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LA PORT1+; CITY COUNCIL
JULY 8, 194.0, 8:00 P. JI.
P.~eeting was called to order by Ntayor Sharp with the following
aldermen present: C. i~2. Agee, J. J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff.
Minutes of the last regular meeting, June 24.th, and of the Special
meeting, June 26th, 194.0 were read and approved.
Motion by Agee, aecond by Roark that the following schedule of bills
in the amount of X313.4.8 be ordered paid.
Bi11s American La France & Foanite 2.23 V'tarrant No. 3680
Geo. Blair Service Station 8.75 " 3681
Broa~.ing-Ferris Machinery Co. 5.85 " 3682
The Daily Sun 4.9.00 " 3683
Dickinson Ice 3c Fuel Co. 1.70 " 3684.
F. ;~T. Reynolds 4..00 " 3b85
Mrs. L. U. Casteel 4..00 " 3686
Mrs. C. A. Kirchner 4..00 " 3687
Gibb's Shop 1,98 " 3688
Gulf cities Natural Gas Co. .89 " 3~9
Houston Lighting & Power Co. 154..73 " 3690
Humble Oil & Refining Co. 18.19 " 3691
Huwieler Lumber Co. 1.35 " 3692
La Porte Hardware Co. 17.28 " 3~j3
La Porte ~aVlding & Machine ~'tork~. 10.50 " 3694.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. 4..32 " 3695
Pfeiffer Electric Co. 1.77 3696
Shell Oil Co. 2.65 " 3697
Sinclair Refining Co. 9.92 " 3698
Southern Engine ~C Pump Co. 1.00 » 3699
The Texas Co. .85 " 3700
A. C. ;'Vorkman 8.52 " 3701
313.1.8
Car ried
Refdg. Following the instruction of the City Council at the June 24.th meet-
d'arrant ing on the calling for payment of City of La Port e Refunding Z"darrant
No. 3 and a letter from 1't. F. Hartranft, owner of the 'Narrant, dated
June 29th, 194.0, accepting the City~s offer, the assistant secretary
reported that the Mayor and City Secretary had drawn ti'~arrant No. 3675
in the amount of X53.66 on the Interest and Sinking Sewer Funding
Bond Fund, payable to the Interes t and Sinking Vda rrant Fund, ?'4'arrant
No. 3676 in the amount of X510.00 on the Interest and Sinking tiVar-
rant Fund and ~r'larrant No. 3671. in the amount of X 1.02 on the General
Fund. New York Excha~~*e in the amount of X511.02 was purchased in
favor of A~~anufacturers Tr~.zst Co. of N. Y. to take up City of La Porte
Refunding '~7arrant No. 3 in the amount of X500.00, 10,
Interest Coupor_ No
in the amount of X10.00, due July
Trust C
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10, 194.0 and coru~ission to Manufacturers
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n the amount of X1.02 .
~~a.rrants Motion by Agee, second by Ruff that the following warrants be ratified:
ratified ~367l~, First National Bank of La Porte,~1,02,..-~-'-3675, ,,First National
Bank of La Porte, ~53.b6, ~367b Fa.rst Nat'l Bank of La Porte X510.00,
and that the transfer in the amount X53.66 by Warrant ~ 3675 from the
Interest and Sinking Sewer Funding Bond Fund to the Interest and
Sinking i'tarrant Fund be authorized.
Carried
Final pymt Motion by Agee, second by Ruff that the third and final payment of
Ins. policy $67.og be paid to A. N. Mc Kay, Agent on Firemen's Health and
Accident Policy -~ A H R-3892?a.7.
Carried
'Mayor Sharp read a letter from bars . P:2. 0. Lamlaly i~hich was ordered
placed on file.
The Assistant Secretary read a letter from Hughes Motor Co. which was
ordered placed on file.
Termitox i~~otion by Euff, second by Roark that the bid of the Termitox Co. of
X198.00 for Termitoxing the City Hall be placed on file with the other
bids on termite eradication and control.
Carried
Fieport,3pecia.l The Mayor at this time presented the report on the Special City Election
Election held June 29th, 19~.a.0 at the City Hall as follows:
For Alderman to serve the unexpired term of F. R. Boyle, resigned:
J. Td. Johnson 70 votes
Total Number of votes cast - 70.
Motion by Agee, second by Ruff to accept the election returns and declare
J~ N. Johnson elected as alderman and that the election returns be placed
on file.
Carried
Budget Mayor Sharp announced that a Budget Meeting would be held 'Nednesday night,
July 10, 19.0 at 7;30 P. M,
~~enetian The bid from The Consolidated Venetiatan Blind Co vTas ordered placed on
Blind file unopened.
Motion by Ruff, Second by Roark that the time for the report from the
Street and Alley Co~nnittee on City Electrical Inspector be e~;tended to
the next meeting.
mayor Sharp reported that the new Fire Marshall, C~ J. Wilson, sent in
his report to the State Fire Insurance Department on time.
Motion by Agee, second by Johnson that t e eetin
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