HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941-10-27 Meeting
T'i.tdUTES
Lr~ YOB TL' CITY COUNCIL
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P~ieetirg was called to order by is".ayor Sharp v~~ith t~,e following tilder-
men and Uity officials present: ,;.T;'. Agee, J.Td. Johnson, C.^. T~orris,
J.J. Boark,'a'.t . Tuff, City Atty.I~iibler, City Secy. Lambly.
'' intztes of tl}e last meetin€, were; read arxi a~, droved.
'++arrant motion by .~igee, second by Johr:son, that ~Garrsx~'~ T~;o. J~7U6, in the
rata.fied amount of ~p1J~?.3~, in favar of '~:~ortY:ington Ga ion .~=eter Co. be rat-
ified. Carried.
extension ':'.lotion bzr Ruff, second by Johnson, that the City Council make are
taxes extension of ten(lU) days on the period for paying delinquent taxes
without penalty and ir!terest to those ta xpayers who have applied
for deliquer~t tax statements by October 31st, l.9}~I. Carried.
Letter The City Secretary presented a let{;.er fr om. tr.e Mate IiGhway iJept.
Mate `~i~rra.y poi:ston District,dated October 2l,l~a~~.l,on the B1irzT~:er Light at ?=Five
Points. ?,otion by F_oark, secor.~d by Rtaff, that t7u_s letter be pla.eed
an file. Carried.
Tax The CityT Secr~=:tary presented tax notices fron tT~~e State and County
statements cn. City owned property, ~~:=oticn by Agee, secand. by Johnson, that these
statements be placed on file. Carried.
~'a.xes ,:ai;ic~ri k~t;~ Ruff, second by Johnson, that t}~e City pay the current and
Ci}.;y pral~ttir. delinq_t=ent Independent Scraool List;rict and State a.nd County tales on
Ci+t,, owned property described as Lots 2U ': 21 and impro~Ter~ents, Block
39, La torte. ~ Carried.
;~oticn by rge`e, second b;r R?af'f, that the City remove the Tra~'fic
LigY~t at Five Points. After discussion this moticn was withdrawn.
~'~elcome _!`ot__en by Ruff, second by Roark, that the Cite; Secretary be in-
Ci~•n s trtaeted to wry to the Houston Lighting ~°~ Power Co. asking, that the
\- u`d~elceme to La 1'o rte sign be put bacT, in service a.r~d that the Company
also be requested to install the new street lights to which the City
is entitled undez° its recent agreement v~~th the Company. Carried.
Ord 'r 2G3 "`oticr~ by Roark, second by Johnson, that Ordinance No. 293, being
AZe ORDINhNCE 'r~~'I?FREBY TAE CITY OIL' LA FCF? TE, TEXAS AND Tl?E SGUTH-
~'VESTERt BELL TELEPHG'>TE COT:IPANY AGREE ThA.T THE TELEPHOTdE COT~IP~T~Y
SHALL COT~~I':i:NUE TG ERECT ATID T,~INT~.IN ITS POLES,~NZRES,A,~TCHORS,CABLES
h~ANY~OLES,COT~~Dt1ITS, 1`;D 0`L'?--ER £'L.~?~:~' CCr~!STRUCTIC.'~1V~ ~1`]D 1~PPt;RTENANCE~S
~ ALONG,ACROSS,ON,OVER,THROL'GI-I,A.BOVE AI~~D LNDER uLL PUBLIC STRF;ETS,
AVEP~IES,nLLk~YS,PTIBLIC GFtOJTv'DS r1T;~D PL~Cr,S IT SAID CITY,UNDER REGU*
over
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CATIONS A`~?ll R.ESTFICTICNS AND THAT TEE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN AIv~.T~NAL
PAYN_EId'I' A1~D THE RIGk~T TO TJSE CERTAIN FACILITIES OF TPE TELEPHONE
COI~~.P.F~NY, ALL AS HEREII~i PROTTI?)ED;, be adopted as read, and that a
copy be sent to tk;e Telephone Co. for acceptance. Carried.
'T'exas ~'~ater ~'~otion by Ruff, second_ by Johnson, that the City employ the Texas
~:u- rly corp. Vi~ater Supply Con~peny~sn accordance with their proposal of October
2;rd.,l~~~~l and. order the work to proceed, and that the Cite Secretox,y
be instructed to write tk~e Company to that effect. Carried.
Dirt; Paotien by Ruff, second by Norris, that the bill for dirt; t~o fill in
vrash at St Tviary's Seminary,bein~r 5 loads of dirt ~ 75¢ per load, be
paid when presented by Vl.E. ';uorthen,Contractor. Car*_•ied•
''atchmen =potion by Ruff, second by Johnson, that the City hire seven men for
dutchmen sertiice ~ ~$~•00'on Halloween. Carried.
Clay Fipe I~'ot yon by Ruff, second by Agee, that t;k?e City order 63fr:et, 21 joints,
of 15",d.ouble strength,Vitrified Clay Pipe from '~'d.D. Haden Co. of
Houston,Te;ca s. Carried.
Shell i~iotion by Dorris, second by Agee, that the City order 100 yards of
shells for street work. Carried.
~•'`cti on by plgee, second by Johnson, that meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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Secretary, City of La Porte, 'ex
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I.,"ayor, City of La Po rte,Tex~s