bid on labor inside Tank~175.00,replacing spider rods
. O eacTi. Bid on Labor outside of Tank X225.40, welding X2.25 per
hour plus ";25.00 premium if less than 12 'hours labor.
r"id-state Steeple JacY. Co.- Labor inside and outside as per speei-
fications°;> 75.00, tightening sway rids and spider and checking Tank
for plumb,_~1.60-per hour per man or X65.00 maximum, arc welding
X2.50 per hour per man, if necessary.
Bids were tabled temporarily and taken up at a later time in the
meeting.
Bills P:".otion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that all bills as per listed
schedule be allowed and warrants drawn for same and that the
warrant in the amount of X7.50 in payment of Norris Bros. bill
be applied on the water accounts of Chas.^. rTorris and George
Norris. '"Total amount of bills~allowed.per schedule: ~l~72.17.
Carried
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See schedule of bills on e~ side of page
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Schedule of bills:
Bemis Bros, Bag Co. 2.39 V`darrant ~!~ 1126
^eo.??.Blair b.25 " 11x27
Browning Ferris 19.92 " 1y2f3
Dai ly sun 25 . oo " 1129
Gulf Oil Corp .90 " 1430
~'~.L. Hershberger 8.00 " 11
31
'~ouston Lightg c°c Power 170.1}b " .
1!x'72
Hughes P.~otor Co .80 " 1!33
,',.`.b~. Hunt 13.00 " 1~
3
~"U.iPti~. Hunt 40,00 " .
1175
La Porte Hardw.Co. 22,2?_ 36
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La Porte Lumber Co. 26.12 " .
1!x.37
La Porte Weldg & ",Bach. 1.50 " 1138
"'~agnolia Petr. Co. 6.81 " 11.79
Pfeiffer ~].ec. Cp 11.15 " 1~L~0
Sinclair Refg. C 22.1 " 11_~I
S.R. Smith ~ 13,69 1!i1a2
°C."d. Be11 Te1.Co lo.b0 " 1` 3
The Texas Co.
5.85
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'W`ilson Sta.. Co,
1.20
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1~'.~1..G5
A.C. Workman 20.67 " 11~
Norris Bros. 7.50 " 1!~1.~7
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Dlotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the balance of ;"13.00 due
"~L A. Arthur on bill for shore pipe be paid at this time. Carried.
b?otion by Agee, second by Boyle, that the Council ratify the pay-
ment of November gas bill in the amount of "3.10, by ~a.rran~ 11~.7.1~.
Carried.
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^arage Ald. Fred Fuff reported that the Special Building Co~mnittee
Lumber Bill had checked the garage lumber bill of the La Porte Lumber Co.
and found the amount of ~1.a.37,i~0 to be correct and that the bill
had been paid.
Corporation ~' The City Secretary presented the Corporation Court Report for the
Court repcrt months of September and October. Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff,
+,hat the reoprt of the Corporation Court be accepted and placed on
file. Carried.
'~'uilson T!Iotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that Chas. ~~ilson be allo~red the
Bill sum of .6,00 for his expense in making a miniature "City of La Porte"
for the use of the Fire Department. Carried.
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Con- The City Secretary presented a confirmation request by auditors for
firrnatiun the Y~orthington Gammon ~.!~eter Co. on the City's balance due the Com~rany
'."-G Bill. in the amount of X275.00. The Council instructed the Secretary to
confirm the bill.
Correspoxad'~he City Secretary presented the following correspondence which was
ence ordered p~.~,ced on file; Johns-I~Iansville Co. on Transite Pressure Pipe,
Mumble Oil "o. on Credit Card, J.J. Lenmion,Jr on '?.C. A}len Elec. Adding
I~achime, Water Tank Service ~,o., League of Texas ~~unscipalities, 2 letters,
first letter acl~xowledging u'20.~J0 warrant from the City in pa-,y~nment of one
year membership in the League, betcinning I;ec.1,1937, second letter, news
of le~islat:ion. On motion by Puff, second by Boyle and carried, these
letters were ordered placed on file.
Cancell On request of tl.e -`ouston Title Guaranty Company and on recommendation
taxes of the City Attorney, Jno.°. I~iibler, who had investigated the Company's
T:lock claim of a Tax Certificate covering payment of al~ axes, a motion was
227 offered by Ald. Ruff, second by Boyle, that the taxe~ be cancelled on
property described as A.11 of Block 227, La Porter taxes being in the
amount of ?$9.38 per year for the years 1923,1921,1925 and. in the amount
of X11.25 per year for the years 1926 and 1927, during which years this
property was carried on the Unl.~xown Ro11 of the City Tax Collector.
The total taxes were in the amount of 50.6l~ ;.`otion cax•ried.
Award A,Rotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the contract on the cleaning and
contract painting of the City ti"Eater Tank and Tower be awarded to Claud Boatright
Water on his low bid of .325.00, provided his bid is that he furnish everything
Tank excepja the paint, which is to be furnished by the City. Carried.
On motion by Ruff, second by Agee, the Council took ad~ourxulent.
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