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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-04-08 Meeting• r :: MINUTES LA PORTE CITY COUI~TCIL APRIL 8,1940, 8;00 P.M. Meeting was called to order by I~Zayor Sharp with the following Ald- ermen present: C.M. Age®, P.L. Benson, Fred R. Ruff. Minutes if the last meeting were read and approved. bTdtion by Agee, second by Ruff, that the following schedule of bills in the amount of ~336.~ be allowed and ordered paid: Bills ~+v.A. Arthur Wm. Beck Geo. H. Blair Crane Co. Daily Sun Gulf Cities Nat.Gas.Co. Houston Lgt. & Power Co• La Porte HarcYeY.Co. La Porte Lbr.Co. La Porte Weld. & D4aeh.yJks T~agnolia Petr. Co. Pfeiffer Elec. Co. The Steck Co. Southern Blue Print Co. So.t:'. Bell Tel. Co. So.VP. Bell Tel. CO. So.W. Bell Tel. Co. The Texas Co. C.O. 1"~filliams Serv.Sta A . C . VYorkman E.P. Sullivan L~:rs 1;. Isensee ~y7rs L.U. Casteel F. ~"+. Reynolds 24.00 ti'Jarrant No. 3466 •95 3~7 2.45 " 3468 6.!.~2 3469 7.75 3470 s.43 3471 130.45 3472 16.58 3473 21.20 3474 4.50 " 3475 . 27.23 „ 3476 4.38 " 3477 10.34 3478 8.07 3479 6.35 ~ _ 3480 2.75 3481 7.10 " 3482 21.74 3l ~3 3.45 - 34s4 6.35 " 3485 4.00 34s6 4.oa " 3487 4.00 3488 4.00 3489 ~ 336.l~9 and that the following warrants be ratified: ~ 3463, J.1d. Davis, X12.80, 3464, Audrey Johnson, X6.00, ~ 3465, C . J. ~'Jilson, X17.50 Carried. ~~ Potion by Agee, second by Benson, that warrants in tho total amount of ~186,Q6, be authorized, covering accounts as follows; A.~'.. Mc Kay, Agt,~22.50; Geo. H. Sharp,~S3.00, Fred R. Rur^f,~1.00, R.H. Baker,$8.00, Mre M.O.Lambly, City Sec'y,$~30.00; F.G. Baker Ins. Agency,w99.00, after Insurance policy on City Hall has been checked, La Porte Hardcaare Co, ~23.Z,.6, after bill on pipe has been checked. The X30.00 Warrant to City Secretary huthorized to:_increase 6hange Fund. Carried. Prestone The City Secretary presented a report from L.L. Price that the Ever- ready Prestone had been drained from the City Trucks and placed in storage in the garage. over i ~ ~orp.Court The P.~ayor presented the report of the Corporation Court Report of March,191~.0. Motion by Ruff, second by Agee that the CorporationCourt be accepted and placed on file and that authorized for the fees. for the month report of the ~~arrants be Carried. Report The yiayor presented a letter and annual report from the Houston Lighting H.L.& p.Co and Power Company of Houston, Texas.I~otidr. by Agee, second by Ruff, that the report of the Houston Lighting and Power Co. be accepted and placed ~n file. Carried. Street The lLRayor reported that certain partied have under fence, a City street fenced adjacent to a tract of land betvreen Blocks 33 and 34, Beach Park, owned by hors N:ae K. Dorgan. Motion by"Ruff, second by Agee, that the Street 8c Alley Committee be authorized to have the above mentioned City street which has been fenced, opened, acid that the City Attorney be requested to write a letter on the matter.' Carried . Garbage The bTayor reported on the matter ~of plans for a garbage dump outside ~ the City limits. Motion by Ruff; second by Agee,°tliat the Street & Alley Committee be authorized to make arrangements for a proper City dumping ground outside the City limits, with power to act. ` Carried. Siren Notion by Ruff, second by Agee, that the bid which the City had re- Switch ceived from Pfeiffer Elec. Co. on a Fire Siren Switch in the City office be opened at this time. ~ Carried. Pfeiffer Electric Co. submitted tero proposals, No. 1, for switch to be turned on and off in City office,' for X20.00, No. 2, for a sot of 3 ~"'ay Swatches so thaw alarm can be turned on in the Office and turned off in the Fire Station or vice versa, for ~22.F0. Lotion by Ruff, second by Agee, that Proposal ~To. 2 be accepted by the City and Pfeiffer `'lectric Co. be°instruc~ed to install the 3 way snitch . system. Carx•ied• Exemp. The