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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1943-06-28 Meeting• • TJIIllTUTES LA PC1RTL CITY COU ;CIL J-TAE 28,1~1~3, 8:00 I'. 1.:. 14'Ieeting tivas called to order by T~7ayor Ruff with th© following Aldermen and City Officials present: Ald. ~. D. Burgin, J. h?. Johnson, J. H. Kerber, T. F. Smith, J. J• Roark, City Atty. Kiibler, Asst. Secy. Christensen. I+Cinut~:s of the last meeting ~^rere read and approved. Sla~~.~hter Several La Porte citiaens ap:~eare'_ before the Council objecting ±o riouse a Slaughter House being built b;r H• t~. Nickel on ~,lt'r~. St •, on Lot 32, Flock 113, La Porte. T~~xr. Joe B. ~'~inston, of the Harris Co~.uzty Health Unit eras also present ar~d discussed the Sanitary Ru1.es and Regulations concerr_ing a Slaughter House. Re also stateu that the Barris Cotusty Health Unit r~ras making a study of La Rome and were ready to offer their assistance in a well or~~anized health program. motion by Kerber, second b?r Roark, that the matter of H. R. Nickel's Slaughter house be carried over to the next .regular moetinb. Carr. ie~~.• Trai ? er ''-gar :~ Irlr. Re~abon Green appear. ed before the Co:~:ncil in regards to building a Trailer lark at a~rlvan 3each lark, seeking information about City 1'Tater and Set7er Connec-L-ions. T~•. Breen was instructed 'uy the Council to bring his plans rind specifications to the Ci~t~r Ilall and the Council would then act on it. ~esi~ratioxl ~.yor ruff read a com.iuxxic^tion frai~ T:Zrs. ~'I. u. Lambly o.ffsrin her resignation as Cit-a Secretary (Tax Assessor and Collector and Treasurer of the City of La i'orte, Texas, effective immediately, due to illness. ::4otioz~ by Kerbf:~r, second by Johns an, that the Council accept with rs- oret the resignation b$ 1Txs. iv. 0. 1mmbly, as Cit;~ Seeretary(Taa Assessor and Collector and Treasurer, and instructed the asst. Secy. to express to her the sincere regrets of the Council members, and that her fai'a'~~.- ful attendance vo dut-j has beer greatly appreciated, and also express heir hope for her speedy recovery. Carried. A, ~;oii~tr~en:L- T.4oti.on by Raark, sQCOnd by T3urgin, t!~at the following apy~o:u~t.ne:~~ be confirmed. b"~III•;RI;AS, T:7rs. ~• '~. Lambly, the duly elected Cit~T Sec- retary~Ts,x Assessor and Collector and `Preasurer) of the City of La Porte, Texas, has rosined from office and such office is novr vacant; and 's'~lhereas, the T~.4aya-. ., ;- ~.^, City of La Porte, Texas has appoints.:: Annie ChristeY:stun to such office for the uunexpired term; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED }3Y TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF Tii:~, CITY OF LA TORTE, TE:~:AS : that the appointment, by the zlayor, of Annie vhristensen to the o:'fica of City Secretary (Tax ~sssessor and Collector and `t'reasurer) of the Cit;~ of la Porte, Texas, to fill the unexpired portion o:~ the present term, be, and the same is hereby, eonfirmorl, and that as such officer she shall receive the ernnpensation provided by the Ordinance of the said City, and it is so ordere~i• Carrie' . (firer) rn . ~,: o~n'traent ?~:otion by Johnson, second by Kerber, that the followins appointment also be confir+ne:i s ~'~-IETtEAS, the 1~layor of the CITY OF LA PO.RT'r.~, TEAS, has appointed H. 'f'~. Smith Chief of Police of the Cit-,,- of La Porte, Tel.as, mrit'1 all the duties and responsibilities of a City Peace Officer; ?dOt'1, TH~'k'wFOE-~E, Bi, IT RLSOL~rED BY Tl~ CITE' COUNCIL OF THE crr~r OF LA POT3TF, TE1,AS, that such appointment be, and it is hereby, confirmod, and further that such officer shall- hold such office at the pleasure of the City Council and shall receive as his crnnpensa- tion for his services such compensation as the City Council may from time to time direct. Carrie _i• ~Io'tion by Burgin,- second 'oy Johnson, that the ap~ointrnent by the Appointment T~~~iayor of Lars. F. ~. Roberts, as Assistant City Secretary, at a salary of .u1O0.00 per month b© confirned• Carried. Affidavit The mayor and Asst. Secy. presented proper affidavit on burning of Bond as follows : City of La Porte Sewer Funding Bond, dated. T~iay 10, 193x, numbered Five(j), in the principal sum o£ Five Hundred Dollars ~.~j00.00), and due April 10, 1g1~3. Lgotion by Roark, second by Burgin, that tlae above affidavit be placed on file. Carried. I~ncorne Tax Tiotion by Johnson, second by Burgin, that the City adopt the Income Schedule Tax Schedulo set up under the Provisions of the Current Tax Payment Act of 19.3 and that the City Secretary be instructed to use this schedule in deducting the Incase Tax frcn~ ~'i''°~* empl~~~eets salariesi also the.t the City Secretary be instructed to o_~en a seperate ban}: acco~_mt for this withholding tax. Carrie d• Bicycle The 7ayor turned the matter of bus parking and also 'the bicycle Parking par'kiu~ in front of the fort T}reatre Over. to the k'olice Cor,~ittee. Dump Truck The ky~ayor turned the parehasing of a truer for the City over to the Street and Alley Comrrrittee. Salary Chief Fdotion by Johnson, second byLBurgin that the salary of H. ~~ • Smitk., of ~'olice Chief of Police for 0ity of a Porte, be paid semi *n.ontnly• Carried • T.Sotion by T3oarlc, second by Johnson, that the meeting ad3ourn. Carried. 1 r.~ /~ % ~ ~ J Secretary, Citr of La i'orte, Texas aayor' , L~it-,~ of 7:a, ortP e, Tex r