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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-05-25 Meeting LA FOPT~ CITY ~'vti~3t;'L ="eetzn~ vras called to order P::~ ?='a;~ar ~=,~'f, vayth the follc~rin,~ Ald- erraer_ ~a.r~d City officifi:Is ;~rc:~er?t: J.i~1. Johnson., J.N. Kerber, C.~'. IlTorr:i s, Cite At~:~•. Ki:i_~.ler, Cit;; Seo;ys. I.~a~~t;l~•. ':,`-P.r,:~.eu of the last n,eetirzg ~=rare re~ac3 and appro,~ed. ~,Tot:~.or_ by Johnscrz, secr.,z~~, ~:~° `'orri , ti?at 'Warrant .pie. ~l ~~ to errs ?~;.~~°,Las~b`ty, ~it~= SFC~°. for ~2C.00 be r~tii'~.ec?. Ca.rr:6ed. '~~arrants l~'otior+. bJJ Johrzsc,i=, secc,nd by Rc;rber, tht~.: tine City Sscy. be aut:~- cancelled or3r.rc3 to cs.r~cF.~ll' 'Marra.*xt ~3r,. ?3ic,-~ tc~ B.1}. `Ihres.dgill a.n than arr- . o?znt ~Jf ~C. am ~"larr£r~t D?o. 2863 to ?a~.r.. Parr>Er in th.e a,zr:~urt. c,f '"G.2~, bof:h or these ~rarr°anfs havir~~; been ~i4,en i'nr vk~ter pay- ^ert refunds f:ncP >~eing outstanding. ibis r~et~ac~r~ tc~ be taken if ~.~~; cai-, be prol,eriv, sl:rv.n on thy; City books. ~~arriecP. t=sffi- ?+.ayar and City Secretary presented proP:~r a.f'fida=,~i.ts or, burning of da~ity ''onds a.s f'ol~.ov:s: Ca±:y oI' La Forte •~ewer Punciing Bcnd, dated P4!ay _ 10,]x-~3~,rxur~c,ered Four (I~.), in the priazcil~a:~ suir_ ,~r ri~er~i;sndrec?- ,~,; o'.iars{~"~CiO.CiG?), ar~~' duo: April 1Cr,~c!!_i~~ enc. ": L.ity of 1-e. i'orte Reiur,d3ng Boncis Tlusrebered '!'~renty Two{2c ), Twenty ii~'E3C%~ c> ,~, TiPrGY'~:,y `,•" ~"~1aX' {,~,~~, ~?iC ~U1~Yi~;JY f?i"is't; { ~~ ~ a eae3Yz. iYl thr3 pr:i.n- cipal sunz of ~~ne Tl°c,usrlnd Boliars {~1,C~Ct~.OC~), dated G'etcik:er ICS, lc}?,a. s.a~cP due Fpr` ~. l0,lc~~;2, A.D. P.ryo#;?.cn by Johnsrzn, secc:r«1 by i~or•r~s that t.:~e abo•.-e at'fidavits be placed ox? f'iI.E,, Car._°ie~de Series F itot~ e~r, by ir~~°r° ~s,,ecc'r~~t b~~ Johnson, tl~a tlao tyro 4eries F Bond. in Worlds the amount c~f `"1,C~C~(5.C?C? each to be p~zrcl~asad z"tore the Ir,t. ;x 5kg. Fef?.,,r,ding .Bond rued fcpr ~1,1;.80.~C? ~.Y.,t' the two SeriES p Bonds in the ame~unt of "1,OO~.C~C~ c;a.u°Y: to be purcl.a~sed from the Int. & Skl;. Seti~er Fundi.r.,~; Bond rand for° `~~1,,'.~.f3C~.~Cti, be issue-.d in the narr~o of tl?o City od Imo. F®rto, Texas if.` that is satisfacto^~~ vritl:, tlrze Federal Reserv,~ Bank at Fiallas where these P`,onds mL?st, be registered.. Carr°icid. "onn. fee h,otion by Joh.x,san, sect,r~ct by l;erber, that ~^'arre.rzts ix? the arnaur,t ref~znd of ??2.C~C~ each be .issued to ~.%. C1a.rk, '"i.fi. Levis, J.A. Coo~R, Paul S'~e~erson e.r?d ~',~, v'il:iir~-i, being ~,ro-ratfld refund on Verrzor G~'Reax° c.cnnect~.rtn fee as per the City's cantract witr~ the above original owners of the E.I?. Cle.rk ~`~'ater Lire:. Carri cc?. • • Garbage 'v~otion by Johnson, second by l~"er~er, tk~at tkie manor of gari~age dis- . r,i~L~o,al posal be turned ov~:r to the Street & Alley Conur~ittee to be reported on at the ne:ct meetir:~;. Carried. . Ord. Notice