City Secretary reported that the Exemption licenses for the Fire Lice. Trucks had arrived. I!Rotion by Agee, second by Ruff, that the licenses be kept in the vault until further instructions, from the Council. Carried. Firemen's The City Secretary reported that the Books of the La Porte Firemen's Relief Relief & Retirement Fund had not yet been audited. Motion by Ruff, Books second by Benson, that the Cit,'r'Attorney be instructed to conte.et the Audit audit firm of Learned & Tapp on the mater of the audit of the La Porte Firemen's Relief and Retirment Fund Books. Carried. Turrentine .The City Secreta'ry~read a letter from County Commissioner R.E. Turrentine, Jr. on the matter of the County cooperating with the City in the mainte- nance of a reasonable amount of streets inside the City limits. Potion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the Street & Alley Committee be instructed to indicate on a City Map, set aside for that purpose, the City streets which the City wishes to have the County cooperate in main- taining, and that the Committee meet vrith Commissioner Turrentine on the matter at an early dot©. Carried. (cont'd page 3) r :ti (T,It'tiTr,S,La ~'cri~~ Citg Cou. oil Apr. S, lQ±+,O, ~;ort' c'.. Utilities T're City Secretary presented a letter from tl:e Leagr~~e of Texas Iviunici- palities rE.gar<ling the Gross Receipts Tax on Utilities, citing the action of° the Suprer.:e court ire the case cf ~1est University :Taco. La~oti on by Ruff, second by Benson, t.sa ~~ the letter be p1E.aed on file. Carr-iE.d. FHA City Attorney Kiibler presrxted a letter from the Federal Housing Ad- minist.ration asking that the City furnish a map of the City cf La PBrte slaevring street imprcveryents and public utilities, far the use of the Houston FHA office. Tdotion by Ruff, second by Benson, that the map vrhicl? thE; City had prepared for such use, be forvrarded. to the I.ioustcn FFA of'icF. Ce.rried• Election The Mayor at this ti.,,e presented the; report cr. tYie City 1%lection held April 2,1Q~~0, af.. ~± lie City Hall, as f of laws For Arayor to serve tyro years : George F. ~Torri 8 George H. Sharp 180 votes ?_7?, votes Fdr Alderman to serve two years, ttiro sleeted: dan~ Gray 1 vote J'oe f`rice 1 Note Louis Erwin 1 vote Frc=d ~'. f+uff 1.x25 vo+eg J.J. Roarl: 382 votes Fcr Gity Secrt~tsxy to sex-ve two years firs 1~.O.Larzhly 1.50 votes For City A~arsha3. to serve tyro years; F .E. Baker 1~.U8 votes James r'. De Lewder 32 ve>tes `iotal Ballots I~69 Afotion by Ber_san, second. by Agee, tl"iat Geo. H. Sharp, for P.:ayor, J.J. Roarl: and Fred R. Ruff for ~.ldei7ier_, Airs A':.C~.L~,ribly for City ~seroVc;r;~~ and F?.I. naYor,for City i~s.~zrsl;al, tee car.°di.dates ~eoeiving tr,e hig~es'~ nu~;.ber cf votes, be declarFd elected to serve ire tl,esa re- spect.ive offices for two years and that the ele:c':icn returns be ple.ced on file. Carried. '.''otion bye Ruff, second by Agee, that the meeting adjourn, Carried over li Officials The nev:l;~ elected officials were sworn in and ad!:~ir_istered the oath Oatr± of of off ice by City Attorney Jno.c . Ki ibler, excapt A Id. Roark anr' ;ffice Cit•;y ~~ar5hal Baker who were absent. P'e~~ Council The now City Council was called, to order by 1`:`ayor Sharp with the following Ald.ern;en present:: ~.; Agee, P.I.. Benson, Tred R. Ruff. City T.~otic;n by A;~ee, second by Ruff, that the City build the apartment Apar+_rEnt designed for the use of the Fire ~la.rm attendant, aboFe the City garage and. that bids be asked for tl:e acnstruction of this building. Carried. Apgcintments The ~'ayar anrLounced tha± his appoir~tn:ents would be made at the ne:.~t regular me~ti!1n of the Council. iusiness beiil~ ce:pleted, on motion 1-~y Agee, and carried by tr~~so Nresert, the meeting adjourned. ~ ~_ ecretary-, ity o a orte, exam L' _~ -•~:a.yor, ~ ity of ~ort?, exas i •