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LA YOkT~ CITY COi)i?CIL
J~,T11~h??Y 11,1943,8;00 P.'''.
`t~.eeting was called to order by T'Iayor 1t:uff with the following Aldermen
and City officials present: J.?". Johns on, J.'+. Kerber,C. Norris, City
Attorney Kiibler, City Secretary Lambly.
Pw~inutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
T~~iotion b~T Johnson, second by T~?orris, that the following schedule of bills
in the amount of X356.14 be allowed and ordered. paid :
Bills The Cari;ill '~%o. 1.00
y Sun 67.60
;he Dai1
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uorloc~r Ice C ~. 4.43
iiouston Natural Gas i;orp 11.28
Houston Li~;}~tg. ,`$. Power Co 162.28
Bumble Oil ".° kefg. Co 5.61
La Forte T~]:ardw. Co . 14.72
La Porte Lumber Lo. 18.71
'~:rs T.S.O.Lambly,Ci.ty Secy. 10.36
n'agnolia Petr. Co. 13.65
Sothern Pacific F.7'. 1.00
So.~-. Bell Te1.Co. 20.25
C.O, u`J~1liams,Sex•u. Sta 3,175
d;ilson Stationer},r Co. 4.50
356.14
Carried.
League- of ~~ttorney Kiibler presented a letter fror~ the League of Texas ?'unici-
Muncp. dues palities on the matter of City of Le, Porte dues for the gear 1943, a
statement for which had been subz~itted to the City i n the azrount of
'x40.00. The Lea~;z.~e agreed to accept whatever amount the City officials
deemed fair based on th.e estimated population of La torte. ~'otion by
'erber,second. by Johnson, that the Cit~T Secretary be instructed to pay
b~- Tarrant to the League of Texas ,^uniuipali.ties the su~z of "3®.00 as
dues for the amity of La 'or+-e far the year 1943. ('arr3.ed.
Burroughs '~•lotion by Kerber, second b;;r Norris, that the City Se cretary be instructed
oontract - to write the iiurroughs Adding. ?'Lachine Co. in ~re:~;ard to their contract on
the I'urrou~;hs ~',ddin{'; T~lachine, after Jani?ar•y 18,1~!.~3, when the contrHCt
expires. i%arried.
Browning- }UIotian bar Johnson, second b« Kerber, that the City Secretary be instructed
Ferris to write the Browning- Ferris Co. in regard to their bill of "10.45, dated
J!;t. 11,1942, for vreldin~; the arm on. the Grader. Carried.
Int. on =`lotion by Johnson, second by T~lorris, that the City Secretary be authorized
~o`wri~e~a`~warran~ +ransferring the balance of X400.00 due the Special
o,Qr~'t~ct Vtiater Improvez~ents Fund bar the General fund ~s er Council action of J~ly
Transfer 13,191, and that interest in the amount of 7.~'0 due 3rotivnxrg Fer-ris o.
on contract dated July 1,~91~2 as per their letter of Jan.6,191~~ b~ aid.
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Transfer Totian b~: Johnson,second by 'Morris, that the City Secretary. be authorized
to trar_sfer~by-~"~arran~ ~goz:~~ ~s4~09 from the.',p~heae Deposit::Eund
to the General ?und,~bei.g the sumo balances due the ~~na~a~• Fund by the
Special llenosit Fund fpom July 1,191.2 to December 1,1942, on accounts
1~0
that were closed with part of the eater Deposit to be applied on the final
bill and balance refunded to consumer; and that hereafter such transfers be
made quarterly. Carried
Letters re `!'he City Secretary presented setters froze: +..he various Oil :~c Refining Corm-
panies on the withdrawal of credit cards for the ~lzzration at the request
Credit Cards of the ''ni `.ed States GoverzLneiit. These letters were ordered filed.
g~tright The P.~ayor presented a latter from Claud 3oatright, X910 T~~ater St.,~:or1~us
Christi, in reply to the ~~it~-'s letter on the inspection of the '~'+ater Tower
and Tank. 'lotion by •Jolvlson, second b~,- T.erber, that the City Secrtary be
instructed to write '''r Boa.tright to inspect the >'Jater Tower e.nd Tank at his
earliest convenience z.rhen passim, tyiroul;h or near La. Porte and advise tine
City what is necessary to be done in the Bray of repairs. Carried.
~snitary '."ayor Puff and. Attorney iiiibler reported on the call of ~?r b"_unroe,'•,ederal
Inapeotor Sanitary Inspector who was in La Porte on January 3,191}3 in reference to
repairs on the City Sewer Line.
Corp. The Taayor presented. the Corporation Court Report £or the month of December
C~~ 191;2, ':<otion by 'r?orris, second. by Johnson, that the. report of the Corpora-
tion Court be accepted and tl~.at the '"ayor's fees in the amount of '5.25 be
ordered paid by vrarrant. Carr~.ed.
Ord •303 ''otion bar Jo17.nson, second by T?orris, that Ordinance "?o. ~C~, being ATT OI'D*
IrrA??':;F "I1t:I~?G TT?E C~)T?:?'T;T1°ATION 0?' T~?Tv' TuRFE ALDEP~L~rd TO BE ELECTED ITT APRIL
,1913, PrO~rII1T;?C ?'<rtT?;TT "UC?I COT.ZP~i~i~TUATI('~TT ,'1Lt;LL BE PAID ANI? THAT SUCH CCP«Yrl`?*
UATIC~TT c_`I~LL nT; ;?III? OTTT OE TF?E UT"P?F1?AL "UIdL;S 0`' T:'E CITY; ?EPEA.LI?~IG ALL
C?RDTTIA?,TC"S AATD PAkTS Or OFhINAT?ChS iN COA?~'LICT 1IEFE6YITH A.I3D DECLAFING AN
E?~~~?"GET?CY be adopted as read. Carried.
Fenoes ?Notion b~T rierber, second b;~ Johnson, that the matter of moving the fences
or_ Second: St from D to J be turned over to the Street ? Alley Committee.
Carried.
Speo• ?lotion by Johnson, second. by ';orris, t}zat the T;Iayor investigate. Special Of-
Offieer8 ficers ~T.`-. I{esL-erson and =T.L. :Tends, notiv employed at Guy ;'tilliams glace,
and if they are deemed worthy that they be granted Upecial Officers Com-
:~issions in the City* of La forte. Carried.
Mora e '~.~otion b ~ Johnson second bT7 '
g S ,.:orris, What the matter of buying bores for
BoxeB the storage of .1it..~ records~be turned over to the I3uilding Committee.
Carried.
notion by Norris, second by Johnson and carried by those present that the
meeting e.djourn.
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