by Jorinson, second by I'erber that the City Attvrnej> be instructed '+'+ater coal. to pr©pare e.n orc,.9.z~ance ea~erir~g water coll.ecticr~s on City aCCOllntS. Carx•i.ed • Navirg,Port. P~"otion bar JohnscJr_, second by Idorr .s, tlLr* the matter of paving in front Theatre of the Part Theatre be turned. over to the Street & Alley Committee. Carried. Ord. °;roz,e Pdotion by Johnsen, second by IyorrS.s, that the City Attorn.c~y be in- Rldgs. atructed to draw up an Ordinance on the .^._a1~:~rg of buildings ir_ the 4its~ limits of La B'orte• Carried. Paver T:lotiohby Kerber, second by Johnson, that the City purchase a power ~ovrer grass movrer• Carr:i_ed• County 'Potion by Norris., ;:econ~ by Johns or, they the City accept tk-~a pro- Grader position of tl3e County on. the use of the Count~,r gr~3.der er: `;3.ty ditcl-ies, tk?e C-. i:;, f a denigrate tl-.e ditcries that are"to be v~orrEd on artr~ pay for tl,e gasoline and labor req~'ired i2i the project. Carra.ed. Trash 1'~otion by Porr:~s, second by Johnson, that ~`lderman Ker3-,er be a a~r~ted pp . burning tv take care of the ~-atf;er of trash burn5.ng in the City limits. Carried. ' Latter The City Secretary read a 1Ftt;er fr~~rr~ tk-se Tes:e:; FFh.ristien ?~issionary Society of Fort 'Nori;h,Teaas on the valuation and taxa°.iorz of tkzeir propert;~ ir. I.a Porte. k+sotian by Johnson, second by 'darris that tkle let- ter be pls.ced on file. Carried. Aspflalt f'ot l~'otian by T.orris, second by Joi^~?san, that the Cite ~~urehase a ~C ga? lor,. aspl-aalt heating pot. Carried.. iJsed ~rr~.c er nTOtion by ?Louis, second by Kerber that Alderm~.n Johnson be appointed to cantact >ra~.7~ing-Farris Co. on a us©d grader. Ca.rried• Resolution N:otior_ by Johr_son, second by KTOrris, that the following resolutic.n be s.dopted : BE IT RESOLVED YY T'.~' CITY C:~t'l:!CIL t'~F T~ CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS, THAT Ike Ashburn, Director of tk~e Office o.f Civilian Defense for Harris Count,;, T®xas, be and hereby is appointed Director and Co- ordinator of Civilian Defense for the City of La Porte and his ap- pointment as Director of Civilian Defense for fiarris County is hereby approved and ratified; TEAT all directives and orders from the State Governor's Of- fice and Agencies cor.-e through the Harris County Directors Office but that all bulletins and information services should be addressed to the I~rayor of the City of La Porte, ~', ., (I~iinutes La Porte City Council May 25,191x2, conttd.) THAT official reports be forerarded through the Harris County Director's Office. THAT the said Director of Harris County is hereby designated as the Property Officer for the City of la Porte for receipt and distribu- tion of such property as may be allocated under the protective appropria- tion legislation. . Carried. Motion by Johnson,second by Berber and carried that the meeting adjourn. ~~ ` :'~. - r e'' ~ ecre cry, i y o or e, ex yor, 3 y o a or e,/ a "s v ~- '1~,• 1i~