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~~_ LA PORTE CITY COi7NCIL
... ~~ A.PRIL 14,1941, 8 :00 P."~.
Fleeting was called to order by u~ayor Sharp ti^rith the followirg 'aldermen
and City officials present; C.i:'. Agee, J.i~1. Johns on, J. J. I,.oark, Fred
k. Ruff, City Attorney Kiibler and City Secretary Lambly.
Tainutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Motion by Agee, second by Ruff, that the following schedule of bills
in the amount of '338.92 be allowed and ordered paid:
Bills Goo . H. Biair,Serv.Sta. 1.23 ~+arrant No. 4354
The Daily Sun 10.00 ~' 4355
Houston Lighting & Pogr.Co. 164.71 " 4356
Humble Oil & Refg.Co. 12.73 " 4357
La Porte. Hardware Co. 34.18 " 4358
La Porte Lumber Co. 7.25 " 1+359
La Porte tiVeldg. ~ Mach '1Vks. 7.50 " 4360
Mrs M.O.Lambly, City'Secy 8.11 " ~ 4361
A.1~?. F'Ic Kay,Agent. 22.50 " 4362
2 .00
Magnolia Petr. Co. 5 43 3
,f ~ Pfeiffer Elec. Co.
1.45 43~
Richardson's Rubber Stamp VJks .92 " 4365
. ~ Geo. H. Sharp 2.75 " 4365
Shell Ofl Co. 12.72 " 4367
So.~iV. Bell Te1.Co. 1g.~0 " 1363
The Steck Co. 2.16 " 436
~;ilson Stationery Co. 8.81 '~'~ 4370
A.C. Workman 1.40 " 4371
- ~ 33$ •92
also that the bill of the City Election Board in the amount of
";721}.00 be ®ccepted exid ordered paid by ~~Varrant and that the fo1-
~'arrants ~ lowing Warrants be ratified ;; 4314,C.r. Norris?12.OO~fiL.315,Jasper
Christy, ~6.OO;.r`r4316,J.17. Davis,'711.4o~r4317,C=eo.Siffon~ll.I.!A~~=1.318,
H.G. Knightonj7.6o~r43 lg,C.Knighton',76.00,-4320,C;L. Hutson,"9.00;
~1~.321,:Y.E.Tucker,~2.60~431~.O,C.?. Norris, p,11~.00tI~.341,Geo.Sisron~8.00;
;~4342,J.~v. Davis,`~11.20;~4343,C.L. Hutson,~11.20~13,J.Christy>9.60;
~m4345aGulf Cities Teat.Gas.Co.;;19.74,~,J`4351.C•"• Tdorris~22.00;~r);352, J.
Christy;8.o0,X4353,J.l~J.I'avis,~8.00~4375,C.?.~Norris,~~10.00, a total of
;187.74.
Ca.rr:~ed.
Corp.Court ~=otioh by Roark, second by Ruff, that the Corporats.on'Court report pre-
5eport sented by the Twayor at the last meeting be accepted and placed on file.
~~ Carried.
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Gulf Cities T.'ayor Sharp presented the annual report of the i-~ouston I~atura.l vas Corp.,
Report Gulf Cities Division, for the year 194n. Notion, by RufP,second by Agee,
that this report be e.ceepted and placed on file.
C~~rried.
FHA Defense T:ayor Sharp reported that he had wired Rep. Albert Thomas, asking that
Lar'orte be included in the ?iJ~~ Defense Housir_g Area. The I~.ayor read a
telegram from Rep. Thomas, in reply, who said. he would wire Benny Starks,
Chief Underwriter of the Houston ~?rea FHA, requesting that La Porte be
in eluded, and suggested that the La Forte City officials do liketr:ise.
:vTOtion by Ruff, second by Johnson, that the City attorney be instructed
to write Benny Starks in regard to this matter.
Carried.
Benson The City secretary presented a letter front retiring Alderman. P.L. Benson.
T;otion by Ruff, second by Johnson that the Secretary be instructed to
write a letter to Tv:r Benson, to be si~ned by the City ~%ouncil and to
place his letter on file.
Carried.
Election The Nay or at this time presented the report of the City election held
r-pril 1,1941, at the City hall, as follows:
For Alderman to serve t~~~o years
C.M. Agee 231 votes
F.L. Benson 127 votes
J.T?. Johnson 249 votes
Chas.F. Tdorris 241 votes
Fred ~"balker 1 vote
Total votes cast 328
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r:Iotion by Ruff, second by Roark, that C.^r^. Agee, J.A~.~ohnson and Chas.
F. rlorris, for Aldermen, the candidates receiving the highest nur,;ber of
votes, be declared elected to serve as Aldermen for two years and trat the
election returns be placed on file.
Carried.
'bath of The newly elected officials were sworn in and administered the oath of
~Cff ice office by T:ayor Sharp.
T~'otion b~,* .Agee, second b;J Ruff, tt,at the f;`_eeting adjourn.
Carried.
The new City ~ounci.l was called to order by Itlayor Sharp with the following .~
~adermen and City officials present; C.T~1. Agee, J.Tti. Johnson, J.J. Roark,
Fred Ruff, Chas. F. Tlorris., City Attorr;ey Kiibler,City Secretary Lambly.
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( r~:~int?tes,La Porte City Council
cont'd from page 2
The 1~:a.yor announced that he would make his appointments at the next
regular meeting
Spawn J.J. Roark, chairman of the Tax Committee, presented the matter of
taros issuing a Tax Certificate to C.U. Spawn on Lot 11, Block 26, Bay
Front and oi'fered a motion that ?~"r Spawn produce a Ta.x Certificate
covering tree years 1824 to 192q,inclusive, on Lot 11, Block 26, Bay
Front, or pay the taxes due or. this lot as shown by tree City tax
records for those years, after which a Tax Certif'ieate would be
issued to him, covering Lots 7 +.0 11, Block 26, Bay Front, second
by .-ld. Ruff and. car•r~_ed by those present.
Ord.2`37 it~iotion by Roark, second by Ruff, that Ordinance No. 287, beir_g
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING T~IAT Tt'E CITY COliNCIL SHALL .ACT AS THE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION FOFt TKE YEAR lq~.l, FIXING THE TI?:iES GF THE T.I'EETINGS
C•' SUC:{ B~P.RD, PFOVIDII\?G THAT THE CITY SECRETARY SI3ALL ACT AS SEC*
RETARY OF SUCK BC:,P.D AND DECLARING AN EMERC.ENC'Y, be adopted, as read.
Carried.
Ord.288 T,Iotion by Agee, second by Johnson, that Grdinance Trio. 288, bung
AN CRI:)IIVANCF~' TRANSFEI~RITt'G TFII~ PriOI`iEY IN TF?E INTEREST ANI) SINKING
FUND FOFt THE ItEF?1NDING 'WARRANTS, SERIES 1935, PROS IDING '~OFt TILE
LEtrIES F01'; SUCH 'NARRANTS TO BI, ?iEREAFTiR DEPOSITED ITS` TNF CITY
GE1`JER~L ~'iJND AND DECLAF?ING AN i~pfERGF;NCY, be adopted as read..
~arr•ied.
There beimg no further business to come before the meeting, on
motion by Agee, second. by Ruff and. carrded by those present, the
~ounc~l adjourned..
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