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Home My WebLink About1942-08-10 Meeting MIN~IT~S LA PORTS CITY CO?JNC?L August 10, 1912, ~is~OO P.'.VI. C~ Meeting was called to order by I~Tayor 7tuff, with the follotiving Aldermen and City officials present: J."i. Johnson, C.~'. Norris, J.J. Roark, City Atty. Kiibler, Assistant Secy. Christensen. 34inutas of tlia last mef~~in~; ware read and approved. Bills i~4ot.ion by Roark, second by Jo'nnson, that the following schedule of bills in the amount of ~1.48G•59 be all~awed and o rdered paid. !imar.oali La France roa?nite Corp. 2.0!~ tiVarrant No. 53/7 Geo. s Blair •75 53+8 The Daily Sun 1I0.'?5 " 53I~9 Horlock Ice Service 9.~5 " 535Q Horton ^: Horton 4j .OO " 5351 Houston Lighting & Powar Co. 1'o'j.38 " 5352 Hughes Motor Co. b.'?5 " 5353 La ?orte Hardware Co. 22.1? " 5354 P.7rs. X4.0. Lairbly, Sect ~+•`~3 ~~ 5355 La Porta Pr:~.nting Co. 1.75 " 5356 ~dagnolia Petrole~un Co. 2.00 " 535? Rieharlson' s Rubber Stamp j`Tks . 5.56 " 5358 Sharp Grain Co. 3.9~ " 5359 Sinclair Refg. Co. .13 " 60 53 Soutlrnrestern Bell Telephone Co. 15.n5 " 5361 Joe R. Thomas 1.~•-~0 5362 Trezevant & Cochran, Trustee 83.25 " 5363 ~._~~59 _ Carried. Bills "~ot:ion by Jo'nnso.n, second by Roark, that the following bills be allowed and paid after being checked and O.K.f La Porte Lumber Co. X30.35, Magnolia Petroleum Co., X21.55, The Texas Co., ~2I.60. Carried. Warrants 'aQotion by Roark, second by Johnson, that the follovrino Warrants be ratified; No.53~.3, Hou. Nat. Gas Corp.,~2.10, No. 531.x., Brovrning- nerris Mach. Co.,$~50.25, No. 536, Adam Gray,~3.00, No. 5365, Cleve Johnson,'~3.00, IJo. 5366, Edward Boutte,~1.50, No. 5367, Billy Cren- shaw,~3.00. Carried. Lettar P,4otion by Johnsc,n, second by~iorris, that the letter from '~~irs. ?~dartlia Chaloupka, Seoretary,Local Relief Comm., asking that all Relief Comnuttee checks be :nailed to &4rs. J.~~. Taylor, who has bean appoint- ed treasurerof the La Porta Local Relies" Comrn9.ttee, b~; place on file. Carried. Istter Lotion by Roark, second by Jo',nnson, that the letter fro~:i E.J. HallenberU, Special Agent, in regards to insurance policy Ido. .'~j182, be planed on file:. Carried. Motion by Roar?{, second by Johnson, that tiia Corporation Cr.:urt Re- Cor~, port as presantod by the Mayor, for tha Month of July, 19J~,2, be ao- Court Re- cepted and ordered filed, and ~ylayor's fees paid. port Carried ~~ ;.~ ; Over ~. ~~:~ • i Cyr ~111ovT- Motion by Roark, second by Joiirison, that the car allowance of the ~a3^~' City ~arsTiall be raised from X15.00 per month to ~I;.0,00 per month :~E~.~:i f:' retr08Ct1$e t0 Augu$t 1, 1~Z~?, Carried. Or,ii~lance P.4otion by Johnson, second by Roark, that Ordinance No• 300, being No, 300 AP1 ORDINA?~.`CE REQUIRING CASH DEPOSITS TO SECURE F'Ai^~:NT OF WATER BILLS; PRESCRIBING THE TTP:lE FOR PAY'u1ENT THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR DIS- CONTINTJANCE OF WATER SE::VCE FOR ~'AIL"tJRE TO PAY BILLS PROMPTLY AND REQUIRING A RECONNECTiOPT FEE; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 298 AND PARTS OF ORDINANCE IdU. 259 IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLr1RING AN Eb1ERGEDTCY, be adopted as read. Carried. Motion by Johnson, second by Norris, that the City write the marcl.ants asking their cooperation in keepi:~~; ~~ 5tee~t c1eaB• Carra:i • Collins ARoti_on by idorris, second by Johnson, that the City Attorney get in ge,uai touch with C.'"if. Collins in regards to the sewer at his hotel proper- ty, and in the event he refused to comply with the City Ordinance, that the CitS- file charges if necessary. Carried. 