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Home My WebLink About04-10-1939 Meeting~ r ~'.IUTaS l;.y ~~~~T- c1T~ Ccl'TTCTL Ar.~L 10,1939, ~:oo ,.~,<< . `::_eeting was called to order by :"&yor Sharp, with the followinT; 1~ldermen present: ~'.L. Benson, F.R. i'oyle, Fred :' . muff. "mutes of the last meeting vrere read and approved. ~::".otion by Boyle, second by Denson, that the following schedule of bills in the amount of ~1_~.34.05 be allowed and warrants dra5m for payment of same: F3ills ~~.L. Acker, Texaco Service, Geo. H. B1air,Garage Cargill Co. Daily Sun Dunlay Armand Co. Gulf Oil Corp T'ouston Lgt.~- T'o~rer Co. I?u~;hes Ts~otor Co. La Forte liardw.Co. La forte Lumber Co. T`_rs ~T.C.Lambly, City Sec'y A.T. T4c Fia.y, Agt. T~~lagnolia Petr. Co. Pearson's ,Aus,~in,Te:cas Sinclair T?efg.Co. S.R. Smith ?'.(`. Sorenson So. Eng. ?~ Pump Co. Tre stack c<~. The Texas Co. A.C. ~~orkman 38.92 ':'Tarrant No. 261.5 9.50 " 261b 2.30 " 2647 13.20 " 261.8 3.11.E }' 2649 .80 " 2650 il~3,o5 " 2651 3.75 " 2652 5.36 t' 2653 9.02 " 2651. l0.~~2 " 2655 53.84 „ 2656 1.21 " 2657 2.00 " 2658 12.80 " 2658 5.81 2660 1..00 " 2661 1.11 " 2.662 23.06 " 2663 8.1.7 " 2664 106.99 " 2065 _.._.. Carried. ~`jsrrar?ts T:flotion by Boyl®, second by Ruff, that the following schedule of ~"~rarrants rati:"~e~1 in the amount of ?11.90 be ratified: T?o. 2639,~t.C.x,nib;hton,'~6.1.TO,No.?_6~O,r`talph T.xount,'~1.00, No,261.1, x.T;.Fish,~4.50 . Carried. Corres~~ond- The City Secretary read a letter of appreciation from the. eureka i~'ire ence tIose Co. which was ordered filed on motion bar Doyle, second by Ruff and carried. The Tayor presented the report of the Gulf Cities Tdatural Gas Co. for .the year x.938 which was accepted and ordered filed on motion b;r Foyle,, second by Rt~.ff, and carried by those present. The City Secretary presented City of La Porte i:efunding '~°arrant No. 9, with Coupons attached, and City of La Poke ::ewer Funding Bond To. 1, both of vrhiclz had been paid and cancelled. ova r y'~arrant :- ?`•"otion by ?'uff, second by Benson, that City of La Forte. Refunding -'' `?on.l. to be ~'~arrant,Series, 1)35, dated January 10,1935 to January 10,1950, ~' :turned optional prior to that date, being; ';~:"arrant No. 9 for "500.00, to- ~;etkier with the Interest Coupons, ^?o. ~ to 29, both inclusive, at- tached to said "+arrant, which Interest Coupons were due and payable in their numerical order, semi-annually, beginning Ju1JT 10,1939 to Januar;= 10,1950, both inclusive, and City o£ La Porte Sewer Funding Bond, dated It~Tay lOth,193II, nunbered One(1), in the principal sum of Five ~Iundred Dollars, (;;500.00) and due April lOth,l939s be turned over to the '`ayor and the City Secretary, to be destroyed by fire in the presence of the City Council and that proper affidavit of this action be presented at the next City Council meeting. Carried. ~ud~_t ~~c- The -'ayor presented the Audit of the City's records for the fiscal ce:~ted year ending k~~~arch 31st, 1939, which had been prepared by Learned & Tapp, l..ccountants. i~.otion by Puff, second by Benson, that the audit of Learned '- Tapp be accepted and that their bill of ~>125.00 for this work be ordered paid. Carried. ?.ettr,r The City Secretary read a letter from Learned d~ Tapp on the setting T:~x 5~,,;to.i up of anew Tax System for the City, asking that their firm be con- " sidered and be allowed to submit a proposal if a new system were contemplated. Totion by Boyle, second by Ruff that this letter be placed on file for future reference. Carried. E;la~~'~oard T:otion by Boyle, second by .tuff, that the appointrient by the I~iayor, Bill of h2rs C.