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Home My WebLink About1940-08-19 Postponed Meetingi i =7 i I Bills t Bills ~ ~ 1. MINUTES LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 19, 1940, 8:00 P.T. POSTPONED MEETING OF AUGUST 12, 1940. Meeting was called to order by ~iiayor Sharp with the following alder men present; P. L. Benson, J. N. Johnson, J. J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff. Ie.Tinutes of the last regular.meetin July 22, 1940 were read and approved. Motion by Roark, second by benson that the following schedule of bills in the amount of 339.02 be ordered paid. _ R. L. Acker, Texaco Browning-Ferris Machinery Co. Geo. H. Blair, Service Station Cargill Co. J. S. Chivers Dickinson Ice 8c Fuel Co. The Daily Sun Dunlay Armand •Co. Houston Lighting 8c Power Co. Hughes Piotor Co. Humble Oil 8c Refining Co. La Porte Hardware Co. La Porte Lumber Co. La Porte Welding ~ Machine 7lorks fliagnolia Petroleum Co. Jos. F. lt4eyer Co. Pfeiffer Electric Co. Shell Oil Co. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The Texas Co. C. 0. Williams, Service Station ~:Jorthington Gamon Pieter Co . 6.00 ~Jarrant No. 3742 21.90 Warrant P:o. 3744 4.95 " 3743 3.60 " 3745 1.50 " 3746 2.47 " 3747 7.75 " 3748 43.95 " 3749 151.97 " 3750 1.50 " 3751 .7 5 " 37 52 14•.15 3753 5.6T 3754 4.25 " 3755 8.39 '° 3756 1.68 37 57 1.36 " 3758 12.71 " 3759 14.15 " 3760 2.31 " 3761 1.17 " 3762 39.28 " 3763 $ 339.09 Carried Motion by Roark, second by Benson that the following bills in the amount of $210.07 be allowed and ordered paid. Geo. F. Norris 4.25 Erwin Bros. 11.65 '~l. R. Vickers 10.00 A. G. Mc Kinney ~ 106.95 La Porte Hardware Co. 77.22 $ 210.07 ' Carried ~"!f , ~r 2. warrants Motion by Roark, Second by Benson that ~~arrant nTo. 373?, Jasper Christy, ' $3.00, :Jarrant No. 3738, Gulf Cities Natural Gas Co., $1.54 be ratified. Carried .., ,, ,,. -, . Note renewed Motion by Ruff, second by Johnson that interesthon note in the amount of $500.00 to The First National Bank of La Porte, Texas be paid, • and the note renewed for ninety days. Carried Alderman C. .M. Agee came into the meeting at this time. Mayor Sharp announced the following appoi~tmenta. ~~.tayor's Street ~ Alley Committee, Chairman, C. P~. Agee, P. L. Benson, J. N. Johnson kppointments Water Comm~.ttee, Chairman, Fred R. Ruff, J. J. Roark, J:. N. Johnson Sewer Committee, Chairman, P. L. Benson, Fred R. Ruff, C. M. Agee Fire Committee, Chairman, Fred R. Ruff, J. N. Johnson Police Committee, Chairman, J. J. Roark, C. M. Agee, Finance, Committee, Chairman, C. Rli. ages, P. L. Bensoi. Relief Committe~,Chairman, J. N. Johnson, J. J. Roark Tax Committee, Chairman, J. J. Roark, Fred R. Ruff, J. N. Johnson Building Committee, Chairman, Fred R. Ruff, P. L. Benson 1ltayor Pro-tem, Fred R. Ruff notion by Agee, second by Johnson that the appointments be accepted. Carried Bids,Blinds Aaotion by Benson, Second by Abee that the bids on renetian blinds for the City Hall be opened. Carried Edge Shade & Liholeum Shop - 11 blinds $61.89 - 1 extra blind $4.40 Consolidated Venetian Blind Co. - 11 blinds $44.00 - 1 blind optional $3.00 Motion by Benson that the contract for venetian blinds be iet to the lowest bidder. Motion died for lack of a second. Rent,Fire Chief 1~otion by Benson, Second by Johnson that room rent of $20.00 per month be paid for Fire Chief, C. J. `.lilsons, Tamily beginning August 3, 1940 until living quarters are built for him. Carried Sandel,She11 1;_"_otion by Benson, second by Roark that the City shell South ;; from 6th to Dr. L. Sandels garage entrance when a deposit of two thirds of the cost has been made with the City Secretary. Carried ~~~, 3. The Assistant City Secretary presented the c~:nceled City of ha Porte Refunding yJarrant P~:o. 3 and ccuoons. `ei'd~;. l.~otion -y .',bee, second by Ruff that the City of La Forte Refunding YTarrant larrant, Series 1935, d~;.ted Jamaary 10, 1935 to January 10, 190, optional prior to that date, being 5~arrant T~;o. 3 fer 500.00, tc- ~;et}:er with tkie Interest Coul~or.s T;o. 11 to 29, inclusive, attached t ~ said 'r'arrant , which Interest Courors were due and payable in their 2lumerical order semi-annually, be~,ir-~ning January 10, 1941 to January 10, 1950, both inclusive, be turned over to the iv?ayor and the Assistant City Secretary to be destroyed by fire in the presence of the City Council and that proper affidavit of tYiis action be k~reserted at the next re5ular City Council I~iaeting. Carried tdaayor, City of La Porte, Texas i;"otion ley Johnson and carried by t}lose present to adjourn. a. Assis nt City Secretary, City of La Forte, Texas ,~ y; ~-