'rotor ".ttac'~~-PTotion by Johnson, second by Norris that the City buy a motor attach- ment went for sickle gf~irlder from L.E. Erwin for x$.00. Carried. Circle P!Iotion by TJorris, second by F:oark, that the City contact the State Five Points High~tay Department, asking them to remove the dirt from the circle at Five Points, and to replace the posts'-that have been removed. Carried. Affidavit The Assistant Seoretary presented an affidavit from the Daily Sun on the publication of the statement of Current Assets and Liabilities of the City of Ia Porte for the fiscal year from April 1, 191.1 to March 3Z, 191;2. Motion by Roark, second by Johnson that the affidavit be placed on file. Carried. Resolution Motion by Roark, second by Johnson, that the follo~ring resolution be B~.z.~ get adopted WHEREAS, heretofore, the Mayor of the Cite of La Porte prepared and submitted to the City- Co~mcil, at its regular meeting held on the 23rd day of June, A.D. 19112, his proposed budget for the fiscal year, April 1, 19Li2 to Duarch 31, 19.3; and, 1PFIE~EAS, the City Council filed such proposed budget with the Secretary of the City on the 23rd day of June, A.D. 19L.~2, and designated that a public hoaxing on such budget oe held at the City Hall at 8:00 P.?~. on August 10, A.D. 191}2, and caused public notice of such hearing to be made; and, Wf~;REAS, such public hoaxing has bean held., it is therefore ordered by the Council that the budget, as prepared and submitted by the Mayor, is hereby finally approved by* the City Counc'~1 and it is hereby ordor®d fhat a true copy of such approved budget, togethor with a Dopy of this order, shall be filed in each of the offieea of the Secretary of the City of La Porte, the Co~mty Clerk of Harris County, Texas and the State G • w (cont'd on page 3) r :1.`~ :~,;'~ ~ ~ Comptroller, at .Austen, Texas. Carried. Ordinance Motion by Roark, seoond by Johnson, that Ordinance No. 301, being Aft No. 301 ORDINANCE M~ING APPROFRIA.TIONS FOR SiTPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING APRIL lst,1942 AND ENDING MARCH 31, 1943, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, be adopted as read. Carried. E1eo. Li- Motion by Johnson, second by Roark, that pursuant to the provisions cease Re- of Ordinance No. 299, cancelling Sections 2 to 9 of Ordinance No. ~d 284, providing for payment by electrical contractors of fees for re- newal of Master Electrician's License, the unused portion of the X15.00 license fee paid by Pfeiffer Electric Co. and by A.C. Merchant respectively for 191x2 be rei?unded in eaoh ease. The part to be re- tained by the City being from January 1, 19)x2 to July 27, 1942. Carried. Salary Motion by Johnson, second by Roark, that the salaries of L.E. Ervtin Distribu- and R. Erwin be distributed as follows: L.E. Erwin, 2 to ~~'~ater, ~ tion to Sewer and ~ to Street & Alley; R. Erwin, ~ to Street and ~.11ey, ~ to Sewer and 4 to 'dater. Carried. Fish Sewer Motion by Johnson, second by Norris, that the total amount of the Line Ext. Harry Fish Sewer Line Extension, as figured by the City, be pro- rated into monthly installments. Carried. Notion by Norris, second by Johnson, that the meeting ad3ourn. Carried. lob ~ ~ ~. ~ , L~%~'1/l~t.~.. ~ .. ~Searetasy, City cif o e, exaa yor, it o tea, orte, Texa~'~%/