~,. Yirchner to serve on the Election Board at the City Election on April ?x,1939 be ratified and that the following bill e for the services of the lection Board be :ordered paid.by Warrants: E.r. `ullivan,'~1_~.00, r:rs Claude De m~eese, "'x..00, Ars C.A. Kirchner, x1.00, is"rs Luther Casteel, ;71..00 Carried. Eli=^ti~n The ;~"ayar presented the report on the City election held April 1Tth, ReA~;art 1939 at the pity Hall, as follows For Aldermen to serve ttivo years: Calder Furring 75 votes Chas. F. Norris 11.8 votes ='.~~. Benson 191 votes a?.R. ~3oyle 2I~.6 votes C •~.-~ ~`-gee 217 votes ~::otion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that .~'.L. Ben~>aon, ',.t~:. Boyle and '~•~. ~=gee, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes be declared elected to serve as Aldermen for two years and that the election returns be placed on file. Gaxried. r:`otion b~* Boyle, second by Ruff,"that the Council take adjournment. y Cp.rried. !~! -path of The ne~crly elected officials were sworn in and administered the oath of off i.~p off ice by '::ayor Sharp, except Ald. Agee, who tires absent. ( continued on pate three ) • • (r.-mutes of Cit~r Council '!eeting,April 10, 1939,continued) The new Council was called to order by ~:ayor Sharp, with the following 111dermen present: P.L. Benson, ?.1Z. Boyl®, Fred I'. muff. `'oniz~g "red G. C:illette appeared before the Council in the interest of the zoning of the City for business and residential building. `.Che City Attorney was instructed to loo~~ into the matter and report at a later date. %ids '`=otion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that the bids on 2,900 feet of 2" 2"' Pipe galvanized pipe be opened at this time.Carried. Bids were opened and canvassed as follows: LaPorte I~ardware %o. f.o.b. La Porte, .~,2I.22 per hundred feet less 10~',being x19.10 per hundred, 2' cash discount in 10 days t<oncrief-Lenoir ':::fg. Co. :'elivered at La ~'orte,''21.22 per hundred feet, less 1~, being '19.10 per hundred, Peden Iron ~, Steel Coy f.o.b. La Porte "21,22 per hlmdred feet, T?.O.PTelson Co.,delivered at La Porte, x;19.00 per hundred feet, Donley-Armand Co. delivered at La Porte ;'1';.09 per hundred feet 2' cash discount in 10 daJrs. Crane Co. f.o.b. La Porte, 519.10 net per 100 feet, 2`' cash discount 10th proximo, +~ot.`on by fluff, second by Benson, ghat the La Poke Flardware Co. be awarded the contract for 2,900 feet of 2" standard galvanized pipe on their bid of ;;1.10 per C feet, a total of X553.90 Carried. City ,Atty. The matter of appointment of committees and appointive officers was considered as follows: "~~otion by Ruff, second by Benson, that Jno.S. kiibler be retained as City Attorney at the present salary, for one year. Carried. Official r~'otion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the Daily Sun be designated as itifewspaper the official newspaper of the City for the period of one year with a contract covering duties,to be signed. Carried. The ;Mayor announced that the balance of the necessary appointments would be made at the next regular meeting of the Cty Council. There being no further b:~siness to come before the meeting, on motion by Ruff, second by Benson and carried by those present the Council took adjournment. 3 ~---- `' ~ 1 ,~ j ~ ;, y ~' ~ ~i! ~ r ~ ~~ ~.._~~ ~~~...~~... ~ ~ , secretary, Zltt'' J of aL~ortE,'lex +iayor, City of La orte, exa . --.