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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-1939 Meetingr' TiIi~TES OF THE LA PO~tTE CITY COUNCIL J[tNE 12,1939, 8 :00 P.~:i. _ l;eeti.ng rsas callod to order by D~ayor Sharp c+ri.th the folloc'ring Aldei-raen presents P.L. Benson, F.R. Boyl®, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. :~:~inutes of the last regular meeting of flay 22nd and social meeting of :lay 31st ~arere read and approved. _ _ be paid, in the amount of X560.24 ''::.A. Arthur 110.00 ~Jarraat No .2787 ~'~Elts Beck 6.95 it if 2788 Broeaning Ferris Co. 4.55 " " 2789 Thy Daily Sun 23.50 " ° 2790 Dunlay Armand Co. 17.32 " " 2791 Houston Lightg.~e Paeaer Co 134.67 " " 2792 Hughes rotor Co. .85 " " 2793 Humble Cil ~; Refg.CO 24.67 " ~ " 2794 La =°®rte Lumber co. 5.31 " " 2'195 La P rte Harder. Co. 19.27 " " 2796 %m Porte E~eldg. 8c li~ach:~:ks 1.25 " " 2797 A.N. I~Tc Kay, Agt. 16.50 " " 2798 magnolia Petr.Co. 1.38 " " 2799 :tichax~dson's Rubber Stmp. 1.27 " " 2800 Shell oil Co. 29.37 " " 2801 Southern Blue Print Co .40 " " 2802 So.:7est Bell Tol. Co. 11.00 " " 2803 _ So.~~est Bell Tel. Co. 4.83 " " 2804 Sumner Dry Goods Co. 6.00 " " 2805 ':; .R. ~'ickex's 9.00 " " 2806 ~dorthington GamonIietor Co 65.89 " " 2807 I~s~rs ~.O.Lambly City Secy 16.26 " " 2808 La Porte Volunteer Fire Dopt. 50.00 " . " 2809 Carried Bills motion by Benson,.~econd by Roark that the following aohedule of bills Ins, ~iotion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that A.N. bic Kay bill of ~~201.25 pr.~ for premium on Blanket Accident Policy,No.V:F:3492, on La Porte Vol- unteer Firemen, be paid in the following installments: ono third, cash, one third in thirty days and one t~iird in sixty days. Carried. Ratified T,iotion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the following ti'larrants b® rat- ified: ATo. 2748,H.C. Knighton, ~,19.20,No.2749,J.Z:. Dav3a'.}19.20, No.2751, Jasper Christy,a3.00, No. 2752, E.D. Duke, X20.00, No. 2772,H.C. Knighton, .10.80, No. 2773, J: J. Davis,~10.80,No: 2774, E.D. Duka,a20.00,No. 2780 II.C.Knighton, x13.60, PTo. 2781, J.17. Davis~13.60 _ ~ Carried. for grader Bids The L~ayor asked that the bids on tires/~e opened at this time. The fol- Grader locoing bids were•-tabulated: R.L. Acker, Firestone 32 x 5, Ilonskid, High Tires Tyg© Solids,46.;'6,oacb, Firestone Regular Solids ~40.82,each, pressing 5o cents for 1 inch, ~:~5.00 for t~+ro tires, mounted and services" in La Porte., soar 1~„_. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 32 x 5, :solid Cushion,~.~51.2a,oach, dressing on Servico,r2.50 each, Total S53r78,for C.C.Mc Donald Firestone Auto Supply, 32 x 5 solid rubber tires,~,r51.?_8 loss 1(~;a, or,net ';tab.16 por the Frith ~j5.00 pressi~;u un CilargO,Ch' ~C:G'li ;;~.e~. ~y each.,City to pay freights in and out , Goodrioh Silverto~rn Stores for C ~!. Collins: 3~ x 5m L^ r:~,~ C~a;;t~.~ ion Safoty Solids, each, U1a2.73, net, ~appiic~etioxa cai~r~~ ~'or pre~~:;~ i~ on and off, X2.50 Daub. - Tires, lotion by Ruff, second by Roark, that the tiro lo~ost bigders vn St.BoAlley these tires be considered and that tho Street ~ alloy Co•.u-~.,€; ~.