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LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
MAY 9,1933, 8:00 P.M.
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Meeting was called to order by Mayor Sharp with the following Aldermen
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s~iortly bei'~re~aajou~nm~nt;ed R. Ruff. Ald. Agee came in to the meeting
Minutes of the }ast meeting w®re read and approved.
Bills Motion by Boyle, second by Benson, that the bills in the amount of X366.16
as per the following schedule, be paid
Am. La France Co. 9.x.0 Warrant No. 1792
Wm. Beck 1.35 " 1793
Geo. H. Blair .l~7 " 1794
Gulf Cities.Nat Gas 2.32 " 1795
Crane Co. J.~1.70 " 1795 A
Houston Lgtg.~; Power 152.39 " 1796
Hughes hotor Co. 1.80 " 179?
Roy A. Hunt 3.50 " 1798
Huweiler Lbr Co. 1.88 " 1799
La Porte Hdw. Co. 13.19 " 1800
A.I'. Me Kay,Agt 15.00 " 1801
A.R?. Ahc Kay,Agt 31.6L~. " 1802
Pfeiffer Elec. Co 7.60 " 180.
I~".agnolia Petr.Co 10.20 " 1803
Richardson Rubber Stamp 12.20 " 1805
v0.','`. Bell Tel. 9.90 " 1806
Texas Co. 12.76 " 1807
C.O. Willians Sta. 2.50 " 1808
tiurilson Sta. Co 6.22 " 1809
A. C . Workman 18.l~5 '" 1t~10
firs M.O.Lmnbly CitySec. 11.69 " 1811
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IlRotion Carried.
Int.on R"otion by Benson, second by Ruff, ~that the City Secretary be authorized
note to pay the difference in interest on the X600.00 note tc+ the First Nat-
ional Bank of La Porte Which has accrued from diie":date, April 26,1938 to
present payment date. Carried
Shell Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the bill of the Shell Petroleum Cbrp.
in the amount of ~8.2l.~. be allowed and Warrant No.1813 be issued for same.
Carried.
Burroughs Motion by Boyle, second by Benson , that the hiay payment on the Burroughs
Adding Machine be ordered made by warrant.Ido.1812 Carried.
Ins. Lotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the Insurance Policy on the La Porte
Pr~• Volunteer Firemen be accep~ed ~s e~ewe and that the premium in the am-
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;~ punt of X201.25 be paid~in ~h~~e' ~i~nts, as follows : one third cash,
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one third in thirty days and one third in sixty days. Carried.
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Ratify Motion by Ruff, second by Eenson, that tiVarrant No. 1787 in the amount
Warrant of X12.1!8, issued for 1,000 govt. printed 1~ envelopes, be ratified.
Starr ied
Gulf Cities Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the report of the Gulf Cities
Report Natural Gas. Co. on the La Porte area be ~:¢oepted and placed orl file.
Carried
Affidavit The City Secretary presented an affidavit on the burning of City of
La ports Refunding Bonds Nos.8,9,8: 10, due April 1938, each in the
principal sum of X1,000. This affidavit was accepted and ordered filed.
Receipt ~Aotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the Receipt signed by the National
Collateral Bank of Cornrnerce of Houston, Texas, covering coll~aeral tendered by the
First National Bank of La Porte as depository of City Funds, be accept-
ed and placed on file with the City's contract with the Bank as deposi-
tory and that the old receipt be returned to the National Bank of Co~a-
merce. Carried.
Shell The City Ueeretary presented a letter from C.O. Crenshaw in which he
Alley stated that he would be shelling the alley back of his property de-
scrited as Lots 11 and 12, Block 39, La Porte, which is adjacent to
and will parallel the drive to the City's garage a distance of 60 feet
widening said drive about 10 feet. Mr Crenshaw stated that he would ap-
prec~ate the City's support and cooperation in the matter of paying for
a proportionate part of the shell.
Motion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the City meet N~.r Crenshaw's re-
quest in the matter of shell for the alley bacY of hig lots in Block
39, ~ Porte, not to exceed ~ loads of shell. .Carried.
Ae~vance Motion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the City be author zed to make a
on Maps payment of ~1~0.00 in advance to Chas.R. Norris,Jr, and his associate for
map work, upon the execution of the contract between the aforementioned
parties and the City, in the City's map project. Carried.
Gay~.e
Bros The City Attorney reported that judgement had been entered in the case
of Gayle Bros. vs City of La Porte, in the amount of ~12,375.~, with
interest at 6i~ per annum from date.
Fire Bept ffiotion by Boyle,.. ,second by Agee, that since the budget is not yet com-
plete, the City allow to the Fire Department for the fiscal year the
sum o~ X50.00 for convention expense and X70.00 for Firemen's School
expense. Carried.
Motion by Agee, second by Benson, that adjournment be taken. Carried.
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