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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-1938 Meeting meeting was called responding to roll R. Ruff . •- I~I 1'dI1~~UTES LA PORTS CITY COLTI~TCIL JUP?I; 27, 1838, 8 : oo P. r~L. to order by ~L:ayor Sharp with the following; aldermen call: C. 2;2. Agee, F. R. Boyle, J. J. Roark, Fred PJ~inutes of the last regular meeting were read: Correction b2otion by Boyle, second by that the minutes be approved when minutes correction as follov~rs wa.s m:.de: that the City of La Fori;e pay X50.00 for the expenses of two delegates to State Firemen's Convention at Amarillo, Texas,~and X75.00 for expense of two delegates to 1"firemen's School at A.~M. College July 18th to July 23, 1~3a. Carried Drainage Dr. L. Sandel appeared before the Council stating that the lack of 5 Points drainage at Five P~, ir_ts along Eroadcray created a health menar_ce, and also tha~he was going to open up an office at Five Poi~s s.nd was in- terested in securir..g proper dra,inag;e for this area. Mr. F. I?. Boyle reported that an appropriation for work at Five Foint has 'Teen made, and that the ti:~ce of carryir~- out the ~ wor'_-- rests with the Texas ITi~;h- wa.y Department . Texas Lotion by Huff, second by Agee, tho.t the City Secretary be instructed Hi way to write to the To;:as hi-hvray Department ur~•in<~ theca to start vrork on Dept the drainage of the Five Points Area alone Broadway. Carried Glover 1=r• Glover of Goose Creek, TExaS ap~~eared before the Council and Taxi reruested the right to opers.te a Ta::i Business in ~. Porte. Iuotion by Ruff, second by Roark that I`:r. Glover's request be -~;v.rned over to the Street and Alley Conr..ittee for investigation and report back at the next regular meeting. Cary ied 1arshall Cdr. Reggie Busch ap:~eared before the City Council in behalf of City salary I.Iarshall., R. R. Baker w}:1o was tao sick to attend and su~•~~ested that the salary o~ City Itiarshall be raised 'to ''75.00 per ~~"onth and that the payment of fees be abolished. I,`r. ~nsch.r:as told by the City Council and City Attorney that the salary of City ~:arshall was fixed before the date of election and could not be changed until the ~°ull term had 'peen serz. ed. Llotion by Doyle, second by ruff, th~~t tl~.e Folice C~.xm.ittee investigate the request concerning the City I:'arshall's salary. Carried Fire The Ivfayor ap o~.r.ie~~ ''red x;_11 as fire 1~'~arshell for the folloYviil; year Marshall April 1, 1G38 to March 31, 193. I'.'otion by Boyle, second by ruff, that the payment o~ the City Fire 1=arshall's salary be made retroactive to ?a;,r 1, 193• Carr_ ed °""~~ City C}arl.es R. Norris Jr. ,appeared before the Council and re or{:e ~~~- d t2._.„ Maps the City of La Porte maps had been delivered to t-he CitypSecretary's Cffice. bFOtion by Boyle, second by duff, a;I,at the maps made for the City of over ~. ~..~ 2 Le Porte by Charles R. Norris and 0. D. Nesmith be accepted and paid fcr according to contract, and that three maps that were spotted slightly 1~~ while being printed be purchased zt ~I.50 each (Total ~1~..50) Carried ~itt& motion bar kuff, second by P~oark, that the Fru_tt Co. bill and ~%ller filler ~ Gripp and Gripp Co. bl]~'be turned over to the Street and Alley Corunittee bills to secure adjustment before be`~ ;paid, and when adjusted to the satisfaction of the Street and Alley Coxanittee the_t the bills be allowed.. Carried, Boyle Pro. TJotion by Agee, second '~y Boyle, that the Pruitt Co. and Eller and Gripp Co. bills be allov~red as they stand. Carried, Roark Tao Bills Motion by Boyle, second by Agee, the.t the bills ir_'-he amount of b~.83.1_,2 as per the follo~~ing scredule be p~.id, and that payment of houston Lighting and Forrer CorLpany ii 11 be held ,ap until there are sufficient fz-nds in the ~enern.l Fund. Aczne Safe & Lock Co. 7.50 '.",arrant Tdo. 187b Qaigeriean La FrFr.r,e ~ Foamite Industries Ir:c. 1.33 1'Tarrant Teo. 1877 C. E, Brodie 26.50 " 1678 Brow~ng-Terris '~achinery Co. ~.?L;. " 1879 J. S. Chivers 1.00 " 1::80 ,`'+~~ The Daily Uz~n 39.70 " 1£81 Iiouston Lighting E: Pozrer Co. 17c.87 ~, 1683 ~Iut;hes Motor Co. 1..00 " 1881 fiuwieler Lumber Co. 2.75 " 1685 =rs. I~2. 0. Lambly City Lecretary~ 13.90 tt ~, 1886 a Forte ardws.re Co. 17.72 ~.