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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-01-22 Meetinga i r~IJ`C~ T,S LA POI:TE CITY COt?t'CIL JANUARY 22,1940,3:00 P.rr. 1,4eeting was called to order by Mayor Pro-t em Ruff, with the following Aldermen present: C.?;^. Agee, ?.F.. Boyle, J.J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. Linutes of the last neetinfi were read and approved. The P:Iayor carne into the meeting at this poin°l;. Sal. R.R. Busch appeared before the Cou: City of the City Marshall to be elected r:arshal Ald. Roark, Chairman of the Police thatsalary of the City 1`~a rsilall be nci~l in the interest of the salary in April. After some discussion Co7,.mitte©, offered a motion,Ruff seconding, set at ;60.00 per month for the next. Carried. Ord. L:otic.,.r by Boyle°, second by Roark, that Urdirzance DIo. 278, being an 278 ORDI2?A?~CE ~I:iIAiG THE COMPEPISATI;;Pb C:~ T}?E L'AYGR, T1iE ALDERP.wN, THE C I'PY SECRFT~I?Y Al'TL. TI~J, C IT`_r Id'ARS?~~.r~LL "i 0 BE ELECTED III A.L'IIL,19~1.0; PP.r:~IID:i?'IG '".ii'T` "IIC'i COI~;PENSATI@N SIir.LL BE PAID AT`iD TP.AT SUCH C(SM* PETvNATION °I?:,LL B~~ PAID '_`LiT GF TtiE Gr'PIEIAL 1,tJPIDS OIL ^i~E CITY; RE* Pi=:ALiAICx ALL C.'~RDINANCES .P_ND P~~.RT:~ C`:'' ORDIPIADTCES IDi COfirLICT ItiERT ~~"~IITH lyND DECLARITIG AN ET;'ILRGENCY~ be adopted as read. Carried. Serv. '.':otiori by Agee, second by Er_iff, that the service contract o:, the Bur- Ccnt. roughs Adding b`acl~ine Y,e renewed for one yesr ~.nd that a ~:"arre.rlt in the azaour..t o£ "8.00, paS~~ent in advance cn this contract, be fol~ra.rded to Burrcugl~s Adding machine ~'o. Carried. The report; o_" the Street 8c Alley Committee on sidetiva.lks cn 3rd St. was deferred to the r:e~.t zr:eeting. The Tax Canvz~ittee e.sked for more time on the report of property in Block 986, La rcrte, adjacent to r,"r ? .'.. Rose. 1'~~otion ry Agee, second by Boyle, that the matter of the taxes on lots 111. €~~ 15, Block 986, La Fort©, and adjacer..t lots ovrned by the City be turned over tc the Tax Committee with Y~ower to act. C£3I'Z'IP.Cf . Income I~.Totion by Ei~;ee, second b~- Roark, that the City Secretary be instructed Tax to report on the salaries of City Officials and I,mployees to ~"~a.shington I.C , as recuired by Put~lic : aiE.ry Act of 1939• Curried. ids ~n ~~].d. Boyle, ChailTran of the Fire Cozrunittee, asked that the bids on Hose ~ 0' cf 1" booster, eher~ica 1 hose be oper.~;d at this time. over i'he followiur; were the biC.s cpened and te~.bula.t.ed : ~:'~.'-T. `'t~_i ~-er~~e.ld Co. 250 f't 1", ~, ply Goodrich Seiztry - ~?O.F7 per ft. Dotal ~~11_;i.50, .Couplings "'2.g2 ?.~ "3.70 per set, F.C.r. La Porte ,;.C. T,'!:c Loraid, 25U ft lt' Cheralcal hose,GoodyeQ.r,Style r.I.,S bly complete vJ'ith couplin~;s,T~ta1 '133.20 less 2~ -10 days. American La France Corp. 1" I.'~. x 1-5~E''t o.d. 5 ply red chemical Y~ose, 50 ft lengths, ~>25.50 -total 5 lengths '~127.F0, with couplings. r."cticn by Eoylo, second by Agee, that ~~snerican La France Cgrp. being low bidder, that the order for 250 ft. of 1" chemical hose, be awarded. to there on their lo~~~ bid of "'127.50, according tc specifications in their bid. Carried.. Special I~'ayor Sharp called a. Specis.i PJeetirsg of the C9_ty Council at 8:00 P.L'~. f:'`eeting at the City Mall on 4'~ednesday, ~?anuary 2l~.th,1~~3~0 for the purpose of considering ple.ns for an apartment to be used by the party whc: vril9 attend the Fire Serer. ale.rms during the tirr~e the Ci~y Fall office is closed each day, Sundays anti holidays. the City Secretary was instructed to notify each Councilman by letter. Business being concluded, on motion by Agee and carried by thcsP present the meetir;g was $.d~ourned. k~li,~ ,~ _ "~ Mayor, ity of or e, exas secretary, ~zty of -~a or{:.e, exas