~a be authorized to purchase tires on the aatisfaatory~inves'~sgation of the tero bids. Also that the Street ~ Alley Comziittac :; cpor-~ back to the next Council mooting- their findingo on ttio pr:ic~a~ cf the tires, giving reasons for the tiros bought. - Ca:~°ricd. Correspond- The City secretary read letters from uanator Tom Conral ~;, Se~aetar once Morris Sheppard and Congressman Albert Thomas, in r~,piy to the lettors c~ritten them in regard to Fe'!A and ~~::r1 pro;jECta® Notion by Ruff, second by Benaorr, that these lcttara bo ~a;".z~c;at o~. file and that Congressman Thomas- bo th~.nlc:od for 4e,e infor°.?a•L'i~~ which he furnished. -~ - - - C~rx'.rdo First Nat.Bank The City Secretary reported that- the First Nations? Bs,M1e cf ~~ 1'cr~;:; ~rlshed to replaco eex~tain Home OsmerB I.•oan Corpora'~icx~ Bonr~s eri~:":. other H.O.L.C. Bonds put up as coll~ter~l for d®positoa*3r :nth ca.csc°'_~:~~ ®d as follo~rs s - - ;, - F.O.L.C. Bond in the principal sus-- of :~50.00,'~~` 7i •'-'~~' -=o~oa~.:.;~ Bond No.R329810L, described as bolo~r, 4 - H.O.L.C. Bonds each in the principal suer of .~~100.00, ~;'.,'s0~7`~'7^, for ?.O.L.C.;i°T1258391/9~, described as below 1 = H.O.L.C. Bond in the principal sum of ;1,000.OOj;;•F~13a70 f'or L.^.L.C. Bond ~Pi175027a, all 1-~ Bonds,Series EI., dated ~k~a l,~.g)~a due June 1,19l~7, eallablo after June 1,19.5, each Frith .oGambory l~ 1o39,et seq. coupons attached, a- to•~al of ~1,1~50.C0. liotion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the i:~ayor and Ci•~y Sc.>oEt~.~~r be authorized to make the oxch,ano© of the above doscrib®c~ Bonds :,:~i • that the receipt signed by the National B~It of Com:ierca of ;iouston, Texas, codering the collateral tendered by t:•.a Firs~C T•'a•~ic~n.a '~:_"y of La iorte,Texas as depository of City Funds, b© acceptQa Fz:d 1J9c~cad on Pilo tivith the City° s contract t~3.th the Bank ~.s dc~Fository acd thG'e~ the old receipt be return®d to the National Dan] of Co~.c~mca® Caa riacl. Service I:otion by Ruff, second by Benson, thst` the ~P.ayor end :%ity ~~oero:;r...~-~r Contract be huthorized to execut®~ a a©rvico contract in the ~rcnz~at cj° :it.jG on the ].~." Royal Type~ritor otmed by the CityD• con~cract bwc~d on - the Lotter from the service department of the Royal 'a'ypc7Crv~s:;cr Coa Csrric~ ~, d°~lderman Agee Dame in to the nEO~~i%g ~{; t:is Fo:~.~ato (i:inutos of Juno 12,1939, continued orct ~:a~;o „ r ,~ Metera Check halve ,,.... ~L~nutes of June 12,193~,oont'd) ~~otion by Ruff, second by Boyle, that the City of La Porto purchase 25 - 5~8 sz 3/l~., split case,RG,Str.0i1 train, bushed, regulcr model :~'a~ch Dog, '•-rorthington Garcon meters. Carried T::otion by Benson, second by Roark, that the City buy a check salve for :~®11 1~To. 2 Carried e Thero being no furtha~bu3iness to Dome before the meeting, on motion by Boyle and carried by those present the Council took adjour~tent~ G~'~~ Gi ;~~~ f -~,.r~t ecretary, Ci y of o e, Texa . oe~s= ®, 3 ~.. ~. ~