~' 1337 La Porte Lumber Co. 2.15 " 1f 88 La Porte ti"felding Fw R?'achine ,'corks 2.50 '-' 1889 T~r:.~ ~rr+lia. Petrc>leum Co. 18.1E " 1890 $, R. Smith 26.8?_ " 1892 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 19.55 '~ 1°93 The Texas Co. 11~•~0 " 189+ C . 0. Williaris 9.00 „ 1895 A. C. "~orkrzan 1.00 " 1896 1 ,- A. C. Workman 5. 9 1 97 '~"'ortY~ington '!argon - Meter Co. 7.51 " 1898 ~~+ 3~_' Iuotion Carried Burroughs T~~otion by Aree, second by Rufi', the.t a-.t.e J ne po.;-ment an the ~. ~~~.. Fsurrou~;h's Acd~ng '~acr~ine l~e ordered ::~,de by '~tiarrant I~o. -1~71a.. Carried ~~. x ~; 3 • s V~arrants Potion by Agee, secorrl by xuff, treat :"~~s.rrant P;o. 1e56 to ''+'r. r~. b'icker's ratified for 1~4owing and raking around dater '`,cells be ratified., snd that W. R. Vicker's Lill for "2.00 for movriug arourd the 'm'ater "Tells and Jasper "ChristyT s bill for `;1.50 for 1:~o~~ring lavrra at City Le.ll be allovred . Cs.rrS_ed Garrett l~~otion by Ruff, second by Agee, that sr~rret Engineering Co. be considered Eng. Co as ~ngir..eer, and that a date be set for :' r. G~.rrett to alr~,e r before the ~it;y Council. Carried. (~ ldermen Fco£tirk left the ?:eeting r.~t thistime . ) ~~~ Grandview Motion by Ruff, second by Agee, trat the Dedic~ tion of !?randro-ievr Ave. Ave. to the County be turned over to the Street anc' .Alley Cor.~,it.tee for investigu,t_on ~:nd to be re_ ortcd oLz c. , the ne L•t regular Council .::ee `.;il1g. Carried Johnson L"•otion b;~ Agee, second. '~jr Doyle, that tho City of La 1'ortQ of~'er •100.00 water to P1. A. Johnson for 1061 fret of one inch line, and 1155 feat of three quarter line inch line, to be po.icl for at ~~10.00 ~~er ~,iont3~. Carriod Alderman xuff reported 'ch~._t ti Iola Le •+al'c o:rrls 1~ ~~ feet ol^ 3~ 1Y inch 1ir1e tlr_t r~~ns across pri-~zte pro~:erty. Pfeiffer I~~oti.~n '~~r Boy*le, second by Ruff, th^.t Pfeil "er -Eleccrie Co. ehack in Elec.Co the amount of :~~3.00 'We accepted for eloctrical i~ermit fees as per the .r letterda.ted June 1;', 193. C~a,Trio1 Gulf Cit. :lotion bar huff, soco~zd~ by Bojrle, tli~.t the Cull oi;.ies ~'~e.tur^l was Co. I~'at.Gas be charged the sum of ~~j6.00 for are o~trr. rrc_tor co~nect~o.n ~3.tt:•iz~; July 135 -L-o and including Jas 193F,. Carz•i3d McAshan The `''ayor road a lot;tor do.terl June ~, 1~3~ fr;rm City Attorney Jno. S. ~~iibler giving notice of the -L-r~_nsfer of lots 1 to 12 and 21 to 32 in Block 7, Tea ?orto, to R. B. ?"c '.span. 'otion by Tuff, second by Boy?e , than, the lector and Cony of «ec:.roe, R, r, 1.Ac Asklan vs. City of L~. por te, Texa.s be placed on file. Ce,rs•iod Report ~'otion by :.fee, second "~y ruf °, th t report o^ the Noue,coz ~~i„Ming H.L.&:P. a.nd Power Co. be accented an~? place: on file. Csrriad Q•C•desd ',fiotion byR -aff, second by Agee, that the C"icy Sect^tar~~ accept the taxes due on lots 23 w 21~ in block 11, a.y '-~ront ii the amo~:~ii, of '. ~3~.-7 and ttk t the T~Tayor and City Secretary Ue authorized to 1.. execute and deliver a quit Claim Deed,to Jane E. :Crakel. Carried over y ~~. ~~' Driotion by ~Luff, seco:ad by Agee, that the bill otived by the ~~ity of La Port© to Gus ':~. Tips Jr. in the amount of '3.85 ~ne crelited to th.e ureter wccount owed i:o the City of Z~. Porto uy Gus 'e'~. lips jr. as tenant of L. C. LaVrrence. Carried I~Gotion by huff, seco.'zd by .'1gee, th t tt~e i~-s--o~~ii~ Secr~~ ~: ry t,e autllori~ed to issue a ':'c want in the amo~znt of '0.00 cn :lie Interest and Sinkinj ?"+~.rr~,nt; -'und ~o be cAeposited Z~ritli the ~rianufa.cturer's Trust Co., 1~?evr YTork, ".?., to cover 2; sezni- ».nnua7 interest on La :'orte : e~1_xj,,dinb ~arr~.~zcs No. 3,~~: 7~ 9,10,11 o~z • X3000.00 due July 1 C, 1938 . Cari•ieu. D4otion by Boyle, second by Agee„th~a ~=ovey ~ccizea Post .';2°, American Lebion ?-cceive crater service r"roe gratis the same as other Civic Centers in La Porte. Carried l~,iotion by Boylo, second Agee, the.t tlzc: ~:k.yor and City Secret~:ry be authorized to issue a.arrant in •:l:e aczount of "1.50 eac~ :?oath to the L,a. orte relief 3okrd. Carried i::otion by Agee, tl~.t adjournment be ts.ken. Carriod ~' -Pv` Ga%~~'' ~ _~r~~ Asst Sea* .,lacy, Ci y of La. Porte, Texas bsayor, City of La carte, axes "`l~1}": ~. _ _ -